Urban Touchdown

You have no idea what this guy was doing,
introducing Remi Gaillard ...

Watch this video,
I bet you will laugh out loud
at this mischievous so-called,
" Rugby Player "

Enjoy...
Have a great weekend ahead ...

Always,
KeithK :)

McValue Lunch

Last Friday, during the Muslim's prayer, we had a long 3 hours lunch break. Without much planning, we decided to go outside for lunch. Our first stop was in the all-time famous, house-hold icon; the Big M - McDonald. Since it was lunch hour, we were entitled for the McValue Lunch Set for all the menus. Woah ... :)

Chump! Coke-Cola ...

Crunchy French Fries ...
Fresh from hot stove ...

My Big MacValue Lunch Set
All these for RM 7.99,
way more cheaper than ordinary hour
Lolz :)


Weekends was spent with completing
my Basic Engineering assignment,
if not for the assignment,
I would not have any excuse to
read up my CAIP ...
Indeed, it is a blessing in disguise,
there are so many new thing to learn
in CAIP, especially in maintenance aspects.

Next assignment,
80 Air Legislation Questions ...

Going to watch Lee Chong Wei
in action versus Taufik Hidayat
in Men's Single Final
Indonesian Super Series Open now ...

Got to go,
Cheers,
KeithK :)

VOR Navigation

It had been quite some times back then when I was doing my aircraft's practical. Yesterday, while the rest of my colleagues were having their IELS English Exams, some of us were dispatched to the floor to do the practical. We were told to remove and re-install back the VOR antenna on the Cessna 172.

Cessna 172
The red arrow indicates the
location of the VOR antenna
College has bought an unused Cessna 172
from a flying club last month.
Although, it was left unused for a period of time,
nevertheless, it is still serviceable after all the
necessary maintenance work have been performed on it ...

The VOR antenna resembles the shape of V
which is fitted at the vertical stabilizer of the Cessna 172.
So, you may ask what is VOR?

VOR is an acronym for Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni-Directional Radio Range. Generally, VOR serves as a source of navigation aid to the aircraft, just as if, a "sign board" on roads. VOR Navigation provides a reliable line from the VOR station which can be selected and followed by the pilots. VOR operates in the region of VHF from 108 MHz to 117.95 MHz. The signal received from the VOR station will contain the VOR Station identifier code and the location signal.

Then, you may ask, what so good about VOR Navigation? Indeed, VOR Nav will suffer little intervention from the thunderstorm and less "course-bending" around the coastlines and earth terrains. As the nature of law says, "Every good, there is bad! " Same applies to the VOR. The disadvantage of VOR is that it depends on the "line of sight" - If the transmitting antenna could not seen on a perfect clear way from the receiving antenna, the useful signal cannot be received. In short, if the VOR antenna on the aircraft cannot "see" the VOR station on ground, then, the NAV signal will serve no purpose.

Typical VOR station on ground
The signal is transmitted in all direction,
360 degrees all around.
It is hence called "Omni-Directional".
How it works?
Basically, two signals are transmitted by this station;
the reference phase signal and the rotating phase signal.
These two signals are essential to decode the
location and direction of the VOR station.
The signals received by the aircraft will be
processed and computed to determine the phase angle,
by which, the phase angle will equal to the direction from the station
to the aircraft in degrees with
reference to Magnetic North.
Some VOR station may have the
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
which provides the slant distance
of the aircraft to the VOR station ...

An overview of the VOR Station in aiding the aircraft navigation ...
An indicator, known as Horizontal Situational Indicator (HSI)
in cockpit is used to indicate the aircraft's bearing
with respect to the VOR station on ground.
To use the VOR station,
the pilots will need to tune the frequency of that station
based on the Aeronautical Chart.
However, as Science and Technology is playing prominent role in aviation,
the use of VOR is soon to be exiled.
The Global Positional System (GPS) is now taking over the
modern navigation on board of the aircraft.

For more information, click here for VOR,
here for HSI and here for DME.


Best wishes,
Cheers,
KeithK :)

I want to maintain this momentum ...

Three examination results in total were announced this week alone by college. Overall, I am quite happy and satisfied with the outcome. Here's what I get ...

Module 5: Digital Technique and Computer Systems - 94%
Module 9: Human Factors
Paper 1 - 95%
Paper 2 - 96%
Module 10: Aviation Legislation
Paper 1 - 95%
Paper 2 - 90%

I am really thankful and grateful with God's blessing, and of course, instructors and fellow colleagues for helping out with discussion and sharing. Now, with third year in college is progressing, there are still 4 more modules to be completed; Module 6,7, 13 and 14. Currently, am doing Module 13: Aircraft's Systems; this is a big and lengthy module which is expected to complete by July. By the way, my college will be getting an Approved Training Organization from DCA. Congratulations ... (",)

Just for sharing with all of you ...
Have a thought for awhile
as you read across the line ...
Enjoy!

Your truthfully,
KeithK :)

Semester 2 Third Year in College begins ...

