Clik here to view.
Bio-Mimicry of Shaking Dogs (version 2)
See also QF32 Biomimicry Richard Hammond’s Miracles Of Nature Biomimicry You don’t have to be a dog lover to be awe struck by this fantastic video of dogs shaking themselves dry. Their seemingly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Royal Aeronautical Society
(Image: Richard de Crespigny) Stop Press – Thursday 28 November The evening was a great success with my son Alexander and I meeting over 120 engineering students and 180 RAeS members. Everyone was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy 110th Birthday!
Happy Birthday Powered Flight! First canard design? (Photo: Richard de Crespigny) Today, the 17th December 2013 marks the recognition of 110 remarkable years of revolutionary technology, intrepid...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Torches
Torched rays from the sunrise from behind us at 38,000 feet, illuminating the path in front of us over the Pacific Ocean this morning (13 January 2014). (Photo Richard de Crespigny) Flying IS the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mayday Mayday
Flying east at 37,000 feet over the Indian Ocean (Photo R de Crespigny) Update 22 Feb 2012 I think the Canadian “Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky” production (as shown...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flight – 100 Years Ago Today
Sunset looking west over the Indian Ocean January 2014 (Photo R de Crespigny) Nancy-Bird Walton For the aviation evangelists I recommend the issue of Flight dated 7th March 1914, published by the Royal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky
There has been a lot of recent interest in the production entitled “Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky”. This program has been broadcast on the National Geographic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Empirical Skeptic
Update IFALPA says “Stop speculating about MH370“ The Empirical Skeptic Viewers of last night’s Air Crash Investigators program (Australia on Channel 7) have asked me many questions including: Why...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Night at the Zoo
Update – Post Zoo Report http://www.disabledwintersport.com.au The Dinner at the Sanctuary Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide, South Australia was a great success. Everyone enjoyed close encounters with panda...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A380s, Storm Petrels & Super Sonic Cars
Update June 2014 – Tim Clark (Emirates) not interested in 747-8. A380 – Future updated. Update May 2014 – Rumours of “A380 Neo” Update February 2014 – Amedeo’s order for 20 high density fitout A380...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Join us (win 2 seats) at the “Life Ball”
“Life is short, break the rules” Coral and I invite you and your partner to be our guests at the St Vincent’s Hospital “Life Ball” tomorrow (Friday 10th October) night next to Sydney Harbour. No...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A .- L .-.. B -… U ..- R .-. Y -.- – !!!!!
Flight of the Uiver – 80th Anniversary Today Contact Uiver Memorial Community Trust (UMCT) Photos of the Uiver Today the 24th October 2014 is Albury’s day. Today is the 8oth Anniversary of the most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Next Book Announced
We are in safe hands! Australia’s future women pilots. (Courtesy Richard de Crespigny) I am excited to announce my next book <name withheld>. The timing of this next book now unfortunately...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Back-story QF32 p 023 – Motivating our Youngest Generation
Motivation Great things happen when Motivation meets Capacity Oliver Klaas (3 yrs old) (Photo Jason Klaas) At QF32 page 23, I detailed how my father, rather than push me into any profession, made...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s Time to be a Pirate!
Below is the Occasional Address that I delivered at the 2014 Graduation Ceremony for the Arts Faculty at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at the Wagga Wagga campus on 15 December 2014. Deputy Chancellor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why I am a Pilot
Why am I a pilot? It’s to give each passenger the safest and best experience possible on my aircraft – it’s to “Make Their Day” It’s not for the seven licence recertification tests that I must pass...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Four Years Later ….
Four Years Later . . . (Painting Jaak de Koninck http://www.jaakdekoninck.be) The thirteenth reprint of QF32 was released just after the 4th anniversary of the QF32 flight. This latest reprint...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Keep Calm!
Hello Captain Rich, (iStockPhoto) My question is regarding the recent German-wings crash over the French alps. In an airline multi crew environment. How is it that the Captain can leave his fellow...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Airbus Pilots’ Eyes Only: Better Searching of Airbus FOCT Manuals
“In Search of … ” Painting by Coplu (Coplu.Com) Nerd Alert! I compiled this blog for Airbus pilots and ground staff who need to access the Airbus FOCT manuals. It is written for those who wish to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aviation Pathways for Aspiring Pilots (version 82 – June 2015)
“Please help me!” write Emily Redmond “Dear Richard, I am currently undertaking my private pilots licence with the intentions of hopefully becoming an airline pilot in future. I am just wondering if...
View Article