Friday, September 01, 2006
finally i'm blogging again
went to RSAF Open House today....evaded the crowd cos today was only for students
Fokker-50 joyride was fun.....we were flying at only 1000 feet above ground level, essentially just beside the clouds....didn't go higher than that
before the flight, they gave us a safety briefing about where to exit the plane in case of an emergency....then they showed us how to use the EPOS (or sth like that)....this is like the oxygen mask in any commercial jet but the one on the Fokker-50 looks a bit like...er...funny. Then, boarding passes were issued and we moved to the boarding area
the plane came and it looked kind of small but when we boarded it, it wasn't as bad as we thought. Take-off was kind of scary cos the plane would suddenly bank and ascend without warning. The Fokker-50 is a former commercial plane bought by the RSAF as utility transport plane and the interior is exactly like any present commercial jet, but the ceiling is a bit low leh...i think about 3 people knocked on it when standing up.
we flew over Pulau Ubin and to the Southern Islands.....we saw Jurong Island, Pulau Semakau (i think) and Sentosa. On the way back, we flew over Paya Lebar MRT station and Singapore Post. The landing was much smoother than present commercial jets...
bless my new Nikon Coolpix L3 camera....managed to take 2 videos on board as well as some good pics, plus the landing of an F-16 at the end of the aerial display. The Fokker-50 ride was the highlight for today
oops...it's 5.30pm now...off to play soccer
went to RSAF Open House today....evaded the crowd cos today was only for students
Fokker-50 joyride was fun.....we were flying at only 1000 feet above ground level, essentially just beside the clouds....didn't go higher than that
before the flight, they gave us a safety briefing about where to exit the plane in case of an emergency....then they showed us how to use the EPOS (or sth like that)....this is like the oxygen mask in any commercial jet but the one on the Fokker-50 looks a bit like...er...funny. Then, boarding passes were issued and we moved to the boarding area
the plane came and it looked kind of small but when we boarded it, it wasn't as bad as we thought. Take-off was kind of scary cos the plane would suddenly bank and ascend without warning. The Fokker-50 is a former commercial plane bought by the RSAF as utility transport plane and the interior is exactly like any present commercial jet, but the ceiling is a bit low leh...i think about 3 people knocked on it when standing up.
we flew over Pulau Ubin and to the Southern Islands.....we saw Jurong Island, Pulau Semakau (i think) and Sentosa. On the way back, we flew over Paya Lebar MRT station and Singapore Post. The landing was much smoother than present commercial jets...
bless my new Nikon Coolpix L3 camera....managed to take 2 videos on board as well as some good pics, plus the landing of an F-16 at the end of the aerial display. The Fokker-50 ride was the highlight for today
oops...it's 5.30pm now...off to play soccer
