Layovers - Air Travel podcast

060 NBO - How To Land A Plane, with Mark Vanhoenacker, British Airways 747 pilot and author

Episode Summary

Flight 060. Mark Vanhoenacker, our favorite airline pilot, is back with us for the release of How To Land A Plane, his new book. Will he leave the 747 for the 787? The memories of his first 747 landing and 320 training, Do we prefer landing or taking off? And a few Airplane! quotes.

Episode Notes

00:00 - Introduction

01:11 - How To Land A Plane

16:31 - Take-offs or landings?

24:19 - Mark's first 747 landing

31:12 - Flight simulator

34:01 - The climates of RUH, DFW, PHX

37:53 - Will Mark leave the 747 for the 787?

45:50 - Training for the 320

48:38 - Airplane!

50:47 - NBO

53:59 - Watching over SDU, Decide v Minimums

56:23 - Buy the book, 747, Skyfaring photo gallery