-Navigation to Terengganu-

The date: 11th May 2010

Time: 0800 Local Time

Location: WMKC

Destination: WMKN

Route: WMKC - Peringat - Tanah Merah - Tok Bali - Bandar Permaisuri - Batu Rakit - WMKN - Penarek - Kuala Besut - Pasir Mas - WMKC

Today, I'm going to Terengganu Airport..

Alone with Eagle 150 B..

Amazing rite..

Who can believe this aircraft going to Terengganu..

The other aircraft flyers such as Piper and Diamond like in a dream when we as Eagle flyer going to bring this "bottle with a wing" as far as to terengganu..

And plus go there solo and alone..

But before that we have to go fly with instructor..

And then we go there alone..

Early in the morning, I start the aircraft and call ATC for start up..

Me : Kota Bharu Ground, APAC 2161 Assalamualaikum..

Ground : Waalaikumussalam APAC 2161, Ground go ahead..

Me : APAC 2161 request startup for Navex as perflight plan, POB 01, Endurance 0330 in 9M-BDR copied information Alpha..

Ground : APAC 2161, Start Approve..

After run-up..

Me : APAC 2161 request ATC..

Ground : APAC 2161 ATC clear to leave KB control zone enroute to Terengganu as perflight plan 5000ft squawk 5400

Me : Clear to leave KB control zone enroute to Terengganu as perflight plan 5000ft squawk 5400 APAC 2161..

Ground : APAC 2161, ATC read back correct and taxi to holcing point Charlie, contact Tower..

Me : Taxi holding point Charlie and contact Tower APAC 2161..

My journey now begin..

At holding point Charlie on Tower frequency..

Aftre line up..

Me :Tower APAC 2161 ready..

Tower : APAC 2161, 1000 ft initially right turn clear for take-off..

Me : 1000 ft initially, right turn clear for take-off, APAC 2161..

Airbone n at 500 ft turn right heading to first reporting point, Peringat..

Maintain 1000 ft..

Peringat is a medium town and bla bla bla..

Once overhead, turn to next heading, towards Tanah Merah..

Before reaching Tanah Merah, the ATC advice me something..

I thought it just an advice that para jump performing their exercise..

But actuall the ATC advice me to change my original route to a new route..

I only realise after overhead Tanah Merah..

Me : Tower APAC 2161 overhead Tanah Merah this time, maintaining 5000ft, Tok Balik past the hour..

Tower : APAC 2161, negative proceed to Tok Balim due to para jump, divert to Kuala Krai after that to Bandar Permaisuri..

Me : Roger that sir, will divert to Kuala Kraio and then Bandar Permaisuri, standby for estimate Kuala Krai..

Oh, no..

I have to change my routing..

Instead proceed to Tok Bali, I have to go to Kuala Krai..

I never been to Kuala Krai before..

Only on ground..

Alhamdulillah, I manage to reach Kuala Krai..

The weather is nice also at the reporting point..

After report Kuala Krai, next reporting point is Bandar Permaisuri..

From far, I can see high mountain in front of me..

A got a doubt..

Is it I can pass the mountain??

From the map, its only about 4000ft and I was maintaining 5000ft..

For sure I can go thru..

But, sometimes we have to be safe..

So I request climb to 6000ft..

Maintaining 6000ft..

Masya Allah..

The scenery is so beautiful..

I cross the high mountain..

Before this I have to look up to see the mountain..

Now I look down to see the high mountain..

Amazing rite..

Overhead Bandar Permaisuri, KB tower assign me to Terengganu Tower..

Establish contact..

Me : Terengganu Tower this is APAC 2161 Assalamualaikum and how do u read..

Tower : Waalaikumussalam APAC 2161, Terengganu Tower read u strength go ahead..

Me : APAC 2161 release by KB Tower, Overhead Bandar Permaisuri this time maintaining 6000ft, Batu Rakit 30, POB 1, Endurance 0230 in 9M-BDV, Squawking 5400..

Tower : APAC 2161 clear to enter Terengganu control zone, descent 2500, runway 04, QNH 1008, report again Batu Rakit..

Me : Clear to enter Terengganu control zone, descent 2500ft, runway 04, QNH 1008, report again Batu Rakit, APAC 2161..

Approaching Batu Rakit, I can see Terengganu airport..

The aerodrome is bigger than KB..

