I LOVE THE AIR

I have learned so much as a student pilot. Flying has now become my passion, my priority, and some may even call it an obsession, but hey that's okay, because I absolutely LOVE it! 


My instructor Sidhhu Sir and I have worked on so many different maneuvers and lessons and I just can't get enough. We had done preflight(which I can do by myself now!), slow flight, power on and off stalls, recovery from those, traffic patterns, touch-and-goes and go-arounds. I enjoy them all.  Plus, Sidhhu Sir and I always have the best times up in the air; he makes learning really fun for me. That's why finding a good instructor is very important.


I discovered though, that with all the craziness from school, cross-country, friends, family etc, flying just clears my mind and puts my head in the clouds for once.(ha!) My peers often get jealous of me, in a playful way of course, and always want to know all about my lessons, which I gladly share with them. I truly love the air.

Happy Flying!

Don't Panic :(

Everyone is nervous about the recent downturn in the airline industry. Airlines are seeing furloughs, layoffs, and slow downs in operations. It all sounds very frightening; and for some people (those being furloughed and laid off) it’s down right depressing.


The industry is in self-preservation mode. It may seem dire, but the tough decisions CEO’s are making right now will likely save more jobs than the numbers that were lost in the process. Airlines can simply operate themselves into bankruptcy, unless things change.

While it looks like doom and gloom now, this shift to saving companies will actually bode well for the future aviators beginning flying lessons today. A college student beginning a freshman semester this fall is likely to see five years of training and time building before they are marketable as a pilot. With the cyclical tendency of the aviation industry, five years will be the turning point, if not the full-blown industry upswing.

When companies like Kingfisher Airlines reduce flights and some airlines close their doors all together, the future supply of flights will no longer meet the ever-growing demand of the public. This sets the stage for fair increases for passengers, pay increases for employees, and overall aviation industry growth. This particular industry cycle is timed perfectly for the benefit of High School Graduates of today.

Mah Cute Lil CLASSROOM (Cessna 152)

Find out about this wonderful airplane which has proven to be such as success that thousands were built between 1957 and 1982, many of which are still flying. 

Introduction
The Cessna 152 is one of the smallest 4-cylinder engine airplanes in use. It has served as the standard flying-school airplane for decades. I wanna buy one for two reasons: it is the aircraft I had had most of my flying experience in and it is also the cheapest .


This plane was designed in the late 50's (as far as I can tell) by Cessna Aircraft, who for years has been the largest producers of small airplanes in the world. The Cessna 152 quickly became a major success for the company who built them continuously until the 80's, though with minor cosmetic improvements. The Cessna 152 is a very robust all-metal two-seater trainer, with a design that now looks rather old-fashioned compared with the lighter, modern, synthetic fiber planes, or even with the wonderful wood-and-cloth Robin. But most people who have flown Cessnas for any length of time like them because they're so forgiving and they are, after all, the plane most people learnt to fly in.


With just the pilot and some luggage, the two-seater can take on 37.5 gallons of usable fuel in both wing, giving you about 5 hours of flying time. If you are generous and count on a 100 knots of cruise speed, (forgetting allowances for taxiing and climbing) that gives you a range of about 500 Nm, or 900 km. Of course, if you use less power your endurance will go up, but your speed will decrease. However, you can achieve a greater range by decreasing the power, but if you're renting by the hour, who cares?

Specifications

Engine	Lycoming 0-235-L2C 110 HP
Oil Capacity	6 Litres
Total Fuel Capacity	147 Litres
Useable Fuel	142 Litres
Fuel Consumption	25 Litres / hour (approx)
Cruise TAS	100 Kt
Best Angle Of Climb	54 Kt
Best Rate Of Climb	65 Kt
Cruise Climb	75 Kt
Approach Speed	65 Kt
Crosswind Component	15 Kt
Glide Speed	60 Kt
VFE	85 Kt
VNE	149 Kt
Basic Empty Weight	520 Kg
Max. Take Off Weight	757 Kg
Max. Landing Weight	757 Kg

