...And finally, after 4 months being in Asia Pacific Flight Training, I finally got the chance to be in a Piper Warrior ( more precise: Piper Warrior 3). I was lucky today as one of my senior (Yu Beng) was going to do his General Navigation today. So I 'Popped-The-Question' ( asking for permission from the instructor in charge ), and got the green light! Aside from reminders not to disturb a senior when he's doing his pre-flight checklist externally, I could'nt help but kept asking about things to check and how to check outside the plane. Soon after, we finally boarded the plane and along came the co-pilot ( Instructor: Captain Chiam ) .
As Yu Beng was doing his normal startup checklist procedure, Captain Chiam was caring enough to ask if I bought a plastic bag. He was concerned that, I, a zero hour experience cadet pilot,boarding the plane for the first time will get nauseatic during odd maneuvours and experiencing a rather 'never-felt-before-by-a-normal-person' g-force. I was rather confident I'd be well and good. Prior entering the runway, I noticed how relax Captain Chiam was throughout the whole flight. I was determined to be like him when i finally got to fly the plane myself.
We took off at approximately around 1139hrs on runway 10. Weather was rather clear, and it looked like a good day for aviators. As the plane took off, I could'nt help but smile as we starting climbing to 3000 feet. I finally got to experience a first full takeoff ,complete with full R/T (radio telephony) with Kota Bharu's ATC (Air Traffic Controller) .
Receiving further instructions from ATC to climb further to 5000 feet, I noticed the air has gotten cooler. I felt like I was at Genting Highlands. Certainly this is my first time feeling the air OUTSIDE of an aircraft. And so, we continued flying, as Yu Beng did his usual navigation with Capt. Chiam, I kept myself busy by PRETENDING I know what they were doing, by looking at them pointing at the map, and looking outside below the aircraft to search for landmarks. Honestly I have no clue what they were looking for and the only similarities I see from the map and the ground beneath the aircraft is the river. Other than that, I just kept looking at instruments and listening to other R/T calls made by other cadets and airline pilots. T'was a great experience!
We touched down around 1245hrs, and I kept thanking Captain Chiam for giving me the opportunity to back sit. Before leaving the aircraft, I held back Yu Beng to teach me how to go through a checklist. Pretty simple though. But ,better said than done of course. Thanks Yu Beng!
This is my first post in this Blog, and I hope to keep everyone I know updated each time I fly.
We took off at approximately around 1139hrs on runway 10. Weather was rather clear, and it looked like a good day for aviators. As the plane took off, I could'nt help but smile as we starting climbing to 3000 feet. I finally got to experience a first full takeoff ,complete with full R/T (radio telephony) with Kota Bharu's ATC (Air Traffic Controller) .
Receiving further instructions from ATC to climb further to 5000 feet, I noticed the air has gotten cooler. I felt like I was at Genting Highlands. Certainly this is my first time feeling the air OUTSIDE of an aircraft. And so, we continued flying, as Yu Beng did his usual navigation with Capt. Chiam, I kept myself busy by PRETENDING I know what they were doing, by looking at them pointing at the map, and looking outside below the aircraft to search for landmarks. Honestly I have no clue what they were looking for and the only similarities I see from the map and the ground beneath the aircraft is the river. Other than that, I just kept looking at instruments and listening to other R/T calls made by other cadets and airline pilots. T'was a great experience!
We touched down around 1245hrs, and I kept thanking Captain Chiam for giving me the opportunity to back sit. Before leaving the aircraft, I held back Yu Beng to teach me how to go through a checklist. Pretty simple though. But ,better said than done of course. Thanks Yu Beng!
This is my first post in this Blog, and I hope to keep everyone I know updated each time I fly.
P/S: A BIG BIG THANK YOU TO LEE JOSHUA FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO BACK-SIT BEFORE HIM. YOU'RE NOT ONLY A GOOD FRIEND BUT YOU'RE ALSO MY COMPASS, THANK YOU FOR LEADING ME IN THE WORLD OF AVIATION FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS.
Joshua's my batch mate and a fello Subang mate so yeah. Gotta be thankful to be in the same batch as this buddy!
Till then, Cheerio!
Till then, Cheerio!
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