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

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.

Show Notes

00:00 - Introduction

01:11 - How To Land A Plane

• How to Land a Plane — Mark Vanhoenacker
• Buy at Amazon UK: How to Land a Plane Little Ways to Live a Big Life
• Buy at Waterstones: How to Land a Plane by Mark Vanhoenacker
• Mark Vanhoenacker on Facebook
• Mark Vanhoenacker on Twitter

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

• Jomo Kenyatta International | Kenya Airports Authority

53:59 - Watching over SDU, Decide v Minimums

• The language of the cockpit is technical, obscure – and irresistibly romantic | Aeon Essays

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

• window seat pics by readers of Mark Vanhoenacker's Skyfaring | Flickr

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Creators and Guests

Host

Alex Hunter

Co-host of Layovers, Creator of Attache Travel

Host

Paul Papadimitriou

Creator and host of Layovers

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