Blue Mountains Drive

It was a great drive... Foggy: Spectacular ! We will go on Eid to there for horseriding and camping! :D

Aviation Joke of the Day

Blonde Passenger

A blond gets on a plane and goes up to first-class. The flight attendant tells her that she will have to move back; her ticket is not for first class. The blond says, "I'm blond, I'm beautiful, and I'm going to California." The main flight attendant is brought in and explains that she will have to move. The blond says, "I'm blond, I'm beautiful, and I'm going to California."

The attendants tell the pilot. He comes in and looks the situation over. He leans over and whispers something to the blond and she gets up immediately and moves out of first class. The attendants are flabbergasted, "What did you say to her?" "I just told her that this section of the plane doesn't go to California."

Somewhere over the Rainbow - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole

This is a reminder not to judge people on their looks :)

Picture of the day for the 9th of november

Services for aviation

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml

This is a radar service for the rain.

http://www331.webtrak-lochard.com/webtrak/syd3

This is a tracking page for aircrafts around sydney (webtrack)

www.liveatc.com

This website is to listen to the world ATCs.


Hope these were informative; I am currently listening to sydneys ATC and checking out there challenge in the current thunderstorms over the area.

Picture of The day!

A320 in portugal

Landing at Sydney. Boeing 777, A-320, Airbus A-380, Boeing 747 b...

B777-300 Emirates landing Munich! Watch in HQ!

Pilot Life

ATPL STUDENT PILOT LIFE

Driving or Flying? Plane vs. Car Accident Statistics !!

Your chances of being involved in an aircraft accident are about 1 in 11 million. On the other hand, your chances of being killed in an automobile accident are 1 in 5000. Statistically, you are at far greater risk driving to the airport than getting on an airplane. However, the perception is that you have more control over your fate when you are in your car than as a passenger traveling on an airplane. Experience shows otherwise, considering that over 50,000 people are killed on the highways every year.

A380 damage inflight video !

B747-400 Engine Blew after 48 hours of A380 incident !

SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Qantas Airways Ltd jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Singapore on Friday, less than 48 hours after another of the Australian carrier's planes had to land prematurely due to engine failure.

The Sydney-bound Boeing 747-400 aircraft, with 412 people on board, returned to the airport 20 minutes after takeoff in a move that an unidentified official from Qantas told Channel NewsAsia was "a precautionary matter."

That came a day after a Qantas Airbus A380 jet was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its four Rolls-Royce Plc engines appeared to break apart in flight, scattering debris over an Indonesian island.

Reference - Reuters

Chipping Norton Lake

This is Chipping Norton Lake, adjacent to warwick farm. Went on a drive to it... Spectacular Place !!

Click on the pic to enlarge :)

Qantas A380: Engine blew after take-off; A380s grounded

THE explosion that has grounded Qantas and Singapore Airlines A380s was the third emergency linked to the Rolls-Royce engine that drives the world's biggest and heaviest passenger aircraft.

Emirates and Qatar air Wet take-off spectacular !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODO64tN-gnE

Emirates First Officer Requirements

Requirements: For the position of First Officer (prior to joining): 

• A minimum of 4000 hours total flying time (may include 25% P3 or FEO time to a max of 500 hr).
• A minimum of 2000 hours multi-crew, multi-engine jet aircraft. (P3 time cannot be used for this requirement). 
  OR
• A minimum of 2500 hours total flying time on a modern commercial multi-engine, multi-crew aircraft jet. (P3 time cannot be used for this requirement) 
• Must hold a valid ICAO ATPL
• English language fluency (written and verbal comprehension); ICAO English level (4 or above)
• Experience commensurate with age
• Type rated would be advantageous
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3rd of November 2010

Today I woke up at 8 am and I didnt go to College because i didn't have anything to do.

So my plans right now is to go eat something, then continue my KDRs (knowledge deficiency report) which I have to cover about my mistakes that I did in my CPL exams. Then maybe go bowling or play basketball :D

All About whats happening

Well, I am doing my Pilot training in Sydney(Australia). A student at Basair Aviation College. Aviation is about stages getting one after another.

 First You start with something called GFPT (General Flying Progress Test) Until you finish it, that means you have covered that you can fly an airplane with a passenger and there is no fear about taking them, the Flight Test is done with an ATO (Approved Testing Officer) which tests your flying skills and knowledge skills to make sure you are at standards.

Second of All, After GFPT you start flying towards Places (navigating) and upon completion of this stage you will make a flight Test Called PPL Flight test (Private Pilot Licence) which I did back in May 2010. A PPL enables you to take passengers anywhere but you cannot make profit from the flight.

What Enables you to make Profit from flying Is the CPL(Commercial Pilot Licence) which is intense in navigation, and being perfect in flying. You have to Pass 7 ground subjects in Australia which are ( Meteorology, Navigation, Aircraft General Knowledge, Aircrafts Performance, Human Performance and Limitations, Air Law, Aerodynamics).

Now this is the stage where I am in at the moment. I have my PPL and completed all 7 subjects of CPL, i have about 15 hours of Command flying left for my pre-licence check and then the flight test to be a Commercial Pilot !

After being done with the CPL I am going to do the Multi Engine - Instrument Rating Which is Flying on instruments and no use of visual information. This is what keeps a plane flying in CLOUD! or in fog :P ... and the multi engine endorsment is to be able to fly more than One engine in an aeroplane. Right now until CPL I fly a single engine airplane, and visual flying.

After doing my ME-IR I will do my ATPLs (Airline Transport Pilot Licence) This will let me take command of a big airplane in airlines.

OK thats About it !! My fingers are tired, and iam going to Eat something :D, Wait and see uploaded Pictures and Videos of me flying a bird in the skies !