My Emotional Explosion :(

After watching the Movie "MAUSAM" , I have experienced an emotional explosion. Squadron Leader Harish Singh, character played by Shahid Kapoor reminded of mah old golden days of flying. The way he was checking the aircraft before flying took me back to yash air flying days. I used to look around the aircraft for loosened bolts n nuts, for dents if any. I used to check da fuel with the dipstick. Aww man meri life ka poora ka poora flashback chal gaya meri aankhon ke saamne. N mah emotions got evoked. They got xploded wen i was lying dwn on mah bed. I just cunt stop mah self from writing. N jab emotion explosion hota hai toh kya hota hai, aap ye pad kar samaj jaayenge:-


FLYING- A BEAUTIFUL SONG <3


I have shed
So many tears on my bed
Tear drops rolled down my cheek
When my emotions reached the highest peak
Flying is the field where I belong
Flying is my be-uti-ful song




My dream is very high
I wanna touch the lonely sky
I wanna fly that machine
I cant express, to me, what does that actually mean

Flying is the field where I belong
Flying is my be-uti-ful song

I feel greedy whenever I see a flying plane

Awe man not flying it gives me a lot of pain

When I see a pilot in uniform

It pinches me and reminds me of my mom

Flying is the field where I belong
Flying is my be-uti-ful song

I have saluted each and every plane

I know for some it may be insane

But for me its a gain

I have waited for long

Flying is the field where I belong
Flying is my be-uti-ful song

This is my one and only dream

God show me a bright beam

Please answer to my prayers

Don't just cover them with dust layers

Flying is the field where I belong
Flying is my be-uti-ful song

At times I feel like a looser

My hopes rise and die like a snoozer

Oh God give me strength and tolerance power

Bless me so that my dream doesn't remain so far

Flying is the field where I belong
Flying is my be-uti-ful song

Don’t Bring Your Balls on the Plane…

HAHAHAHA frens, I hv brought a very funny incident for ol of u. I have laughed mah heart out after reading dis 1....

This one really caught me off guard… As I was leaving India on Saturday night I checked my luggage in with Cathay Pacific at the New Delhi International Airport and headed towards security on my way to the departure gate. I went through the regular ‘are you carrying anyliquids or gels‘ schpiel and pulled my laptop out and put it in a separate tray for the x-ray machine then walked through the body metal detector thing and when I got to the other side there was an delay in getting my bags…

Now this is fairly normal for me because as a juggler I often put stuff in my hand luggage that the airport security people raise an eyebrow over… Most travellers, for example, don’t carry hat boxes with Top Hatsin them… I’m used to having my bags run through the screening process multiple time and questions asked about the content of my carry on cases, but typically once the questions are asked I’m allowed to go on my merry way having suffered only a minor delay.

Such was not the case on Saturday night however…

I get to the other side of the screening and sure enough my bags are run through a second time. Then the bag search… They open up my top hat bag and pull out my five silicone juggling-balls…

“We’re going to need to run these through again…”

OK… What ever…

Now I should also point out at this point that the guys who do the security at the International Airport in New Delhi are Indian Military and not your typical TSA guy from North America. They have a slightly more menacing appearance and some of them carry side arms or rifles… Definitely not the sort of guys you want to piss off…

“Can I see your boarding pass please.”

I hand it over and they look at it, then look back at me and say -

“I’m afraid you can’t travel with these balls, they’re a restricted item.”

I’m like – What? – Juggling balls a restricted item???”

“Yes”

“Can you tell my why I’m not allowed to take them on the plane? I mean I didn’t have a problem on my way to India with these and I’m having a hard time understanding what the problem is..”

“They are a restricted item… Can you follow me to the head of security please…”

So I go over to the dude in the picture and he explains to me that I won’t be able to carry these on the plane in my hand luggage. These‘Restricted items’ will be placed in a special Cathay Pacific box and put in the checked luggage area of the plane…

Huh???

