Monday, November 10, 2008


Subang - Latest news from Flight Calibration Division, we are now back on track! It's nearing 4 month since the aircraft was grounded due to failure of our FIS (Flight Inspection System). Now the FIS repaired after receiving a new 're-cond' VCOM card from the manufacturer. During this period, our guys was done their best to repair the FIS but it still too 'ill' to wake-up huhuhu... During this 4 month also which is full with havoc, the demand for doing routine flight inspection and commissioning new navaids was very high and stressing.

While waiting our FIS to recover, we had a discuss among our self for doing flight inspection by using alternative method, that is Theodolite system. By flying the propeller aircraft which is more slower than jet aircraft, the theodolite tracking will be more easier. We will fully utilized the Beechcraft King Air 200 now! Calibrator I & II was down, it's depend on you now Calibrator IV.. Actually it had been quit a time since the last time we used the theodolite for only in purpose to check the obstacle clearance of the runway. One thing to be sure that calibrating by using theodolite also a lot difficult to be done and could take double time comparing using the FIS. Our FTA senior said they had to look into the 'old book' back to memorize the calculation in term of positioning the theodolite tripod in the right place correspondent to the PAPI angle and location...but the theodolite tracking procedure still in their mind! Glorious to our senior!

Finally, on 24th-26th September 2008 we are went to Limbang and Labuan for a purpose of theodolite tracking training and we succeed on this speacial mission nearing 100%. (and bear in mind that we are doing this mission in Ramadhan month - buat kerja kat tengah panas terik dalam bulan puasa tu...). Then we continue the progress by doing the PAPI Commissioning flight check at Kuala Terengganu and once again we have done it with satisfactory. Thanks to our FTA seniors and also not to forget our special thanks and salute to our captain, Captain Abdul Rahman which are just came back from Wichita (flying the Calibrator II for 12 years mandatory check) a day before we take-off to Kuala Terengganu (jet lag pun tak abis lagi kan Capt...). I can feel the strong spirit in our team to complete the tasks while doing the flight checks.. (hati kecilku berkata "This is for you Malaysia, and if not us, who else?..mm..we are doing a fardu kifayah job!). We are doing our best for you Malaysia...(peh..patriotik abis..!)

Alhamdulillah..thank to God, our Learjet60 (Calibrator I) equipped with Normarc FIS are flying back and already done the flight inspection with success in TUDM Labuan airport and Brunei International airport on 03rd-07th November 2008. By the time this article was drafting, we had just done calibrating the ILS and PAPI at Kuching airport. Insyallah it will continue progressively and for sure that our schedule will become as tight as before. Hopefully our beloved FIS can hold until the arrival of the new FIS's which is worth RM25million.


mmmmm.... like i said before, a lots of true dedication is needed to accomplish this very important National Interest tasks but....only few know about it & appreciate it...

until next time....


by MSZ