A Glimpse About Aviation

Im going to jump to where i am now so for those who dont know what is happening, stay tune because from 0 you will be fed on lots and lots of information about the aviation life[my life la] haha walaupun mostly i know it will be the merepek coz its so obvious I am not the nominated top gun so yeah :p

Today is the day. A year and 3 months exactly since the first day my batch, Batch 30/09 enrolled into this ‘wonderful’ school in Kelantan. Situated next to the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, Asia Pacific Flight Training has been in business for 6 years. Currently rated as the best flying school in Malaysia[reallllyyyyy?] Its one of the reason why I chose to be here rather than other flying schools because this school is not only a flying academy but its actually an aviation academy conducting not only flight training but also engineering courses and diploma in aviation management.

Im not going to talk much about my life here because simply I have nothing much to say about it. Almost everyday my time is allocated for studying and doing research about aviation world because theres so much to learn. We cant just ignore even the simplest matter since negligence can lead to misconduct and it can jeopardize our own performance, leading to unpleasant situations or the worst-case scenario, death.

Its not like you are driving a car where any problems encountered, you can simply park the car by the roadside and have it figured it out. What happens if you encounter problems at 20,000 feet?

So for those who think, “Ah flying is so damn easy, just put on auto pilot and this baby will simply fly on itself from take-off until touchdown”. Pilots then can have a cup of coffee and mess around with all the crew members throughout the whole phase of flight. Sorry, its not that simple, not even close. Even the most sophisticated aircraft suffers malfunctions and the pilot needs to be ready at any time should problems arise. Who builds this aircraft? Us humans and humans are prone to making mistakes but a pilot cant afford to make mistakes because we have families counting on us to bring their love ones back to them in one piece.

Even before we start the engines, theres numerous checks that needs to be completed by the engineers who will have to certify that the aircraft is safe to fly. The captain then needs to make sure that he feels the aircraft is safe to conduct the flight therefore the second wave of checks needs to be completed adhering to the standard operational procedures.

It is just a glimpse of what a pilot have to do but before we are able to call ourselves a pilot, we, as a cadet needs to be trained starting from the basic learning the principles of flight, airframes, engines, electrics and electronics, radio-telephony, meteorology, performance, operational procedures, navigation, anything and everything that has to do with flying. So before you normal people try to say flying is easy, please do open up your eyes,brains and think, why are we getting paid thousands of ringgit each month and have good benefits supporting our back. They just don’t come for free. A pilot’s job is actually the most stressful job in the world. Anything that comes with it is just a small bonus included in the package.