I don’t read a lot of non-fiction, but I was quite captivated by this story about the Qantas pilot caught up in the drama on a flight between Singapore and Sydney back in 2010.
There was a lot of technical information in the story, which did lose me a bit at times. But I know it was necessary to explain what was happening. I persisted through it and think I emerged with a fairly good idea of what was happening. I appreciated the many diagrams and photographs that gave a further insight into the emergency and just what was happening on board.
As for the crew, all I can say is wow! You guys did an amazing job. Amidst all the panic and stress they were under they somehow managed to work out a way to get the plane back down on the ground safely. All the while, they kept the passengers calm – even though they had worked out that something huge was happening in the cockpit.
A very interesting and a little bit scary book, that will make you realise that pilots do an amazing job every time they go up into the air.
