This is the riveting, blowbyblow story of qf 32, and how a mortally wounded plane was saved. Chesley sully sullenberger, captain of flight 1549, the miracle on the hudson the finest book i have ever read. Hi richard, i read your book and watched air crash investigation and must say what a saviour you are to all the people on board. It gives a deeper appreciation for the professionalism and dedication given by the pilots, cabin crew and other staff who ensure our skies are safe. The captain s extraordinary account of how one of the worlds worst air disasters was averted. Captain richard challenged us to be bullet proof and to take risks, be resilient and know the difference between threats and risk. Hero qf32 pilot who saved 440 passengers when engine exploded. On qf32 he was getting a route check, and said either dave or harry check captains could end my career that day with a fail on the route check. Richard remained with the raaf until 1986 when he joined qantas, flying boeing 747, airbus a330 and a380 jet aircraft.
Well written and lots of interesting facts throughout. Qf32, captains extraordinary account of how one of the worlds. The captains extraordinary account of how one of the worlds worst air disasters was averted. The importance of building resilience as part of his new book, fly. His first book, qf32, was an international bestseller, and he released his second, fly. For a start, he says any qantas crew would have been just as successful. Captain s extraordinary account of how one of the worlds worst air disasters was averted. Flight qf32 was on a flight from singapore to sydney when the airbus a380s 2nd engine exploded in mid air. The failure occurred over batam island, indonesia, four minutes after takeoff from singapore changi airport.
There were some technical points he made that i didnt fully understand which ive outlined below, perhaps someone could clarify them for me please. Buy a discounted paperback of qf32 online from australias leading online bookstore. On 4 november 2010, the aircraft operating the route, an airbus a380, suffered an uncontained failure in one of its four trent 900 engines. Good evening richard, i read all your books and have been huge inspiration during my training to. His multiawardwinning and bestselling book qf32 is a blowbyblow story of what went right when things went wrong in the air. I am one of your neighbours, because i was born and i live just above australia and new zealand 1460 km from brisbane and 3 hrs from auckland, noumea, new caledonia. That side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. A really interesting book, that gives an insight into what a modern pilot does for a living, as well as the details of how the engine failure of flight qf32 played out. Hes also one of the nations outstanding corporate speakers.
What air crash investigations didnt tell you about qf32. The qantas a380 captain was at the control of the worlds largest and most advanced commercial jetliner when he and his fellow officers were faced with their greatest. The pilot who saved the qantas a380 qf32 captain richard. His considerable skills as a pilot of some 35 years was put to the test on 4 november 2010 when he was in charge of the airlines huge a380 airbus the worlds largest and most advanced commercial jetliner as it left singapore for sydney. More information about this seller contact this seller 8. Sep 03, 2018 richard remained with the raaf until 1986 when he joined qantas, flying boeing 747, airbus a330 and a380 jet aircraft. Hero qf32 pilot who saved 440 passengers when engine. Shortly after leaving changi airport, an explosion shattered engine 2 of qantas flight qf32 an airbus a380, the largest and. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Published by sydney, macmillanpan macmillan 2012 2012 used. Qantas flight 32 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from london to sydney via singapore.
Qf32, captains extraordinary account of how one of the. Qf32 theres a big difference between a pilot and an. Since then he has become a spokesperson for crisis management and his new book fly. A gripping tale of overcoming seemingly unsurmountable odds, says lunar pioneer neil armstrong, who experienced a few heartstopping moments of his own. The book is quite well written in easy to understand language and provides an insight into how difficult it is to become a pilot on commercial airlines in australia. His aviation experience probably contributed the skills necessary to save the passengers and land the airbus 380 safely. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Jul 17, 20 that side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. In 2010 he was the captain on board qantas flight qf32 when it suffered a catastrophic explosion. Qf32, captains extraordinary account of how one of the world. Ive been on this flight a number of times but not on this occasion. On 4 november 2010, a flight from singapore to sydney came within a knife edge of being one of the worlds worst air disasters.