At this point, a representative from Cathay Pacific is there helping and I turn to him in the hopes of getting some sort of explanation -

“I’m sorry for the confusion,” I say, “But can you explain to me why these juggling balls are a ‘Restricted item’?”

The guy from Cathay smiles at me and says…

“Well… You might start juggling and distract the pilot…”

I smile, resign myself to the fact that I won’t see my balls until I get to Vancouver and stop resisting the inevitable.

Flash forward to my arrival in Vancouver on Sunday and sure enough my specially boxed juggling balls were spat out onto the baggage carousel at YVR so the story had a happy ending. To be honest, not having to carry the extra weight of 5 three-inch silicone juggling-balls in my hand-luggage wasn’t necessarily a bad thing… The only reason I normally keep them in my hand-luggage is to keep the weight of my checked luggage below 50 lbs… On this particular trip I could have checked them as I wasn’t travelling with quite as much in the way of props as I sometimes do… Oh well

Flying rules.... Things Every Pilot should Adhere to...

1) Takeoffs are optional. Landings are mandatory.
2) If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller.
3) Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is dangerous.
4) It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there wishing you were down here.
5) The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
6) The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
7) When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
8) A "good" landing is one from which you can walk away. A "great" landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
9) Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
10) You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp.
11) The probability of survival is directly proportional to the angle of arrival.
12) Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another airplane going in the opposite direction.
13) Reliable sources also report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.
14) There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
15) You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience.The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
16) In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose
17) Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, experience usually comes from bad judgment.
18) It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.
19) Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to repeal
20) Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of takeoffs you've made.
21) The three most useless things to a pilot ?
a) altitude above you
b) runway behind you
c) 1/10 of a second ago.
22) Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.

Life of a First Officer(Copilot)

First officer is second-in-command of the aircraft
And he knows the FLYING ART
He sits on the right seat
If Captain goes wrong, he cant tweet

Copilot prepares pre flight plan
He has so much to do throughout the span
He manages checklist
Flying safely is his only gist

Copilot has so many duties
Whereas Captains are moodies
When Captain's landing is corky
He blames first officer falsely

Copilot is tasked with radio com and navigational duties
Oh mah God!!! he is the real aircraft's beauties
Copilot must support the Captain
He should always act like a batten

THE COPILOT

I am the copilot. I sit on the right.
It's up to me to be quick and bright;
I never talk back for I have regrets,
But I have to remember what the Captain forgets.

I make out the Flight Plan and study the weather,
Pull up the gear, stand by to feather;
Make out the mail forms and do the reporting,
And fly the old crate while the Captain is courting.

I take the readings, adjust the power,
Put on the heaters when we're in a shower;
Tell him where we are on the darkest night,
And do all the bookwork without any light.

I call for my Captain and buy him cokes;
I always laugh at his corny jokes,
And once in awhile when his landings are rusty
I always come through with, "By gosh it's gusty!"

All in all I'm a general stooge,
As I sit on the right of the man I call "Scrooge";
I guess you think that is past understanding,
But maybe some day he will give me a landing.

Not An Inch Off The Ground...yet... First things first

Imagine a friend of yours just said to you, "Hey, let's go rent a plane and do some sightseeing." Now that friend of yours has never ever touched an airplane his entire life. Would you agree to go with him? Personally, and out of common sense, I wouldn't.

It is logical that before any person be allowed to fly any aircraft, he or she must possess sufficient knowledge to operate it safely and properly. This knowledge is gained in the form of ground school and flight lessons with a flight instructor.

Just as one needs a driving license in order to drive an automobile, so one needs a pilot's license in order to fly an airplane. For most people, this takes the form of the Private Pilot License, otherwise known as a PPL. Generally speaking, a PPL allows a person to fly specific types of single-engine aircraft for non-commercial purposes, i.e. you can't make money out of it.

The specific requirements in order to obtain a PPL vary from country to country, although one will find they are quite similar. Here in India, I am required by law, as a student pilot, to complete the following:

Private Pilot’s License (aeroplanes)

1. Requirements for issue of license— An applicant for Private Pilot’s License shall satisfy the

following requirements :-

(a) Age— He shall not be less than seventeen years of age on the date of application.

