From flight school to the A380

Young pilots landing their single-engine airplane imagine themselves doing the same thing from the left seat of an A380.

Is it as easy ?

The answer is « yes »... with a few small differences due the aircraft's inertia, and to the fact that the pilot sits more than 30 feet above the ground before initiating the flare.

On the other hand, an airliner's take off procédures are différent from a light plane's because an engine failure must, on no account, lead to an accident.

This book explains similarities and différences between the operations of a single-engine aircraft and a jumbo jet such as the A380:

• Handling
• Flight préparation
• Management of the flight
• Training
• Design of aircraft
• And obviously safety.