Friday, May 13, 2005

CAAS exam and CCTS flight

Navigation and Meteorology. I think I flunked at least one paper. I hope somehow by miracle can pass tho. Hope to get my PPL without failing any paper...but tink must change to without failing more than 2 papers. At least I made more friends from the YFC.

Went to Seletar alone after that. Ate at the canteen and found out the RSAF Colonel that lives at my block also is no longer RSAF. Col. Peter Lim is now flying with ST. Hehe might be another job I'll look out for in future. Corporate Pilot. hehe I still think SIA better. Oh yeah...SIA having internship for JC students enf of the year...Must go for it.

Did the whole pre-flight myself while Darshan sorted a new guy(Ryan Yeap) out. Took off. This time RT spot on. Sounded damn professional. Take-off was good...Visibility damn clear(CAVOK). Could see all the way to the CBD area. Great scenery.

Seletar Airport is rather busy nowadays. More executive corporate as well as tourist aircraft coming to Seletar. Air Macau's Boeing...Berjaya Air's Dash-7..ST's Lear 45 and a private AN-2 Colt( THis is a frigging old Russian Biplane). That Biplane is real slow on the climb and approach. Yeah very interesting aircrafts. They were all around today.

My skills on circuit were a little rusty on the first run...was too near the runway on downwind...hey wad can one expect? (It was on Runway 21 downwind) I am not familiar with doing circuits the other way from RWY 03. But then after that...the landing a little off centerline...But still not bad. 2nd Normal circuit was better. Distance between rwy and downwind was further and better. tho i went crosswind a little longer. Landing was good... Landed on the centreline...Pretty good.

Subsequently, did Flapless, Glide and Low Level. Flapless was not bad...have to improve my speed control. Glide....Judgement is nearly there...Low Level...Must improve technique and speed control.

All the landings were great... Nice soft touchdowns on centerline.
Now I feel the satisfaction of coming back into flying after 2 mths.
The full exhilaration of what I have missed. I am pretty sure this is what i wanna do the rest of my life.

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