Re: AW's Article on Transavia 737 From the Flightdeck

i loved that article and there should be more like that

There have been one or two articles like this in airliner world recently. Personally I think the balance is about right, there are always articles in the magazine that I wouldnt immediatly like. Some I dont finish reading because I dont like them at all, others are really interesting. You have to have a diverse range of articles in any magazine.

If I hadn’t read an article on Flight Simulation 4 or 5 years ago I wouldnt be so inextricably linked in the the world of FS as I am today. You never know, that article could have inspired someone who didnt previously know it to want to become a pilot.

I thought is was one detailed report, and personally thats what i like to see more!

I would also like to see more of the articles being written.

I thought is was one detailed report, and personally thats what i like to see more!

I have never found this type of article very interesting or useful. My feelings are confirmed by the Transavia article in the November 2005 issue. The story is riddled with useless techical terms and jargon that might be interesting to a flight crew or ATC personnel, but to the layman enthusiast and reader, I found it a complete bore. If AW is trying to hold the reader’s interest, snappy ATC and airline acronyms aren’t going to get the job done. I enjoy the magazine quite alot, but spare us from furture “I was there” musings. Stick to what you are best at, leave the techie stuff to ATW.

Airliner World don’t write these articles themselves. If you look at the article you can see it was written and sent in by an ATC controller, who was invited on a flight. Jump-seat visits are very much a rarity these days, feel lucky that someone has still managed it and then come back to fill us in on their experience (via the magazine).

I loved it!