When Kindle versions of books are updated Amazon send an email to previous purchasers asking whether they want the update (and thereby lose any notes and highlights they have made. . . . → Read More: UPDATES TO KINDLE VERSION–NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS
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We are revising and reproofreading Air Crashes and Miracle Landings and are waiting for the AF447 disaster final report (expected in June) in order to include that as well as details of the Colgan Air disaster. It seems that in both cases inappropriate action by the pilot resulted in a fatal stall. . . . → Read More: AF447 Air Crashes and Miracle Landings–updating (1) Difference between Printed and Kindle versions of Air Crashes and Miracle Landings Obviously the printed version is best for what is in parts an academic book (i.e. with non-narrative sections that the reader will want to skip and return to later) and it is understandable that some might find the Kindle version less . . . → Read More: KINDLE AND PRINTED VERSIONS–DIFFERENCE Kindle version of Air Crashes and Miracle Landings now much more user friendly. . . . → Read More: AIR CRASH BOOK ON KINDLE While initial conclusion from readout of AF447 recorders that nothing fundamentally wrong with AF447 is good news for Airbus, their collaboration with Thales in developing “European” pitots may have been a factor in the disaster. . . . → Read More: AF447 A330 PITOTS & NEED FOR VIDEO RECORDER A Paris court has said Continental Airlines was “criminally responsible” for the crash of a Concorde supersonic jet 10 years ago, and fined it 200,000 euros (£170,000). This is based on the view that the crash was caused by a titanium strip that fell onto the runway from one of the company’s airliners. The . . . → Read More: Concorde like child walking with no shoes A number of bloggers and commentators alluding to the recent incident where a Cathay A330 bound for Jakarta had to turn back to Singapore on May 16 after a stall warning from the No.2 Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine misundersstood the use of the term engine stall. The aircraft had departed at 00:54, and landed back safely at . . . → Read More: Cathay Pacific Engine/Compressor Stall – Term Misunderstood We are glad to anounce that the excellent “boutique branch” of FOYLES bookshop at the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras International now has Air Crashes and Miracle Landings and The Flying Dictionary on its shelves. Please note that the bookshop is on the concourse (before check-in) and that the books are in the Transport Section. The Eurostar clientele . . . → Read More: FOYLES ST PANCRAS EUROSTAR In Air Crashes and Miracle Landings we describe the second worst crash in U.S. history, 2001 crash of an A300 that encountered severe wake turbulence from a Japan Airlines 747 shortly after taking off from New York’s JFK Airport. Our account based on the NTSB findings said the copilot was primarily responsible for the disaster due to his excessive . . . → Read More: Airbus Rudder movements Very interesting article in the JournalLive saying how the Irwin Mitchell law firm representing copilot Mr Cantle’s partner Beth Webster are saying they have “serious concerns” over the decision taken to roster newly qualified pilot Mr Cantle alongside a captain who had only recently qualified. This ties in with our previous post about how . . . → Read More: Cork Air Crash |
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