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Emergency! Crisis on the Flight Deck
Written by a former British Airways First Officer, Stanley Stewart, who has spoken firsthand with pilots and crews involved in all the incidents recorded here. This book offers a unique insight into how crews responded to crisis and what really happened.
- GenresAviationNonfiction
214 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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March 20, 2022
Mar 19, 5pm ~~ Review after supper.
930pm ~~ "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damndest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress."
Imagine hearing such an announcement coming over the intercom of the plane you were on?!
This is what Captain Moody told his passengers the first chance he had during the crisis in his cockpit back in June of 1982 while flying from Malaysia to New Zealand. The story of this incident was the last of nine chapters that told of various terrifying events during flights taking place all over the world.
From coordinated hijackings in 1970 (I remembered when that happened) to volcanic ash clogging the engines to a cargo door that did not close properly and blew off in the air. Some of the emergencies were human error, others were not, but all of them needed human skill to get through, and the pilots had that.
There was a lot of technical information here, but while sometimes I did not understand exactly what I was reading, Marco did and would explain to me. But you certainly do not have to be a pilot to be impressed by the efforts of all the crews here. They all knew the responsibility they had: to do whatever necessary to get their planes and their passengers back to the ground safely, and their efforts were certainly heroic.
But I must admit, I would agree with my Grandpa: he said he had no problem with flying, but he would only do it if he could keep one foot on the ground at all times. And since of course that was not possible, he never went flying. I'm with you, Grandpa!
930pm ~~ "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damndest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress."
Imagine hearing such an announcement coming over the intercom of the plane you were on?!
This is what Captain Moody told his passengers the first chance he had during the crisis in his cockpit back in June of 1982 while flying from Malaysia to New Zealand. The story of this incident was the last of nine chapters that told of various terrifying events during flights taking place all over the world.
From coordinated hijackings in 1970 (I remembered when that happened) to volcanic ash clogging the engines to a cargo door that did not close properly and blew off in the air. Some of the emergencies were human error, others were not, but all of them needed human skill to get through, and the pilots had that.
There was a lot of technical information here, but while sometimes I did not understand exactly what I was reading, Marco did and would explain to me. But you certainly do not have to be a pilot to be impressed by the efforts of all the crews here. They all knew the responsibility they had: to do whatever necessary to get their planes and their passengers back to the ground safely, and their efforts were certainly heroic.
But I must admit, I would agree with my Grandpa: he said he had no problem with flying, but he would only do it if he could keep one foot on the ground at all times. And since of course that was not possible, he never went flying. I'm with you, Grandpa!
January 13, 2012
Love to fly? Afraid to fly? Read this book! It's not only thrilling real-life suspense, absolutely worth reading, but it also inspires confidence in and even gratitude for the heroes that make commercial air travel so safe for all of us every day. Each chapter is the harrowing story of a crisis that really happened, whether it's a severe mechanical problem leading to unintended acrobatics, a run-in with volcanic ash, or even crazed passengers in the cockpit. The titles of each are entertaining and relate to the emergency situation (Don't Be Fuelish - ha!). The stories are exhaustively researched in detail, but also have a narrative style that puts you right into the heart-pounding, tense situation with the crew. It is truly amazing what these highly-skilled pilots and crew dealt with and overcame safely, all with not one loss of life in the entire book!! The author says in the Epilogue about the book, "Above all, it is intended to reassure." It certainly should for anyone who reads it. As for me, I'm inspired!
Just a side note...I found it fascinating how I developed the cover and title for my book before ever laying eyes on this one, yet ended up with one something similar in design! Is there a such thing as kindred books??
Just a side note...I found it fascinating how I developed the cover and title for my book before ever laying eyes on this one, yet ended up with one something similar in design! Is there a such thing as kindred books??
October 5, 2012
I am a fan of all things related to aviation, and have found it instructive to read everything I can lay my hands on related to air accidents investigations. While a number of the incidents documented in this book have been featured on the television program "Mayday" on the Discovery Channel, there are some additional details to be gleaned. A very good read, even for those that are not intimately familiar with the complex aviation jargon.
April 19, 2013
In "Emergency. Crisis on the Flight Deck", the reader sees beyond the closed flight deck door when the heat is on. The events are related in an easy-to-read manner and not bogged down in aviation jargon. This book will be of interest to pilots and passengers alike.
Owen Zupp
Author: '50 Tales of Flight'
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BKEDNMC
Owen Zupp
Author: '50 Tales of Flight'
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BKEDNMC
July 15, 2013
An interesting, well documented book that was made redundant by the tv program Mayday: Air Crash Investigation.
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