A week holiday is KCH came to an end with my early morning trip back to Subang. Flights from KCH-KUL were extremely congested, my Dad told me it was overbooked days before the actual flight. As usual, jump seat is the only solution. Thanks to Uncle Liow for applying my jump seat.

I took the earliest flight, MH 2547 at 0600 hours in the morning. Captain of the flight was kind and great, as, he finally decided to upgrade me to Business Class seat instead of the crampy jump seat. I was more than delighted, what else, comfory and large leg space, with soft cushion, it is indeed an ideal place to sleep and rest myself early in the morning. Thanks you, Mr Captain and Leading Stewardess, Miss Pei Ling for your kind assistance. Took some pictures, but, I must apologize for the quality of the pictures. They weren't taken with my Alpha, but, using a Rm1600 ++ handphone - The Samsung Omnia. Very cool handphone, with GPS function. Camera 5 Megapixels. Woah ... Cool gadget!! Let's the pictures do the talking ...

Early morning Sunrise ...
0600 hours Sun, thousands of feet above the ground
Love the colour mixtures of this picture ...

Business Class Breakfast Set 1 - Nasi Lemak Sambal Udang
Typical Malaysian local breakfast,
the spicy spices with aromatic rice mix with cocunut milk
is one of the favourite breakfast choice
besides Roti Canai.

Breakfast Set 2 - Omellete with Potatoes
Cheese-baked Omellete is juicy, tempting and filling.
Less oil, healthy and complete;
it is just simply a good way to start your meal ...

Tibits- Salty Peanuts
Don't like to eat peanuts, so.
when Miss Stewardess gave it to me,
I gave them all to the people
sitting beside me after taking
the photos...
Haha :)

Tea Tarik and Nescafe ...
Hot drink served on board ...
Cool isn't it?


College's days will be beginning tomorrow,
my targets during holiday was only
60% achieved, not too productive,
but neither too bad.

More stories to be covered soon,
come back again once awhile...

Your truthfully,
Cheers,
KeithK :)

Just another ordinary day ...

Early in the morning, went to bank to sort out my BSN account,
then, proceeded to buy the "Laksa Sarawak Rempah" for a friend,
going to hand over to him when I return to KL on Sunday.
Flights are quite packed, Dad told me this morning,
as a result I will have to board into the earliest morning flight,
schedule to be on 6am ...

Hmmm, in a flash of time,
one week holiday seems to be just yesterday,
it is coming to an end soon ...
So fast, isn't it?

Nothing much today,
here's a picture of chocolate from my Auntie
in Australia ...
Enjoy!

Chocolate anyone?

Cheers,
KeithK :)

Where is AF Flight 447?

If you are following the news lately,
you will come across the headline of
" A330 Missing in Atlantic Ocean! "

Wondering what might happen to this flight?
The A330 from Air France Flight 447
was on a schedule flight from
Rio de Janeiro to Paris with
228 passengers on board ...

The worst fear is, the A330
may have crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
Chances of rescuing any survivors
is getting slimmer and slimmer as time passes
Let's pray for all the best ...
Click here for Flight 447 news ...

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Today's Lunch menu ...
Fried Tauhu with Tomato

Short update for today ...
Your truthfully,
KeithK :)

Dragon Fruit ABC

Have you ever tasted Dragon Fruit ABC before?
Here, back in Kuching, I found a shop
selling this kind of special dessert ...
Haha :0
Enjoy the pictures ...

Fresh Dragon Fruit from the tree ...
Pick yourself and,
the boss will make it into
this icy sweet and tasty ABC ...

Look tempting?
Yum yum :)


Going out for dinner tonight,
my uncle is giving a treat ...

Cheers,
KeithK :)

Duan Wu Jia ... Eat Zhong Zhi

Last Friday was Chinese Dumpling festival, or better known as DuanWu Jia. The event falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese Lunar calendar. The history of DuanWu Jia celebration can be recalled here ... The ZhongZhi usually comes in the shape of triangular cone shaped consists of minced meat and chopped vegetables wrapped into the glutinous rice dumpling. Some people may add chicken, chestnuts, cooked peanuts, black mushrooms, shrimp or red bean paste so on and forth.

Mum didn't make Zhong Zhi this year.
We opted to buy outside instead,
prices of good has increased significantly over the last few years,
so does the Zhong Zhi ...
Few years back, we can get a piece of
Zhong Zhi with Rm1.20,
but now,
you can only get an ordinary sized with Rm1.80.
More shocking, Klang sells for a
piece of Zhong Zhi worth of Rm5.00
Oh my, I bet myself to spend
Rm5.00 for that :)

My sis likes to eat Zhong Zhi with sweet chili sauce,
but, not me ...
Feel like eatiing one?
Walk down to nearby kopitiam
and order a Loh Mai Kai,
an almost equivalent to Zhong Zhi ...


Went out yesterday for a model photoshooting
session, overall,
it was a fruitful products ...

Will post up the pictures soon,
haha :)
Here's a sneak peak ...


Blue sky ...

Will update soon,
still tonnes of assignments to be done,
Today is Monday,
5 days more before back to KL ...

Cheers,
KeithK :)