The runway is longer, B747 can land on the runway..

Runway in use is runway 04..

Overhead Batu Rakit the tower instruct me to descent 1000ft and join left hand downwind runway 04..

My intention to make 1 touch n go and then enroute back to KB..

After touch n go I request ATC..

Tower : APAC 2161, clear to leave Terengganu control zone enroute to Kota Bharu as per flight plan via Penarek, 5000ft squawk 5400..

Me : Clear to leave Terengganu control zone enroute to Kota Bharu as perflight plan via Penarek 5000ft squawk 5400..

Now my routing..

WMKN - Penarek - Pulau Perhentian - Bachok - WMKC..

The exercise same all the way..

After Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu Tower release me to Kota Bharu..

The radio call almost the same..

And, land at Kota Bharu safely..

Alhamdulillah..

This is my last Navex on PPL stage..

Pray to Allah that I will have the change to go for Navex again on my CPL stage..

Insya Allah..

~Airbone~

Eagle Cockpit

High Terrain

Maintaining 6000ft

Approaching WMKN, visual with airfield

Back to KB.. Along the coastal..

~Sea~

~Land~

~Island~

Back to Kota Bharu

Airfield Insight

My First Solo..

My first solo on Eagle..

We have to do atleast 4-5 hours of circuit before they can let student go for their first solo..

I'm doing my circuit with Captain Sadick..

He is my instructor..

We have to stick with the instructor when we do they circuit exercise..

Honest saying that the circuit exercise is the most unforgettable moment..

Because this time is the most critical part..

Like being in the prison..

We have to learn a lot of thing in a short time..

And the instructor will be some sort of "cruel" person..

Some of them be like tiger, lion and some times they act like king kong..

You know what I mean rite??

And my instructor appear like one of that..

How worse it is..

And the circuit is the worse time for me in flying stage..

The first circuit exercise, I feel nearly to surrender in flying..

I'm the only one..

My others friend also feel the same thing..

But some of them got the instructor like "Mr. Nice Guy"..

How lucky are they..

I'm not as lucky as them..

The meter gauge of stress show at the caution range..

Anytime can go to the critical range..

But I remember what my mother have said to me before..

"Dont simply surrender and back off.. U choose this carrier, no one force you to enter this life.. If you feel dont, pray to Allah.. He will help you, give the strength to you.. Insya Allah, you will be fine.."

Sometimes we can say, our mother know more about us than ourself..

Okay, lets talk about the circuit..

The circuit is the exercise that you just fly around the airport..

We make an oval shape around the airport..

N we have to do touch n go..

Means, once landing we apply full power n airbone once again..

Depends on the situation, in one hour we can make how many circuit..

If we lucky maybe can do 6-7 touch n go..

If not, maybe only 2..

And in one circuit, we have to finish a lot of checks..

Sometimes we forget about it because to concentrate to fly the aircraft..

I'm also like that..

I will remember when the instructor shout to me..

You know what I mean rite??

Lets forget about the exercise..

After 5 hours of circuit, my instructor send me to do the solo check with other instructor..

Because he not qualified to do the solo check..

I feel nervous..

Hope I can perform today..

And he let me go for solo..

Before enter the aircraft, raise my hand and pray to Allah..

Hope everything good today..

Amin..

I start the aircraft..

And we airbone..

I do as per normal..

First, I do the normal circuit..

All the thing was fine..

But the landing part is worse..

The aircraft bounce dont know how many times..

And of course the instructor say something..

I not remember that..

Dont want to..

The second circuit, I asked him..

"Sir, normal circuit??"

"Yes, what more I expect from you.."

"Oo.. Ok Sir.."

Second touchdown, I think better that the first..

We do 2 more circuit..

And the last circuit, he say to me..

"This time, you better than before, I sent you for solo.. If not, finish.. Understand??"

"Yes Sir"

Now I feel blur..

And the last touch down, same like before..

Huh..

I dont know, is it he let me go for solo of not..

His face like frustrating with me..

I taxi the aircraft to the apron..

And then suddenly he call the ATC..

Instructor : Ground APAC 20..

ATC : APAC 20 ground go ahead..

Instructor : APAC 20 request to change callsign to APAC 20 Sierra..

ATC : APAC 20, approve to change callsign to APAC 20 Sierra and standby for startup..

