Category Resources

Aviation Pathways for Aspiring Aviators (version 118 – December 2021)

25 August, 2016 · by · in Airbus, Careers, Motivation, Qantas, Resources · 75 Comments

I urge not just aspiring pilots, but all people working towards a dream to read this article (Brandon Bullhorn) Latest Update: Pilot-Less Aircraft Contents Aviation Pathways Constraints Training Options Employment Options Employment Tests & Interviews Career Development Alternate Career Aviation Industry Aircraft Life Plan Money Where From Here? Summary For more Information Answers to Questions […]

Technical Lessons from QF32

19 September, 2015 · by · in A380, Airbus, ATSB, Back Stories, QF32 Story, Resources, Rolls-Royce, Technical, Training · 6 Comments

With my suggestions for the Industry Jaanus Torp writes: Hello Richard, I just finished your book and I might say that it is not suitable for before bed reading.  Even though I had read the final report and knew the outcome, I was still quite wired by the masterfully written gripping drama. I have a […]

Byron Bay Writers’ Festival

17 July, 2013 · by · in Back Stories, Management, Motivation, Personal, Psychological, QF32 Story, Resources, Reviews, Teamwork · Leave a comment

The beautiful coastal retreat of Byron Bay means two things to me: A week after the QF32 event, when I was exhausted, my friends Simon Ford and John Connolly took me to Byron Bay to help me relax, escape the media and to try to teach me how to surf!       Byron Bay has […]

BioMimicry, Red Kites & 101 Club

13 July, 2013 · by · in Back Stories, Physics For The Coffee Table, QF32 Story, Resources, Reviews · 3 Comments

BioMimicry BioMimicry is the study by biologists, scientists and engineers of the mechanisms and strategies of the living world, with the aim to apply them to human machines. Predators must be tougher and faster than their prey, so creatures on top of the food chain such as raptors and sharks  show us where we can adapt […]

QF32 and the Golden Circle

29 June, 2013 · by · in ATSB, Back Stories, Leadership, Management, Motivation, News, Personal, Psychological, QF32 Story, Resources, Rolls-Royce, Teamwork · Leave a comment

In relation to the actions of the pilots and cabin crew, the final ATSB report provides excellent detail about most of WHAT happened.  The critical “HOW they happened” and even more important “WHY they happened” were not included in the report as the outcome was already known and the investigators believed that these analyses would […]

ATSB Final Report on QF32

28 June, 2013 · by · in ATSB, Back Stories, News, QF32 Story, Resources, Rolls-Royce · 2 Comments

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released the final report of its investigation into the QF32 flight of 4 November 2010. Taking 966 days to produce, the 305 page QF32 report is the largest investigation the ATSB has ever conducted using resources from over 10 organisations spanning at least seven countries.   The QF32 repairs […]

Welcome to the Big Jets Book discussion

20 August, 2012 · by · in A380, Airbus, ATSB, Back Stories, Big Jets Book, Careers, Leadership, Qantas, Qantas History, Resources, Rolls-Royce, Teamwork, Technical, Technical Crew, Training · Leave a comment

I am writing a book about big jets My definition of the big jets are those bigger than the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320.  Large corporate jets (Gulfstream and Cessna) are also included. For aspiring aviators who are pursuing a career flying Big Jets and for commercial aviation pilots, The Big Jets book provides an […]

QF32 Book Availability & Ratings

24 May, 2012 · by · in QF32 Story, Resources · 6 Comments

See also: QF32 – Corrections and Reprints Buy QF32 NOW! QF32 eBook The eBook is available world wide  (Apple Store, Amazon …). The eBook contains links back to QF32.Aero to provide back stories, the glossary and additional information. Interestingly, the ratio of QF32’s eBook  to paper book sales is five times higher than the industry […]