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August 30 Circuit Sortie 108 - Cancelled; Tower VisitYXT ETD was scheduled to take off at 1400hrs, but the weather was in total disaster! Showers, high x-wind, wet runway, low cloud base at 800ft, you named it, you had it. CRAP! Sortie 108 was cancelled and i was grounded yet another day.
Jandakot Control Tower
But due to the bad weather, our instructor decided to bring us up to the control tower here in Jandakot Airport. For those who absolutely have no idea what the heck a control tower is for, basically it's purpose is to control the traffic in the aerodrome and to help instruct pilots-in-air with the inbound, outbound,rejoin procedures and of course circuit works. The very tall tower that you happen to see back in Changi International Airport is the control tower (just in case you are wondering what the heck that structure is for).
View from the Tower
I have always wondered who the heck is over the other side of the radio that i am communicating with when in flight. Finally i get to see the heros behind-the-scene. The view from the control tower is breathtaking (the pictures looks really gloomy due to the rain). Basically, the controller have a 360 view of the airport and the surroundings. All aircrafts taking off and landing is within their visual sight.
Another View from the Tower
I really must thank these behind-the-scene heros that help direct us safely to the respective runway for our landing. If not for them, the risk factor in air would have increased significantly. Kudoz to the ATC!
Signing out~ August 27 BBQ Night - IT'S FOOD! GLORIOUS FOOD!Sunday 26th August, morning, i was sleeping when many of my colleagues went for the City to Surf Run held in Perth City. Hahaha...LP and Robin ran 12km, while i too ran 12hrs...on my bed that is.
The college decided to have a BBQ night to 'celebrate' the run thingy. So guess wat, the 2 most junior courses need to BBQ some 100 pieces of beef, chicken wings, sausages etc etc.
Course 126 - Doing the BBQ in the cold winter night
Course 125 - Never have we cook so much in our lives before
Nevermind the pose, it's the food that is impt
Again..posing?!
Shit! Caught stealing food. Too late, already in my mouth.
Hahaha...after satisfying our glutton nature, we moved on to our 'favorite' pass time. play PINGPONG! Shiok...life in Jandakot is just 'Happeningzzzz'
Signing out~ August 23 Sortie 107A - CircuitsSortie 107A was a disaster. First round touch-n-go...the approach was handled by me and i made the worse landing ever. The aircraft bounced twice on the runway and i lost control of it completely. if is was a solo flight...chances are i might have crashed the plane. Go-around was inititated.
The remaining 3 touch n gos...also heavy landing...i seriously battered the plane today. not a good day for me. final landing was made by me with inputs from the instructor. also not good..whack...X-wind max was 14 kts.
haiz...
signing out~ August 19 Sat Night Out18th August, Simon came over to Jandakot yesterday (Friday). Course 125 strength 20, back to default. As most of us didn't have flight scheduled, we decided to head down to North Bridge to grow fat, which is the official pass time here in Perth.
We arrived at Young Joes too early. They onli start serving food at 1730hrs. So feeling 'bo liao', we went into Time Zone arcade first to kill time. hahaha...then some 8 of us were mesmorised by 3 kids playing the Token Slotting Game and decided to try our luck on it too! muahaha...hilarious, it's like back to secondary school days manz...freakz...but our 50 tokens (which cost $5aus) only lasted less than 10 mins!
Feeling Absolutely Kiddish
Young Joes
1730hrs, we headed back to Young Joes to grab our pizzas and chill mussels! Being in the 'desperate-for-chill-mood', we ordered extra HOT chill mussels large x 2! Plus 3 LARGE pizzas and 2 baskets of garlic bread! Feeding pigs time...muahahaha...slurp!
Extra Hot Chill Mussels
Like i mentioned earlier, we are 'bo liao' pple. So we decided to play 'Zhong Ji Mi Ma' (han yu ping ying) using the remains of the chill mussels. For the benefit of those who have absolutely no idea what the game is about, basically there is a game master who will choose a number between 1-99 and the remaining players will start choosing numbers. The UNLUCKY guy who jackpot the number that the game master set prior to start of the game will get forfeited.
So here's freaking what happened soon after the game started.
Yes! Every dog has his day...I kena!
Towards the end, Timmy boy decided to "SHOWHAND" the remaining of the extra hot sauce! And guess what...
SHOWHAND!
TIMMY BOY
Muahahha....at this point...everyone on the table was bursting into laughter as we ganged up against timmy boy in the final round. muahahaha...ultra funny.
