Date Posted: 19th October 2016

Captain Ted McCourt who normally spends the winter on cruise ships getting to see the world and gives talks on the Safety of Aviation has very kindly offered to give a talk at the club on this subject.

The talk has a PowerPoint presentation with excellent slides to cover each item discussed.

The content will be wide ranging to cover things like:

• Black Boxes
• Disappearance of flight MH 370
• What happened on the Hudson
• What happened to the Concorde
• How aircraft fly
• How pilots navigate
• What causes accidents
• How pilots are trained
• How aircraft avoid each other in flight
• When is Pilot Error just a Human Factor etc.

Ted will be open to questions from the floor after the talk.

Starts at 8.00pm in the Clubhouse (there is no charge) - Guests are very welcome.  Please call Mags in the office on 285 1983 and let her know if you are attending.

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