~ Mugundhan FlyBoy ~: February 2013

Batch 56/12 and 58/12 Crew Photo

Must be wondering who's the pilot's wife i'm talking about here, it's no other the aircraft itself. Yes it's true, no matter who is the real human wife of a pilot is, his first wife will always be an aircraft ! There is a lot perception of the society nowadays towards a pilot, such as, playboy's, cool guy or rich guy. Well I'm here to say, pilot are so much more humble then I always thought of. Yes it's for real, those instructors that is teaching me right now is very humble and kind !

Well skip this topic first, let me share about the hangar visit we had few weeks ago, well sorry for late updating this as I'm quite frustrated with internet connection I had this few weeks. Kota Bharu APFT hangar or KBR APFT hangar is just situated about 500 meters away from the main public KBR terminal or about 300 meters away from KBR Department of Civil Aviation or KBR aerodrome tower. It lies about 16 meters AMSL. For our info this hangar is just opened less than 2 years ago, so it's still brand new with room's for flight planning and a small cafeteria for cadet's and instructors usage. There is a big space for APFT FAME (Foundation for Aviation Mechanical Engineering) student's to put their hands on the aircraft itself for practical. Well, we as pilot cadet's really hope that they did their job well, as our life is in stake !

Well here in KBR APFT hangar, we have 6 Diamond 40, 2 Diamond 42 Twin Engine, 6 Piper Warrior's 2 and 3 and also 2 Piper Seminole Twin Engine. This number will always change depending on number of cadets here in KBR and also other circumstances. Other two 3 detachments around Malaysia for APFT are situated in Terengganu airport, Ipoh airport and also Subang airport for twin engine exercise only.

Diamond 40 with me in it :)

Piper Seminole Twin Engine is being serviced

KBR Flying Club Piper Warrior

Mr. Khalid Whalid with Diamond 42 Twin Engine behind

Yes, safety is always first in every hangar's around the world ! If you are over the line, please be prepared for your nightmare with CFI (Chief Flying Instructor), it is only for your safety ! Propellers, engines, jet blast and mechanical hazards are the common cause of life threatening accidents, so put more attention in it when you are around the vicinity of hangar. And ofcourse, please make sure your airport pass is up to date and not expired !

Alright, some aviation knowledge mainly on aircraft, personally I feel Diamond 40 is really the best to fly over here, why ? First of all, it's brand new, or in another word, its less likely to come out with failures ! Secondly, glass cockpit ! Almost all of the airlines in the world are using aircraft with glass cockpit fitted. Well what is glass cockpit ? A glass cockpit is an aircraft cockpit that features electronic (digital) instrument displays, typically large LCD screens, rather than the traditional style of analog dials and gauges. And simply I love that ! Thirdly, it is Joystick control ! Rather than Piper Warrior that uses control column just like the one in Boeing aircraft's.