Instructor : Thank you sir, APAC 20 Sierra..

"If I sent you for solo, you can bring yourself and the aircraft in one piece??" he asked me..

"I can sir," I say it confidently..

"You idiot, dont say yes.. Say Insya Allah,"..

"Insya Allah sir," I reply him..

"Good.. Turn the aircraft and start,"..

"Is it we need to refuel sir??" I asked him..

He look at me and say "Why?? Only one circuit, why need to refuel.."

"Oo.. Ok sir," I smile at him..

Now my time come..

I start the aircraft alone..

Before this with the instructor..

Now, only me..

No one at the right side of the plane..

Me : Kota Bharu Ground APAC 20 Sierra, Assalamualaikum..

ATC : APAC 20 Sierra Kota Bharu Ground go ahead..

Me : Ground, APAC 20 Sierra request start up for one circuit and landing, POB 01, endurance 2 hours and 30 minutes in 9M-BDR copied information Bravo..

ATC : APAC 20 Sierra start approve for circuit and landing..

Me : Start approve for circuit and landing, APAC 20 Sierra..

I do all the check and run up..

Me : Ground APAC 20 Sierra request taxi..

ATC : APAC 20 Sierra, taxi holding point Charlie , contact tower APAC 20 Sierra..

Chocks off and taxi to holding point..

The feeling is different..

You are alone..

At holding point..

Me : Kota Bharu Tower APAC 20 Sierra at holding point Charlie, Assalamualaikum..

ATC : APAC 20 Sierra backtrack line up runway 10..

Me : Backtrack line up runway 10, APAC 20 Sierra..

Enter the runway, go as far as I can and backtrack for line up..

Me : Tower APAC 20 Sierra ready..

ATC : APAC 20 Sierra, climb 1000 feet for right hand circuit, clear for take-off..

Me : Climb 1000 feet for right hand circuit, clear for take off, APAC 20 Sierra..

Apply full power and airbone..

Once you leave the ground, nothing you can do except landing the aircraft..

I do as per normal..

Same thing that I have learn before this..

Me : Tower APAC 20 Sierra, downwind to land..

ATC : APAC 20 Sierra, continue approach, report final..

Me : Continue approach, report final APAC 20 Sierra..

On final..

This is the critical part..

Me : Tower APAC 20 Sierra, turning final to land..

ATC : APAC 20 Sierra, advice surface wind calm, clear to land..

Me : Copy that sir, clear to land APAC 20 Sierra..

Aiming point, airspeed, centerline..

Aiming point, airspeed, centerline..

Aiming point, airspeed, centerline..

Aiming point, airspeed, centerline..

Keep saying that..

To make sure you know where are you..

And, LAND..

As per normal..

Aircraft bouncing..

Like frog..

I try as hard as I can to control the aircraft..

Alhamdulillah, I'm safe..

Land safely..

ATC : APAC 20 Sierra, vacate runway Via Charlie contact ground..

Me : Vacate runway Via Charlie contact ground, APAC 20 Sierra.. Thank you sir, assalamualaikum..

ATC : Waalaikumussalam..

At holding point..

Me : Ground APAC 20 Sierra at holding point Charlie, request taxi for dispersal..

ATC :APAC 20 Sierra, clear taxi to apron for dispersal..

Me : Clear taxi to apron for dispersal, APAC 20 Sierra.. Thank you sir, assalamualaikum..

ATC : You are welcome.. Waalaikumussalam..

Taxi the aircraft to apron..

Follow the marshaller sign..

Stop..

And shutdown..

I take a time to feel..

To appreciate the time..

Know, I become a solo student..

I can fly the aircraft myself..

Without instructor..

Alhamdulillah..

Praise to Allah..

I went out from the aircraft and see the instructor..

"Hows your landing??" he asked me..

"Not so well sir," I say..

" Yah, I know.. I see it.. But ok, safe landing.."

"Thank you sir.."

Alhamdulillah..

Atlast, my aim have been achieved..

But, still long to go..

Just finish my solo..

Still have to going through a lot of exercise..

To prove the flying skill..

Insya Allah..

I will try my best..

To improve it..

I will..

(",)

~This what we call circuit (for eagle)~

~AIRBONE~

~Enter DOWNWIND~

~Enter BASE~

~FINAL~

~LANDING~

..Alhamdulillah..