BAD LUCK INDEED.......

Well, the first day of flying didn't go quite well for me. Funny things happen.. LOL.. Malu betul.. First sortie was the Area Familiarization or Famil. We were shown around the training area and we had our own personal map which was laminated. Well, the Piper had a small storm window at the PIC's side for ventilation. The suction through the window was very strong in flight, similar to that of in a car when you're driving.

Well, nak dijadikan ceritanya, waktu aku tengah kat pilot seat tu, tetiba map tu kena sedut keluar tingkap yang kecik tu. Haha... Lawak betul. I don't know how in the hell that happened, but it was VERY fast. Tapi benda tu jadi macam slow motion. Haha... Well, my instructor at that time was Captain Jackie (APAC 20). Terkejut beruk dia tengok. Haha.. Lepas tu sempat lagi dia buat lawak. "Well, let's turn around and look for your map. Maybe kita boleh land ambik kejap." Haha... Kalau ada orang jumpa training area map kat Bachok area coastal tu, sure aku punya lah tu.. Haha...

 Well, my second sortie on the day was Effect of Controls or EOC, also with Captain Jackie. That was when the second 'thing' happened on that day. Captain Jackie was flying the aircraft at the time and he was demonstrating the effects of power on the controls, and he was very focused on doing it. While I was observing his flying, suddenly a red warning light on the annunciator panel lit up. It shows "ALTERNATOR INOP" which means Alternator Inoperative. I was shocked with the warning and immediately told Captain Jackie who was unaware of it. He immediately assessed the situation and immediately do the alternator failure procedures. He notified ATC immediately and they gave us priority landing for straight in Runway 28 instead of the usual Runway 10.

Captain Jackie handling alternator failure

Note the red warning light on the annunciator panel

Well, luckily all went well. Apparently, it was no big deal for Captain Jackie. He said that it was the 4th time it happened to him. Well, alternator failure kat Piper benda biasa jadi je according to Captain Mani. So, better BEWARE!