Tag Archives: Flying

Considerations – How to Flare and Land a Big Jet (v5)

13 December, 2019 · by · in Back Stories, Big Jets Book, QF32 Story, Training · 3 Comments

Question Ricky recently asked me the following question on the QF32 web site: Good evening Richard, I read all your books and have been huge inspiration during my training to become a pilot. I read you have flown nearly all airplanes and in the book you also mention a technique used on Caribou airplane. Now […]

Torches

12 January, 2014 · by · in Airbus, Back Stories, Leadership, Motivation, Passengers, Personal, Qantas History · 15 Comments

Flying IS the sport of kings.   Guiding 500 passengers and manipulating $400m worth of the highest technology through congested airspace to the other side of the planet is a privilege that few experience. I’ve just returned from a great flight over the weekend from Sydney to Los Angeles.   I took the photo above […]