Dinner ended around 1900hrs, and the day seems uncompleted. We headed over to Amano, Fremantle for Gelato again! Slurp! Feeling 'poserish', we sat at the outdoor tables to see and be seen. And despite the cold, it was definately coz shortly after getting our Gelato, 1 x limousine packed full of gers came driving pass us and shouted "WE LUV ASIANS!" Immediately, Simon stood up and shouted back "WE LUV U TOO!" What a scene that was...
Signing out~ Sortie 107 - CircuitsWoke up 0630hrs, for my flight scheduled at 0800hrs. It's another one of those early morning flights where the cold is unbearable. Freaking cold...
I am still doing circuits in JDK, preparing for Sortie 109, Solo flight. Sortie 107 could have been alot better if i had enough sleep. I was slow and basically was stoning during the flight.
During one of the go-arounds, my aircraft was off trim and i input full power...the aircraft nose shot up and i was slow to react to that. The speed washed down to below 60kts and i almost stalled the aircraft. Not something i will wanna do again when you are onli 300ft AGL. Sign...i need to mental fly more and do more prep for my next sortie, sortie 107A.
Crosswind landing, 10kts.
Signing out~ August 17 JDK Welcome Party for Course 125It has been a month since i arrived here in Jandakot. Every course will have to go thru a welcome party, kinda like an initiation thingy so as to get to know the cadets from other courses.
Sorry, no pics for this posting, becoz i was busy drinking my beer hahaha...but notch alot...just 3 cans. Beer taste erkky, almost puke...Chips, Beer and Chocolate accompanied us for the whole of the evening.
Things didn't get outa hand, which was kinda surprising. All the party shit ended at around 930 and it's then back to our rooms to slack...which is wat i am doing now. hahaha...oki enough of bitching.
Signing out~ August 15 Sortie 106 - Circuits2nd flight going up to do circuits. Took off 151000hrs, executed take-off and 3 touch n go. Landing was done by my instructor and he also demostrated Go-Around procedures.
As usual, the traffic in the circuits are heavy and i was stuck behind another plane who was doing this ultra wide circuit. darn...! Overall a better flight as compared to yesterday's Sortie 105. Let's hope things get even better in Sortie 107.
Signing out~ August 14 Sortie 105 - Circuits141330hrs, took off runway 24L for circuits. This is the first time that i am doing circuit training. Back in Seletar, my flying ended with stalling.
X-wind was max at 12kts. Total 5 touch n go plus 1 final landing. The workload flying in circuits is a lot more compared to flying in the training area. The stuff that you need to do within the time frame is like 1/5th of wat you normally have in the training area.
All in all, i only managed to handle 2 touch n go and the landing was an assisted attempt, with the other 3 being done by my instructor. Hopefully the next flight will be a better one.
Signing out~ August 13 Margaret River Road Trip - Final Destination Margaret RiverFinal Destination - Margaret River
We left Sugarloft Rock at around noon time and headed towards Margaret River via Cave Road. Margaret River is famous for it's many wineries. Being the typical Singaporeans, of course we will go wine tasting along the way down south to Margaret River. We attempted to eat in Flute's restaurant, which is found in Brookland Valley. But sadly, it's way over what we can afford. Just for the soup, it costed $16aus. So we left the place with empty stomaches and a few pics.
Brookland Vallley
Wine yards
We sped down to Margaret River coz our stomaches were all getting abit noisy.
1400hrs, we finally reached Margaret River Town. Guess wat we had for lunch. But of course my favourite, SUBWAY sandwiches! Cheap and good! Damage per head $5aus. Of course, being in the valley famous with all kinds of wine, we dropped by Settler's Tavern and bought ourselves a bottle of 2006 Macs' White Margaret River.
Settler's Tavern
Bottle of 2006 Macs' White Margaret River
After the hearty meal and the drink, we took a walk around Margaret River Town. The place reminds me of phuket, surfers, the beaches, the waves, the sun etc. minus the Bikini babes. Winter i suppose, too cold.
Margaret River Town
Right about 1600hrs, we drove down to Margaret River mouth. And here's what happened next.
LP, JJ and the Botak ME
Me, Robin and LP
LP on top of Robin
JJ on top of LP and Robin
Robin and Me acting cool on rocks
All in all, the trip was an enjoyable one. The sad thing is that there are just too many places and too many things to do but too little time. As i had been scheduled to fly the following day, we have to head back Jandakot Airport after sunset. Another 4hrs drive up north back to where we came from.
