Tag: Gene Kranz

Apollo 11 (Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins & Kranz) – Tough and Competent

Apollo 11 50 years ago today, as Apollo 11 completed its Trans Lunar Injection burn to accelerate and position into a Free Return Trajectory on the way to the moon, it’s worth remembering how long and fragile the early chain of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo operations were and how, if the culture had not… Read More Apollo 11 (Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins & Kranz) – Tough and Competent

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Human Factors for Pilots, Managers and Leaders

I was privileged to launch the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) “Safety Behaviours and Human Factors for Pilots kit at the Avalon Airshow earlier last month. Launch – CASA’s Human Factors for Pilots kit Here is CASA’s video of my speech to launch the Kit.  The video includes lessons I learned when working as the… Read More Human Factors for Pilots, Managers and Leaders

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