This week Matt & Andy talk to Richard De Crespigny, the captain of Qantas flight QF32 in which his A380 suffered multiple major failures when one of it's engines exploded. He discusses the incident itself and how he felt afterwards and then gives us some great knowledge and advice about stress, failure management and safety culture. This one isn't just for A320 pilots, in fact, it's not even just for pilots - everyone can learn from this episode.
If that wasn't enough, Richard has also donated two signed copies of his latest book, Fly! for them to give away. He has set a question for you to answer, get it correct and you'll be in with a chance of wining one of these two books.
Matt & Andy speak to Andy Owen from the Airbus wing factory in Broughton about how the A320 wings are constructed.
Ever wondered how our wings are made???
They were lucky enough to have a full factory tour, see The A320 Podcast Facebook page for some photos and more information.
The podcast has now had over 100,000 downloads! Thank you for all your support and loyalty!
This week Matt & Andy talk to Valentina Fitzpatrick from Aviofit about why an aircraft is an unhealthy environment and what we can do to try to counteract it.
She also has a challenge for both of them!
Who is Valentina?
"Valentina Fitzpatrick has combined her experience as cabin crew for a leading European airline, with her qualifications from UCD in health and fitness to found Aviofit. Aviofit is a collaboration of expertise in aviation, nutrition and health & fitness, gathering together to assist airlines and regulatory bodies to counteract the immediate and damaging effects of flying on the body".
To find out more visit www.aviofit.com and remember to mention the podcast if you contact her.
This week Matt & Andy have the pleasure of speaking to Gerome Gardiner who is an amazing artist specialising in doing oil paintings of airliners.
Not only does he talk about his passion for aviation and painting, but he also reveals an amazing prize he has very generously donated to us to give away to you, our lovely listeners!
To enter, go to our Facebook page and then Like our page, Share the competition post and comment "Yes Please". And that's it! The competition closes at midnight on December 31st, 2017 so get in quick so you don't miss out. The winner will be picked at random and then announced on the podcast and also on Facebook - Good Luck
Not only that, he has also given all our listeners a 10% discount on all his prints! When you contact him via email or through his Instagram page (details below) mention the A320 Podcast to receive your discount.
art@airlinerart.net
https://www.instagram.com/airlinerart/
+971 50 421 5998
https://www.facebook.com/AirlinerArt-163591277416489/