Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Post PPL

Well now.

Now I have passed the flight test. PPL is now in my hands.
Question is. What do I do with it?

Answer to that is easy: Fly

The thing is that the learning does not stop there. The more I learn, the safer I will be in the air. The more things I learn, the less chance that something unexpected catches me unaware. So I've got to keep learning and start complementing that limited bag of luck and ever increasing bag of experience with another bag of knowledge. With the two bags of experience and knowledge, I won't have to use up my bag of luck that fast.

Flying is not just about soaring up into the sky and feeling the pure magic of flight and enjoying the excitement of just being up there. There's more to it.
In fact, the darker side of flying is that every pilots' aim is to make it to be an old pilot. That's just it. Survival. Every pilot knows this. But some take it more seriously than others.

I take it seriously. I know myself as a pilot. I lean a little more towards the bold and aggressive side of piloting. Another friend is more passive as a pilot. Let's look at the extreme end of one side of the gauge. One end is a very passive, indecisive pilot who is unable to make decisions and panics at signs of trouble. The other extreme end is a very aggressive and reckless pilot who takes risk despite of the known consequences.

As one can see, moderation is needed in the key traits of pilots. One cannot be too bold or aggressive but must be sometimes take the mild approach to problems

To know myself as a pilot increases my bag of knowledge and experience. Knowing all the emergency procedures will increase the bag of knowledge. Flying more often will increase the bag of experience.
LAstly, Praying more will increase that bag of luck.

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