(b) Educational Qualification— He shall have passed Class Ten or equivalent Examination from a recognised Board.

(c) Medical Fitness— He shall produce on a prescribed proforma, a certificate of physical fitness from an approved medical practitioner after undergoing a medical examination during which he shall have established his medical fitness on the basis of compliance with the requirements as notified by the Director-General under Rule 39B.

(d) Knowledge— He shall pass a written examination in Air Regulations, Air Navigation, Aviation Meteorology and Aircraft and Engines as per the syllabus prescribed by the Director-General.

Provided that an applicant in possession of a valid Private Pilot’s License (Helicopters) or a Commercial/Airline Transport Pilot’s License (Helicopters) shall pass an examination in Aircraft and Engines only.

(e) Experience— He shall produce evidence of having satisfactorily completed as a pilot of an aeroplane not less than forty hours of flight time which shall include—

(i) not less than twenty hours of solo flight time;

(ii) not less than five hours of cross-country flight time in accordance with para 

5(b) of Section A as the sole occupant of an aeroplane including a flight of not less than one hundred a fifty nautical miles in the course of and which full stop landings at two different aerodromes shall have been made;

(iii) not less than ten hours of solo flight time completed within a period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of application for the issue of license;

(iv) fifty percent of solo flying experience on microlight aircraft acquired during the preceding twenty four months from the date of application subject to a maximum of ten hours, may be credited towards the total experience required for the issue of the license.

(v) fifty percent of solo gliding experience shall count towards total flying experience requirement subject to a maximum of ten hours towards total flight time.

(f) Flying Training— He shall have completed flying training in accordance with the syllabus prescribed by the Director-General.

(g) Skill— He shall have demonstrated his competency to perform as a Pilot-in- command or a Co-pilot of an aeroplane, the procedures and manoeuvres prescribed in the syllabus, to the satisfaction of an Examiner, on the type of aeroplane to which the application for the license relates, within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of application.

2. Validity— The period of validity shall commerce from the date of issuer renewal of the license. The license shall be valid for period as specified in the Rule 39C subject to compliance with renewal requirements as stipulated in para 3 hereinafter.

3. Renewal— The license may be renewed on receipt of satisfactory evidence of the applicant

(a) having undergone a medical examination in accordance with para 1(C); and

(b) having satisfactorily completed not less than five hours of flight time as Pilot- in-command of an aeroplane within a period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of application for renewal or in lieu thereof, having satisfactorily completed the flying test as laid down in para 1 (g) within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of application.

4. Ratings— (a) Aircraft Rating— The license shall indicate the class and the types of aeroplanes the holder is entitled to fly. An open rating for all single piston engine types of aeroplanes having an all-up weight not exceeding one thousand five hundred Kgs. may also be granted if he has completed not less than two hundred and fifty hours as Pilot-in-command and has at least four different types of aeroplanes entered in the aircraft rating of his license :

Provided that the privileges of the open rating shall be exercised only after having undergone a ground and flight familiarisation with a Flight Instructor or an approved Examiner for the type of aircraft and a certificate to this effect shall be recorded by the Flight Instructor/Examiner in the Pilot’s Log Book before the Pilot is released to exercise the privileges of his open-rating.

(b) Night Rating— Night Rating entitles the holder of the license to carry passengers at night. Conditions for the issue of this rating are detailed below :-

(i) he must have completed not less than fifty hours of flight time in-command and as sole manipulator of the controls including than five hours by night, which must include a minimum of five and five landings carried out within the preceding six months of application;

(ii) he must have completed a dual cross-country flight by night of at least one hundred nautical miles before he can be permitted to undertake sole cross-country flights by night, and

(iii) he must have completed not less than five hours of dual instructions in instrument flying which may include not more than two and a half hours on an approved synthetic flight trainer.

(c) Instrument Rating— Instrument rating entitles the holder of the license to fly under the Instrument Flight Rules. The standard of medical fitness and conditions for issue of the rating are laid in Section O.

