Category Richard de Crespigny
BioMimicry, Red Kites & 101 Club
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
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 […]
Stories of two great Australian Adventurers
Explorers and adventurers take enormous risks. At the time when these intrepid souls embarked on their quests, most people considered that the cost of the risk outweighed the benefit of the discovery or record. It’s only when the adventurists returned successful that the doomsayers and critics turned to supporters. What would our world be […]
Fear of Flying – Part 3 of 3 (The Cure – Annabelle Brayley)
Fear of Flying – Part 3 of 3 (The Cure – Annabelle Brayley) by Annabelle Brayley When I was growing up, I’d had occasions to fly in the old DC8 and Fokker Friendship as well as several smaller planes so it was a complete shock to me, to discover in 1987 that I hated flying in […]
Fear of Flying – Part 1 of 3 (Dread)
Fear of Flying – Part 1 of 3 (Dread) – Version 5 – July 2017 About 25% of the travelling public have a fear of flying. One quarter of this group are so afraid of flying that they completely avoid air travel, and their condition qualifies as a phobia. (National Institute of Mental Health) […]
Backstory – Annual General Meeting of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA)
Coral and I had the pleasure to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA) in Hervey Bay last week end. In this fast and competitive world, it’s getting harder to find the time for aviators to meet, network, help and mentor the youger entrants in this field. So it […]
PFTCT – Quiz # 6 – No Winners This Week!
Question # 6 See also: Physics for the Coffee Table (PFTCT) Situation A major city (population 5 million) is planning to build a new airport at a new location inside the city. Two sites are proposed: one beside the ocean and one twenty kilometers inland from the ocean. Consider the noise levels originating from aircraft […]
Giving Back – Canberra Grammar “Code Cadets”
See: Code Cadets web page “Giving Back” I was honoured to be asked to present the QF32 story to the boys and parents at Canberra Grammar, Canberra, Australia in 2012. I fronted 700 soporific boys immediately after their lunch time break – which is the acid test for any teacher. It’s hard to compress a […]
QF32 WINS THE INDIE AWARD 2013 FOR NON FICTION
Other QF32 Awards <Editor: Our congratulations to M.L. Stedman, Toni Jordan, Rich and Margo Lanagan> Press Release: Sydney, Australia, Monday, 25 March 2013: Tonight at Berkelouw Bookstore, Paddington, the independent booksellers of Australia announced The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman as their favourite Australian book from last year and the winner of The Indie Book of the […]
QF32 shortlisted for the 2013 Indie Awards
It’s official! QF32 has been voted into the short list for the Indie Awards for 2013. The Indie Awards have a proud tradition of identifying the best of Australian writing. Most of the previous winners, have gone on to win other extraordinary literary awards. QF32 will also by vying for the coveted “Indie ‘Book of […]
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