hoho. today was fun. played soccer during PE. haven't done that for a long time. they had the girls do some cheerleading thing after sch today. sadly i had to rush to seletar so couldn't stay to watch. boo hoo.

another circuits sortie today. 1 more sortie left before i hopefully can go solo =D somehow managed to pwn the OLEO extension (read: hydraulic suspension/shock absorbers) on one of the main landing gears today. after taxying back to the parking bay, we got out and checked the aircraft. The OLEO extension on the landing gear strut, which was supposed to measure 4.5 inches, had become 0 inches, with hydraulic fluid sprayed all over the floor and trailing the path which i took back to the flight line. how interesting. hopefully it wasn't really due to my landings (which were way better and softer than my previous few sorties btw)



the oleo extension is the metallic part between the wheel and the...white thing. a compressed one doesn't look that bad from this pic, but the one on the aircraft i used really looked quite bad. especially with all the hydraulic fluid coming out all over. ahhh.

anyway, the actual flight was rather nice. First time since i started flying circuits that i had the time to look out of the side windows and see the Singaporean landscape with the sun just above the horizon. Quite a beautiful sight, especially when you're only 800 feet off the ground and everything is still quite big =) had some really smooth landings too. yaye.

oh i had KFC O.R. chicken chop for dinner. i like =)

Food for thought..
"Open your doors, O Lebanon,
That fire may devour your cedars.
Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,
Because the mighty trees are ruined.
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
For the thick forest has come down.
There is the sound of wailing shepherds!
For their glory is in ruins.
There is the sound of roaring lions!
For the pride of the Jordan is in ruins."
- Zechariah 11:1-3

Sortie 15 DCO on 9V-BOE
Thank You dear God for everything