~ Mugundhan FlyBoy ~: Life at APFT Crew for 5 months in WORDS :)

Me in the class. Well picture says I'm boring !

Well, 5 months gone by air in a just a flick of a finger. Predicted graduation of Ab-Initio ATPL for me is 18 months and 13 months to go if everything goes smooth. Life here I can say is moderate, simple and relax, but of course I still miss Penang a lot, but for chasing the dream of mine, sacrifice is needed.

My place when weather is fantastic !

My place when weather is a bit not good !

My place when it's not good at all !

Food is great, sports and entertainment is just good. Loneliness always fills in me, but books fills my hand. I understand now, for every dream there is challenges and obstacles a person need to get through. I'm facing mine now so do all Aviators out there. To all the Aviator's, once a Pilot, always a Pilot !

Best lunch in APFT (Spaghetti and mushroom soup with garlic bread)

Penang Char Kuey Teow at nearby shop

Highly recommended ITIK SERATI just infront ground school KBR !

Best breakfast in APFT (Scrambled egg, hot dog and baked beans)

Triple Holy Cheese !!! In the airport of course :)

Okay, what's my progress at here ? At first, my batch started off with PPL (Private Pilot License course which I finished in 1 month sharp. God bless, I passed all the necessary PPL exam in one sitting. The hardest part ? I would say Navigation and Meteorology ! Only two cadets in my batch including me passed in one sitting. If you are wondering why ? I would say, less revision. After that we went into Management Course which includes quite a number of subject for full-filling MQA (Malaysian Qualifications Agency) requirement for Diploma program in Aviation. Some of the subject we went into for 2 months duration are Bahasa Kebangsaan, Pengajian Malaysia, IPC (Interpersonal Communication) and OB (Organizational Behavior). Passed all in grade A which I'm really happy with it ! Hopefully my CGPA would rise and rise :)

During PPL exam group revision :)

Currently in Phase 1 ! The start of my aviation subjects and headache of-course ! 4000++ pages for me to study and 11 books for me to indulge in 2.5 months ! Is that possible ? Well, it is a YES ! I've gone through phase 1 for I guess 3 weeks already by now, and I feel with constant study and revision, most of the cadets can get through, but of-course EASA Exam is another case :(

Thickness as tall as MOUNTAIN ! Total 4000++ pages to go !

To those aspiring Pilot's out there, EASA 1 which is Phase 1 includes some technical subjects such as Airframe System, Power Plant, Electrical and Electronics, Principle of Flight, Air law, VFR and IFR Communications and Human Performance and Limitations. All these subjects are according to EASA and DCA Malaysia combined standard and it is quite hard to get through. Just for info, each subject you wanted to resit in case you failed will cost you RM600 !!! Aim for ONE GO !!!

Weekend outing :)

Football fever AFC Cup !

Malaysia Boleh !

Borneo Awaken at USM

Like a BOSS !

Me and Khalid Whalid !

Hmmmm, what to buy ? Faruq Azran Mazran XD !

What Pilot's do when no lecture going on :)

Funny and weird thing always happen in Kelantan ! Horse running wild at the airport !

The man behind the scene !

The Nigga's !

Alright, APFT (Asia Pacific Flight Training) do train cadets practically for fulfilling the requirement of DCA Malaysia for air crew licensing. Such as ground training, flight training and also simulator training ! So what is SIMULATOR training ? A simulator is actually a machine that will replicate any situation in this case flying to the pilot to handle and counteract with it. A simulator can replicate emergencies such as engine failure and bad weather without causing high cost and even human life !

FSX a.k.a. Microsoft Flight Simulator X !

In APFT we have 3 simulator at the KBR ground school. Namely, ATR72-200 which can be configured to Piper Warrior Seminole by ALSIM. And 2 unit of Diamond-40 by Diamond Tech. One of the Diamond simulator is reserved for MPL student usage only for now and others are ATPL cadets.