Comedy

A spoof documentary about pilots. Hilarious.

S.

Gong Xi Fa Cai....

...or Happy Chinese New Year.

I was flying as it switched on this night of the new moon - one of the darkest nights I can remember. Lucky there was no weather whatsoever. Landing in KK was quite spectacular as the town was ablaze with fireworks everywhere. Much more fuss than the 1st of January actually.

The year of the tigger ... err ... tiger begins and as it happens I'm a tiger. Maybe it'll bring me good luck.

S.

Sim check recipe

This dish is traditionally served every 6 months, I had it last week-end.

Ingredients:

• 2 x Line pilots


• 1 x Examiner


• 1 x Box of tricks (Simulator)


• 1 x Scenario


• 1 x Very very cold CBT (Computer Based Torture ... err ... Training) room.

Instructions:

1. Marinate the crew in CBT for at least 4 hours the day before to tenderise the nerves and numb the brain cells. Temperature should be no more than 15° for optimal numbing. Rest overnight.
   


2. Put examiner and line pilots into small room for 30 minutes with the scenario for what's called a briefing. For added spice add some oral questions.
   


3. Put the mixture into the box of tricks for 2 hours. Throw in some engine failures, hand flown ILS and VOR approaches and go-arounds. If you like a crispy crew replace one or all engine failures with fires.
   


4. Remove crew for 15 minutes.
   


5. Repeat step three, reversing the roles of the 2 pilots.
   


6. Return crew to small room for a 15 minute debriefing.
   

Done!

S.

Pictures - 4

Some more pictures, mostly the sky this time. The weather is getting much better making airborne photography a possibility again.

Sunset on M758.

A rather amazing tunnel like effect in the atmosphere.

Traffic 3000ft above.

Mount Kinabalu.

S.