Mike Finch

Overland 2.7 CDR ATA few years ago I was in the right-hand seat of SAA's Boeing 747-400 simulator, and Mike Finch (now Training Captain at SAA) said to me; "Remember, this is a big aircraft.

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Mike Finch, an SAA 747 captain, has tried to smooth the furrowed brows of anxious passengers for 14 years with a course he runs in Johannesburg.He says that between 60 percent to 80 percent of travellers fear flying and about 15 percent are petrified.
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Finch says that aeroplane radar picks up three levels of turbulence, "green is rain, we can fly through it without a problem.Amber we can fly though, but not for too long, and red is associated with highveld thunderstorms, we avoid them with a passion, although if necessary we can fly through them."

Bottom line is this - the pilot wants to get home as much as you do, he or she has a vested interest in a safe flight too.

Overland 2.7 CDR ATA few years ago I was in the right-hand seat of SAA's Boeing 747-400 simulator, and Mike Finch (now Training Captain at SAA) said to me; "Remember, this is a big aircraft.

Figure of Captain Mike Finch carved of applewood.

Building the Perfect Boat...by Captain Mike Finch