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Fakhri Amidon;

Monday, July 6 at 13:12

AHMAD ALBAB

First of all, the blogskin has been edited and done by Arif Koh. All credit goes to him.
2nd of july is when I had my progress test 2 done and off to do "qualifyingcross-country". you get to fly to various checkpoints throughout the southern England. The rule is to navigate and get to land to two different aerodromes and fly to at least a distance of 200nm.

i have chosen the first route

getting ready and afif talked me through it

getting ready for final

the southend airport

The route went well but summer can be unforgiving and something happened but its gonna be hard for me to explain. I took off from Southend airport but the door wasnt locked properly. Cutting to the chase, I had to make a pan call

Southend tower this is G-FT
G-FT pass your message
G-FT is declaring a pan call
i repeat
pan-pan, pan-pan, pan-pan
door opened in flight
request diversion to your airfield
permission granted stay on QDM 180 join left base

imagine, I have to land with one hand gripping onto the door and one hand trying to land the aircraft. a visualization for you.

the screwed up bit was that an emergency firetruck came right behind my aeroplane as I landed. The fuel for just 1 minute of driving that truck would cost around 50 pounds if Im not mistaken. I parked the aircraft and the fireman was very hospitable about the situation....stupid door... Then, I flew off unscathed.

Silverstone

ate a banana and a downed a bottle of coke

and yeah, that is what happened and it took about a total of 5 hours of flying plus 15 minute break and the door incident. Next is off to fly in the DA-40. Reminds me of my cousin calling me "Ahmad Albab" which indirectly means you have something to do with doors.. I used to bang my head to a door until i have bruises that looked like bee stings right across my head.

Used to live in a rented house back in the 90's. I lived in a two storey house in Jerudong. There's a door in one of the bedrooms that I want to see one more time. That door is when I always bash my head into when I didnt get my wish granted.... manja tah jua banar. bah atu saja..

Monday, June 29 at 05:20

Where I stand

today is 29th june 2009, and my progress is still far behind from the others.
There are 10 tests in total:

progress test 1
radio license test <-------------------im here currently
progress test 2 <---------Kyle's here
progress test 3 <--------------------- others are here
multi-engine paper test <------------three of us bruneians have done this
progress test 4
170 A
170 S
Instrument Rating
Limited panel test

Im waiting for my progress test 2. waiting for 11 days since the last time my instructor checked my performance. maybe tomorrow. and the screwed up thing is that we have to finish it by the end of august.from what i heard zudin said that im going to finish at the end of september I guess its four flights a day for me then...sigh...