Understanding Air France 447
#AirAsia8501 and #AF447 share striking similarities . . .
The following is a long-overdue book review of Captain Bill Palmer’s seminal work, Understanding Air France 447, an incredibly well-written analysis of the June 1, 2009 Airbus a330 accident.
I recently had the pleasure of co-authoring, with Captain Bill Palmer, an analysis of the AirAsia 8501 accident for Airways Magazine (upcoming April, 2016 issue.) This was our second collaboration after our piece last year on MH370 for NYCAviation.com (“Fact vs. Fiction: Malaysia Airlines 370 and Occam’s Razor“), and his insights and knowledge continue to impress.
A330 Captain and author Bill Palmer
During my end of the research for our recent article, I read Understanding Air France 447. I was struck by Captain Palmer’s depth of knowledge, exhaustive research and, most of all, his innate ability to explain an extremely complex situation to a general audience. As one reader put it, the book reads like “a thriller, a horror novel, and a technical manual, all wrapped into one.” What’s more, several aspects of the AF447 accident bear striking similarities to the 12/2014 AirAsia A320 accident as well.
Written for a general audience but equally accessible to the general aviation pilot and experienced Airbus pilot alike, Captain Palmer draws many important lessons from the both the accident and investigation itself.
While many critics of the Airbus family of aircraft ignorantly dismiss the accident as design flaw, Captain Palmer digs much deeper. The design aspects that critics pan, he notes, are the very same ones that have helped to garner the Airbus its incredible safety record.
Taking it a step further, Captain Palmer examines the human element as well as training aspects that all may have been contributing factors in the tragedy. More importantly, he draws crucial lessons from these issues, and details a list of suggestions for improvements. Airlines and the aviation industry would do well to heed his advice.
Captain Palmer’s online companion page to the book, at http://understandingaf447.com, is just that—a great companion to the book. It includes a Glossary of terms, graphics, key parameters and a list of links for further reading on the seminal accident.
Any aviation buff or pilot—airline, GA, armchair or otherwise—would do well to read this fascinating study of this tragic, and avoidable, airline accident.
The book is available in both paperback and ebook on Amazon.
Amazon Book Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E5W9YZG?ref_=cm_rdp_product
Book Companion Page: http://understandingaf447.com
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