Today was suppose to be an ordinary day, report at hangar, have lunch, and go home. But today was special, and Magic happened.
I was not programmed to fly today by the Flight Ops , but the opportunity came.... One of my batch mates who was suppose to fly today called in sick. I was then texted by a friend of mine if I wanted that slot.. I traveled 'faster-than-the-speed-of-light' from the flight briefing room to the flight ops room ( Just exaggerating... The flight briefing room was just a few feet away from the flight ops room) to get things sorted out, and poof! I got a slot to fly today! Prepared within an hour, and was ready for airborne as soon as Capt. Mani landed.
Before I continue, I'd like to add a special thanks to Capt. Mani for braving his gastric today and continue on flying with me. I got the news he's got a slight gastric and thought we weren't able to proceed, but thankfully, he wanted to continue flying with me . Thank you Sir and Get Well Soon!!
Right, and so, today's exercise was on the 'infamous' Steep Turn. My type of aircraft has been known to make people who sit in the back sit nauseous. Its crazzyyyy G-force is intolerable for some. For those who wanted to know what it feels like, just imagine something REALLY heavy sitting on you, pressing you against your sit and you won't even be able to lift your arm!
To give you an idea of what it looked like:
Prior entering the Steep Turn, my batch mate, Rafael took a snapshot of the turn before even he, could not even lift his arm when reaching the the steepest angle !
Today's flight was rather bumpy, we had winds blowing from our right , below, left and everywhere.. The strongest we've encountered was wind blowing from the right at 48 km/hr! It was like a mini roller coaster ride up there today. Thankfully we managed to finish the flight before the winds got stronger.
The chance to fly today was a gift. I haven't been flying for awhile because I was not scheduled, but everyday since the last I flew I came to the hangar without fail, and this opportunity presented itself to me.
Today's slot reminded me : The Diligent Ones will be awarded for their diligence in the most suprising and pleasant way.
It also says: Never Give Up.
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