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Black Swans, Resilience & Oshkosh “Theater in the Woods”
“Knowledge” Painting by Coplu (Coplu.Com) Report on Resilience “Resilience – Recovering pilots’ lost flying skills” The Royal Aeronautical Society, London has published the report that I produced...
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A380s, “Sweet Spots” and Storm Petrels (version 26 June 2015)
It’s crowded out there! Flying west descending through 20,000 feet over the English Channel – 22 September 2014 (Photo RDC) A380s, “Sweet Spots” and Storm Petrels I forecast that the A380 neo will be...
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“Resilience at the edge of chaos” (My interview with Mark Bouris)
I enjoyed being interviewed by Mark Bouris this week about “Resilience at the edge of chaos”. We discussed issues ranging from the neuroscience of leadership to survive ‘Black Swan events’, to future...
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Technical – QF32’s Hydraulics, Apollo 13 and the “Fog of War”
Your Highness Ms Universe by Coplu (Coplu.Com) Mike asks: Hi Richard, Having read your book QF32 and a number of resources available online, please let me ask one question regarding your video...
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Technical Lessons from QF32
With my suggestions for the Industry Wonder (Painting by my friend Coplu (Coplu.Com)) Jaanus Torp writes: A good picture of an uncontained turbine failure Hello Richard, I just finished your book and I...
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Celebrate Nancy-Bird Walton’s 100th Birthday
(Photo RDC) The Airbus A380 registered VH-OQA, named “Nancy-Bird Walton” is a special aircraft. Nancy-Bird was a remarkable woman. Wherever you are on Friday the 16th October, lift a glass and toast...
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5th Anniversary – QF32
Today, 4th November 2015 marks the 5th Anniversary of the QF32 event. Journey to the future (Painting by Coplu http://Coplu.com) Good News Photo: Carolyn Jones QF32 is a story of team excellence, where...
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays / Happy Days where ever you are … Merry Christmas from the QF9 crew Dubai-London 24 Dec 2015 Enjoy these two photos taken from my office. Here is a photos from the...
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RAeS & ICAO –“Nancy-Bird Walton Lecture”
Side by Side: Two “birds in a gilded cage” (by Coplu, coplu.com) I am honoured to present the inaugural Nancy-Bird Walton Lecture on behalf of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) at the...
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Vale one of the world’s greatest pilots
With a sad and heavy heart I learned that aviator and test pilot Captain Eric Melrose ‘Winkle’ Brown CBE DSC AFC HonFRAeS Royal Navy died on 21 February 2016. Eric Melrose Winkle Brown (21 January 1919...
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Review “Sully” Movie
Summary “Sully” is a story of personal and team resilience. Sully made a difference for his passengers, crew, company and their friends. The real Sully Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles are larger in life...
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Buzz Aldrin in Australia
Buzz Aldrin visited Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra in November as the guest of “National Geographic Live”. Mars is no longer Science fiction.… it’s now science fact (Ron Howard) Jason Crusan, Dr...
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Decision Making (…..& ptsd)
Below find a link to the High Stakes video, a one hour SBS Insight program in which I join many people discussing how people make high-stakes decisions in the face of life and death. Decision Making is...
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year! (Thanks to my dear friend Coplu for the rights to display his beautiful art (Coplu.Com)) My last day of 2016 ended with a twenty four hour long tour of duty flying from Melbourne to...
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A380s, “Sweet Spots” and Storm Petrels (ver 42, Feb 2017)
It’s crowded out there! Flying west descending through 20,000 feet over the English Channel – 22 September 2014 (Photo RDC) The A380 is a passenger magnet! Update February 2017 Twin engined aircraft...
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Technical – ATSB Report –“QF32 – The story behind the story”
My book “QF32” was published in July 2012, about one year before the ATSB published its report into QF32. Because of this mismatch in time, I was not permitted to publish information discovered by...
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FINALLY- FLY! IS AIRBORNE
I am pleased to announce that my next book called FLY! – Life Lessons from the Cockpit of QF32 is available NOW in Australian book shops, just in time for Fathers’ Day. Purchase autographed paper...
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Personal Resilience – Distractions Kill
Painting by Coplu (Coplu.com) This is a challenging video.. WHY you must not text and drive This post is hosted at the FLY! web site. When you are at the FLY! web site, please select the “Follow”...
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Australia Day 2016 – ICAO & RAeS –“Nancy-Bird Walton Lecture”
Update – 4 March 2019 I feel both surprised and proud. Today it was announced that the $5.3 billion Western Sydney Airport will officially become the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton)...
View ArticleApollo 11 (Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins & Kranz) – Tough and Competent
From FLY-theBook.com Apollo 11 50 years ago today, as Apollo 11 completed its Trans Lunar Injection burn to accelerate and position into a Free Return Trajectory on the way to the moon, it’s worth...
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