5. Extension of Aircraft Rating— For extension of Aircraft Rating to include an additional type of aeroplane, an applicant shall be required to produce evidence of —

(a) having passed written examination in Aircraft and Engines as mentioned in para 1(d);

(b) having undergone adequate dual instructions and solo flying to gain competency on the type;

(c) having satisfactorily completed the flight test as laid down in para 1(g) on the type within a period of six months immediately preceding date of application for the extension of Aircraft Rating.

6. Privileges— Subject to the validity of endorsements and ratings in the license and compliance with the relevant provisions of Rules 39-B, 39-C and 42, the privileges of the holder of a Private Pilot’s License shall be to act, but not for remuneration, as Pilot-on-command or as Co-pilot of any aeroplane which is entered in the Aircraft Rating of his license and carry passengers therein :

(i) no flight is undertaken for hire or remuneration of any kind, whatsoever;

(ii) the passengers are carried by night only when the holder of license is in possession of a valid night rating and has carried out not less than five take-offs and five landings by night as Pilot-in-command within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of intended flight; and

(iii) no flight shall be undertaken under the Instrument Flight Rules without being in possession of a valid Instrument Rating.

Once I have completed all of the above, I will be issued a PPL - and I shall be on my way to new horizons! Dear readers, these are my goals and I am determined to complete them - as long as it brings me closer to the skies. As one anonymous person wrote, "To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home." Stay tuned for next post, in which we shall have an introduction to one of the training aircraft: the Cessena- 152."

So, You Want To Fly???

"So, you want to fly?" 
"Yeah."
"As in fly real airplanes? Really?"
"Really."
"Wow. That's cool."

I have had this conversation several times with people when I told them I was taking flight lessons. To many people, the concept of "pilot" brings with it a certain sense of wonder, mystery and respect - something out of the ordinary. I remember myself sitting in airport waiting lounges, staring with awe and amazement as pilots boarded their aircraft, regal in their uniform suits with braids denoting their rank, donning pilot sunglasses, braided caps, carrying briefcases filled with mysterious papers only pilots could use... and it wasn't only me who would be staring; the rest of the passengers in the terminal would be staring along with me too. I'm sure we would all be thinking along similar lines. After all, what sort of person does it really take to strap himself to a man-made contraption of metal, alloy, glass, plastic, fabric, rubber, thousands of kilograms of fuel, leave the safety of Mother Earth along with the lives of others either intrepid or foolish enough to accompany him, and be able to coax his oversized bird into landing safely back to earth? What does it really take?

CHOONA HAI AASMAAN

Aksar yaad aati hai
Voh bachpan ki shaitaniyaan
Voh bachpan ki nadaniyaan
Aur le aati hai apne saath
bheeni si hansi 
aur thodi si aankhon mein nami


Jab bhi udte jahaz ko dekhti thi sochti thi- "Kaash!!! mere bhi aise pankh hote aur main ud jaati". Us waqt main pagali kahan jaanti thi ki udne ke liye bhaagna zaroori hota hai. Jaise jaise main badi hui mera sapna mekko bada hota nazar aaya. Maine apne sapne ko bachhe ki tarah pala.


Gharwalon se ladd jhagar kar nikal gayi apne sapne ko pura karne, nahin jaanti thi us waqt ki maa- baap ka aashirwaad kisi kaam mein na ho toh voh kaam shayad kabhi pura hi nai hota. Khair, choriye in baaton ko.
Voh din aaya jab main pehli baar udi aur us lamhe ko maine ek poetry mein kaid kar liya.

FEEL LIKE TOUCHING THE LONELY SKY

It was 9 o’ clock of Oct 12, 2007 in the morning

When my life became so exciting

My heart was pulsating

Not because I was having any fright

It was nothing but my excite

It was nothing but my delight

You must be having doubt

What am I talking about?