Before i sign off, here's what i shot during sunset at Margaret River Mouth.
Sunset along the Coastline of Margaret River
Signing out~ Margaret River Road Trip - Busselton, Sugarloft Rock and Bunker BayBusselton - The place that housed the World's longest Jetty
It's another long drive down south from Bunbury to Busselton. We reached Busselton around 0930hrs. We checked out the Visitor Centre hoping to get more info on the surroundings. But i guess we were too early. But that didn't stop me from taking pics!
Me acting 'cool' in front of the Visitor Centre
Not wanting to waste any time, we drove down to Busselton Jetty, located some 850m from the Visitor Centre. Busselton Jetty is one of the famous attractions here in Busselton. It records a total of 1.8km in length into the ocean. Cool eh?
Busselton Jetty
The Goose Restaurant
The Tail End of Busselton Jetty
Super cool right? But it's really quite tiring to walk up and down Busselton Jetty. 3.6km walk...darn!
After the super long walk up/down Busselton Jetty, we moved on to Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. There are 2 major lighthouses over here in Perth Western Australia, one being Cape Naturaliste and the other being Cape Leeuwin. The stupid thing is, when we reached Cape Naturaliste, we were told that if we wish to visit the Lighthouse, we need to pay $10aus each for the guided tour. We tot it's really not worth it considering that the tour is only 30mins, we took off to Sugarloft and Bunker Bay instead.
Me doing stupid things again
Seagull at Bunker Bay
View from above: Sugarloft Rock
Signing out~
Stay tune for the final part of Margaret River Road Trip Margaret River Road Trip - Jandakot to BunburyStart Point - Jandakot Airport
11th August 2007, 0430hrs, 4 champions consisting of LP, JJ, Robin and myself decided to drive down to Margaret river, 4hrs down south from where we are staying. A good comparison will be driving up to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore. The morning was freaking cold and especially good to remain snuggle between our blanket and bed. darn...grouchy...
0450, engine started and there was no turning back. We headed down towards Mandurah travelling along Roe Highway follow by Kwinana Highway. Pit stop Mandurah for petrol refuel. 121.9 per 10ltrs plus a bar of chocolate, damage $50aus.
Shell Station Pit Stop for Refueling
Robin and JJ, refueling in process
LP: "Hmmm...4 guys on a road trip, without gers, where's the porn and the beer?"
Neh...we left the petrol station with just the choco bar and petrol, nothing else. It was straight down to Bunbury after the pit stop.
Breakfast at Bunbury Town
Sunrise at Bunbury Harbour
We reached Bunbury Harbour around 0600hrs, just in time for sunrise. The chilling wind was almost unbearable as my fingers almost became numb well trying to frame the surroundings of Bunbury Harbour. By the way, i had my gloves on.
What greeted us at around 0615 was simply breathtaking. I have never seen such incredible sunrise back in Singapore. The sky was cloudless and the twilight that shot through my lens are amazing. Snap snap snap!
We headed towards the nearest MacDonald's for our breakfast. We were desperately in need of a hot drink. The cold was just so unbearable.
LP, Robin, JJ and Myself
Coast Line of Bunbury
Coast line of Bunbury
Before heading down further south, the 4 champions decided to drive down to the coast line of bunbury. I wanna stay here manz....the view is just so captivating and the residents are literally staying next to the coastline. Amazing shit i must say.
In order to take the pic, i was doing this! Serves me right for being lazy and not bringing along my tripod. No choice...almost had to go on all 4s. I didn't know i had such big butt until i saw this pic. SIA is feeding me well! hahahah~ opz
DARN! Caught in action...
Just before we leave
Signing out~
Stay tune for next posting August 12 Sortie 104 Stalling - Clear SkyVH-SYH took off 121130hrs for Sortie 104. Clear sky CAVOK, finally i get to go above 3500ft to execute the stalling maneuvers after having to cancel the previous 2 flights due to the weather.
Hic cups:
2nd took off performed and 1st landing made. Both instructor and myself came back alive, so i gues the sortie aint as bad as it can be. "Jandakot Grd, SYH Good Day!" Signing out~ August 10 Fish and Chips and Gelato~! Slurp~!So...wat can 4 guys do in the middle of the night over here in Perth? Given that all 4 of us are freaking bachelors, we can only EAT n grow FAT! muahahha...so we headed down to Fremantle after the NDP screening, to grab some fish and chips and gelato ice cream!
