Finally, I'm done the long nav after 3 times being cancelled due to low visibility. The route was WMKJ->WMKM->WMKJ which took me 2 hours plus. It was burning up there and as usual, my skin got burnt. But this time it's for 2 hours. Yeah nigga.

It's the haze season as of now. Not too serious, but still no one likes them. I went out of my house few days ago. I saw this. OMG!!! At first I thought it was those guys spraying the mosquito thing.

Who do I blame? I don't really know. But these guys below are blaming it on someone.

So lazy to update these days sorry.


Brought with me a cold ice cream soda drink for flying, but when I wanted to drink it at 30 minutes later after airborne, it's no longer cold. It has then turned very hot, maybe 40 deg. Sucks so much for me since I really need a cold refreshing drink to counter the hot temperature while flying.

This is Benut. The line that splits between the land and sea is a very nice view to behold. Eye candy.

Those are the mountains that I'll be passing before I arrive overhead Batu Pahat. Here, I was cam-whoring taking pictures when suddenly, there was a slight bump. I felt like I had hit something. I checked the props, everything seems normal. But I really felt like I hit something, I think I had hit a bird. Since there's nothing else I can think of at that time. I decided to get over it and continued. (Sorry little thing I hit on the air, I didn't see you coming at all)


This is overhead Batu Pahat. In which I'll turn my track to Yong Peng.


So I'm done with my nav. Coming back to Senai it seems like the A380 is still doing it's circuit training. I was thinking

"Wah, bestnye land belakang A380!!"

Requested to land and I was cleared for for number 2 behind number 1 (the A380). ATC also informed

"Caution, turbulence"

I did an orbit just to reduce the chances of me getting hit by the turbulence before turning base. After the A380 had done it's touch & go I turned base and thereafter final.

Finally! This opportunity came. A380 coming to Senai for circuit training and I'm flying and I brought my camera with me! :D Sorry for the dirty canopy glass, KLIFA don't clean them. Pfft. Anyways, enjoy!

Goodbye to Yellowherbie's Journeys Across Continents. It's the best ever pilot blog I've ever visited. I never follow other people's blogs, but if I was going to start following blogs, I'll certainly follow his.

Just for the record, I only converted RM 50 for this trip. Yes I'm super-duper cheapskate and poor at that time too.

After the nav I did (refer post below), I went back and surfed the net for a while. Then I rested on the bed at 7 pm. I woke up and it's 2 am. Facepalm. Shops are closed, I'm feeling unbelievably hungry. I decided to surf the net (again, yes you can tell me get a life I won't mind). Time flies and it's now 3.30 am. I really had to eat, I went out and remembered McD Kulai is 24 hours. FOOOOD!!

Me : Kak, bagi Big Mac set large take-away

Akak McD : Big Mac takde lah dik

Me : Tapi... ni McD, macam mane takde Big Mac pulak?.... Bagi Quarter Pounder je lah

Akak McD : Yang tu pun dah habis lah dik

Monologue of me : FFFFFUUUUU

Me : Bagi 2 Beefburger je lah, kalau macam tu...

I settled for Beefburgers instead. Pffft... Arrived home. What should I watch while eating them?

Sorry for not updating the blog for a very very long time. I've had nothing interesting to write that'll appeal to readers.

I've been home for more than 1 week since I have no business at KLIFA as of now. I went out as well, but I won't tell you about that :P

I spent time with my nephew, "A" is what I'll call him in my blog. Very quiet little baby, but my sis said that I was so much quieter as a baby, hehe.

Today's the day that marks my 1 year of involvement into this CPL/IR with Frozen ATPL course. How's the progress? I won't comment too much about it just let the numbers speak for themselves.

Overall

PPL ground school - 5 weeks
DCAT ground school - 10 weeks
PPL flying phase - 10 weeks
CAA 6 ground school - 18 weeks
CAA 2 ground school - 8 weeks (as of now)
integrated with flying

Total for now = 51 weeks

Supposedly finish the course = 65 weeks

Flying progress

PPL flying phase - 12.5 hours
CAA 6 ground school - 1 hour
CAA 2 ground school - 29.5 hours
integrated with flying

No PPL

Total for now = 43 hours

Supposedly finish the course = 200 hours

Weeks left to finish the course = 14 weeks

Some maths here

200 hours - 43 hours = 157 hours

157 hours / 14 weeks = 11 hours per week

So, to graduate ON time, I must clock 11 hours per week.

Question here is :

Is it possible 11 hours per week? Yes
Can I do 11 hours per week? Yes
Will I get the chance to clock 11 hours per week? No
Will I graduate on time? No

Bilekah akan aku habis course ini? 20 bulan? 2 tahun? Tak tahu aku menjawabnye

Remember during early primary school years when we were always made to write an essay titled Cita-cita Saya or My Ambition in both language? Yea I've been there done that. I wanted to become a policeman (yea, the typical ambition for 7 year old kids those days). Why? Because of the awesome 9mm guns that were used to shoot bad guys. I was also influenced by the then popular TV show Gerak Khas on RTM2 at 9pm (yes, I still remember). As I grew older I realized that the show was full of rubbish same as RTM.

Then, at the end of my primary school days, I became interested in keusahawanan. Entrepreneurship as people call it. I was dreaming of big bucks easily as in filthy rich with big houses, supercars, 4 wives and endless enjoyment. It was such a nice thought though even for anyone.

Then in Form 3 I took up few engineering subjects as advised by my parents in which I don't have a single interest in. I pictured myself as an engineer which was in itself was ok for me. So I ended my school days as an engineering student.

So, how the hell am I here? Doing my CPL/IR with Frozen ATPL? How??? Well, first things first is that I don't go gaga everytime I see an aeroplane. I don't stare at them for a long time like some other aviation fanatics/wannabe pilots. I never had a lifelong passion on piloting at all. Heck, even the first time I flew (with MAS) I kept my cool. Once on a 13 hour flight I slept most of the time and didn't even tried to enjoy the view.

Here it goes, once I finished my SPM I searched for what kind of career that I should dive into. First choice was engineering as I have the experience in them and secondly was venturing into business. I find both of them lacking the excitement factor (at least for me). So I searched for other options. My parents were chatting about pilots and it quickly made me interested. The pay was a lot too for a Malaysian. My parents were very supportive in my decision and I enrolled into a flying school and here is where I am now. I'm loving it!

Before ending this post I'll share a quote from pprune : -

"There are only a handful of those who genuinely wants to be pilot. Others join the flying school because they are too rich and don't know what else to do in life."


Quite true :p

Today I didn't feel like flying since the weather was reported as thunderstorm and rain at the time I supposed to be flying. I waited for 30 minutes and I was happy to see the dark clouds been blown to the west of airfield. I only did circuits and landing today as it's the safest thing to do at my current level of experience and the aircraft that I'm flying. Today also I'll be trying my dyno app (for car) onto an aircraft. See the results below.







Note : This was all done while taking-off and it might all be wrong as this app was never created for aircrafts, just cars :p