I should open the doors of suspense

My friends I am sharing my 1^st Air Experience

As I saw my cute, little aircraft

I couldn’t control my pounding heart

As the plane took off in the lonely sky

My dreams were building up high

I was not having any fright

It was nothing but my excite

It was nothing but my delight

Everything seems to be a pygmy

As if I was flying over the toy city

Cars, rail tracks, roads, trees and the Shipra river

Everything was a miniature

Clouds were like the throne of the queen

Oh! God why it was 10:15?

I wanted to fly high

I wanted to accompany the lonely sky

I was going to land

Everything started becoming grand

As the plane was landing

In my stomach food was spinning

This time it wasn’t my excite

It wasn’t my delight

It was my dislike

I wanted to fly longer

This air experience couldn’t suppress my hunger

Aur fir aakhir kar voh din bhi aa gaya jab main akele bilkul akel udi. Zindagi mein pehli baar maine azaadi ko mehsoos kiya. Voh lamha aisa tha maano main kuch time ke liye heaven mein chali gayi hun. Voh pehli baar tha jab mujhe laga ki "Yaar main toh badi ho gayi" Maine is yaadgar pal ko bhi poetry mein piro diya.

FREEDOM EXPRESS

I taxied to the runway 31 alone

I took my Cessna by my own

I thought it was a premature take off

But it was not

“Oh! Seat next to me is vacant, idiot”

As I was in the air

I started screaming without any care

No one was there to hear

I remembered God for a while

And sung a short hymen

Barren land, dried trees and green lake

Seemed to be artistic but fake

My view was entirely different

All because of my merriment

This flight has changed into a festival

It was such a miracle

There was a streak of confidence on my face

This was my first step towards success

I was filled with a feeling of responsibility

Oh my Cessna you are so pretty!

I was on my final approach

Without any help of my coach

My plane smoothly kissed the runway

I need not to say

When I was on ground

My landing made others spell bound

My shirt was scribbled with compliments

It was the colorful proof of my achievement

This was the most beautiful present

I have ever got to clear the test

Thanks to my Sir

My dearest teacher, my instructor

Your importance in my life can never be lost

I want to raise him a toast

On this wonderful day

HAPPY SOLO DAY

Do(2) achhe photos, achhe kya bestest photos mere ZINDAGI KA CAMERA kheech chuka tha.

Aur ab mujhe finally CPL (Commercial Pilot License) mil hi gaya. (25th Feb, 2009) Abtak ka sabse yaadgar sabse achha din jise yaad kar kar meri aankhen aaj bhi bhar aati hai, dil mein aaj bhi gudgudi si ho jaati hai. aaj bhi mere raungte khare ho jaate hai.

CPL milte hi main udne lagi apne sapno ki duniya mein. Aur aaj tak ud  rahi hun bole toh bhaag rahi hum apne sapno ke peeche. Kai baar giri, kai baar rukne ka mann kia lekin iss sapne ke suffer mein mujhe bahut se aise log mile jinhone mere sapne ko apna bana liya. Main apne liye nai, unke liye nai ruk sakti. Mujhe bhaagte rehna hai kyunki udne ke liye bhaagna zaroori hota hai. Mujhe kisi ne kaha hai ki "jo hota hai achhe ke liye hota hai" Shayad mera abhi nahi udna aur bhaagte rehna hi achha hai. Mujhe jeetna hai kynki main udna chahati hun. Humare Maa baap kai baar sochte honge ki hum apne bachon ko kaise pale, kaise unhe voh saari khushiyan de jo vo chahate hain, kai baar shayad vo humari khushi puri nai kar paate toh kya voh humhe maar hi dete hai, nai na??? Aise hi mera sapna hai, mere bachhe ki tarah hai voh bahut kuch chahata hai mujhse. Main apne sapne ko marne nai de sakti. "Choti si asha, masti bhare mann ki bholi si aasha, Aasmaanon mein udne ki aasha". Yeh song mujhe uda kar hi chodega :P Mere jaise kitne aise pilots honge jo ABHI ud nai paa rahe. Aap sab bhi yeh song sune aur apna zazba kabhi khatam na hone de. Kynki hume choona hai aasmaan.