The place that we chose to dig in for tonight was Cicerrello, located along the port area of Fremantle. One of the better Fish and Chips place over here in Fremantle according to the senior cadets. (See pic below)
Cicerrello
First we ate this~
Muahahah...yummy damage $11.45aus.
So after the hearty fish and chips dinner, the 4 bachelors went on to grab some ice cream. We headed to Amano, which is located along the main 'Happening' Street in Fremantle.
Amano Gelato Cafe
Now i believe you pple know wat's going to happen next...for those who donch, just look at the pics below~
My Gelato
The Italian Babe that gotch me my Gelato~
YUMMY~! Damage $4.80aus
LP acting as cool as his Gelato, me licking mine~
Robin and JJ slurping and dripping~
Signing Out~ National Day Parade Screening at Murdoch UniversityIt's national day yesterday~! 09/08/07 our 42nd National Day Parade. Me and Khakis decided to pop by Murdoch Univeristy in the evening as they were screening the NDP in their LT.
Fwah...i feel so old when i join the college students for the screening manz...sobz~ age has caught up on me alreadi...chuiz~ Here's 2 pics that i happened to snap during my short visit to Murdoch University~!
Signing Out~ Sortie 104 - Cancelled AGAIN09/08/2007, VH-LTK, ETD 1600hrs, preflight started at 1500hrs, but guess wat...the freaking weather here is freaking me up again~! Low cloud base, showers, drizzle, max X-wind 20kts...haiz...
Area 60:
Areas of drizzle tending to isolated showers more than 30nm inland.
BKN ST 500 / 3000 IN DZ (Base 1500 inland)
BKN ST 1000 / 3000 IN SH (Base 2000 inland)
BKN SC 3000 / 8000 (Base 4000 inland)
It's another day for the propeller to be left unspun~
Signing out~ August 07 Sortie 104 - CancelledVH-SYH was the plane assigned to me today. Suppose to take off at 1130hrs but darn the weather, sortie 104 was cancelled yet again. Weather in Jandakot, Perth hasn't been too kind to us. All the rain...all the thunderstorms are keeping us grounded. This is really sadz...another lobo day~
Area 60: BKN ST 400/2000 IN DZ.
BKN ST 1000 / 3000 (BASE 1500 INLAND) LAND UNTIL 02Z, TENDING SCT IN SH.
SCT CU 2500 / 12000.
BKN SC 5000 / 8000, BASE 3000 WITH DZ
The propeller was left unspun for the day...yawnz...
Signing out~
August 06 Photography - Shooting Sunset in SingaporeSo where and wat is the best time to shoot sunset in Singapore...here are some of the places that i can suggest.
Time? hmm...personally i feel the best time would fall between 1900-1915hrs (Singapore time). Below are some shots that i took at Changi Boardwalk before i came over to Jandakot, Perth.
More pics can be found here~ Signing out~ August 05 Taking a walk in John Forest, WASaturday 04/08/2007, freaking boring day...went for Dim Sum lunch at Rising Sun Chinese Restaurant . Damage $11aus. But not too bad considering that it's EAT-ALL-YOU-CAN style. Suits 'yao gui' like me~ eat and grow fat~!
Wanted to go Murdoch or Curtin University in the afternoon to check out the 'babes' there...but realised that aussie universities are currently having their term break. So...feeling bored...i drove some 28km up to John Forest, hoping to catch some aussie wild creatures with my camera.
Freaking hell...the drive up John Forest is really darn far from Rising Sun Restaurant. Plus the fact that my GPS map doesn't have the forest logged, it took me and JJ a freaking hr or so drive before eventually getting to John Forest. It was alreadi 1500hrs when we got there.
So here's what i saw over at John Forest~
More pictures click here~
Signing out~
Flying the Cessna C-172 and Baron B58So wat silly things do cadets over here do...we do nothing but eat, sleep and fly~ hahahaha...
Check out the little and not-so-little buggies that we fly over here in Jandakot below~
Signing out~ Too Fast Too Furious?Going from places to places over here in Perth is hell if you donch happen to own your own mode of transportation. So...first thing my khakis and i did was to head down to Albany Highway and get ourself a stylo malo retro fitted Ford Laser~!
Cool eh? hahaha...damage...$2960aus (inclusive of immobiliser, stamp fees and 1 yr Rego...radio not included)
Signing out~
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