Learning from the TV series
duffle bag Booyah! – Slang term from the early 1990s meaning roughly “OH YEAH!” or “IN YOUR FACE!” or “THERE WE GO!” lunatic (adj.) – a person who is mentally ill (offensive old-fashioned) insane (adj.) – mentally ill run amok (ph.) – to be out of control and act in a wild or dangerous manner psychopath (n.) – someone who is very mentally ill and dangerous whitewash (v.) = hide (v.) -He whitewash the fact. Don’t believe in him!
Aviation Mathematics and Physics
What is the cause for the change in seasons throughout the year? Ans : The axis of rotation of the Earth is tilted. Notes: The seasons on Earth have nothing to do with the specific shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun. What causes day and night? The Earth rotates around a line through the
English every day
Are you feeling excited about Christmas? Of course! Time with friends and family, eating lots, partying, presents – and generally indulging – what’s not to like? Well, it only happens once a year, Sam. But for those of us who do celebrate Christmas, it comes at a price…I mean it comes at a cost to
Learning on the bus :‘It is a time-out condition’: Doomed pilots’ final moments in cockpit revealed
[Ref https://amp.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/report-reveals-final-moments-in-the-cockpit-of-crashed-lion-air-plane/news-story/AE43933A125C57361DAC65CB60405715] Gist Lion Air crash are looking at a computer system on the MAX 8 jet and how data from a faulty sensor caused it to send the plane into a dive. Lion Air’s cockpit voice recorders have been made public, three sources told Reuters the captain asked the first officer to check the plane’s
WordPress Cone/migration and Backup (from Server A to Server B)
Today, I am trying to back up my WordPress on Server A to Server B. To assist my future operations, I would like to open a post to record the procedures briefly. Firstly, you need to backup all the wordpress folder as well as the SQL. If you can, just use the export function of
Learning from SMCP @ fairwood
Industry insiders agree city regulator made the right call in banning Boeing 737 MAX. (CAD) was still “closely monitoring the developments FAA – considered a leading aviation regulator it was natural for the CAD to monitor the FAA’s views and decisions on the saga. Saga(n.) a long complicated series of related, usually negative, events （通常指負面的）系列事件，一長串事件 It was just another episode in the ongoing saga of their marriage problems. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3001743/hong-kongs-civil-aviation-department-should-act-without
Flight International : Keeping the airspace under control
[Ref 12-18 March 2019 | Flight International | 43] I have read the flight international magazine for two years, in the fast, I have tried to cut some page I would like to collect. However, I find it is really hard to review and it takes time. So..I have started take some quote from the
Learning from BBC – the English we speak
[Ref www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak/] Food for thought when you say ‘food for thought’ you mean serious ideas or topics for us to think about. No great shakes no great shakes is an expression that means it’s not very good. It also means ‘ordinary’ To take the rough with the smooth ‘to take the rough with
Learning from Scmp : 20 Feb 2019
Hong Kong security guard dies after he is found unconscious on Tsim Sha Tsui rooftop, police probe foul play foul play – a criminal act that results in seriousdamage or injury, especially murder: It is not clear what caused the explosion, but the police do not suspect foul play homicide – (an act of) murder: He was convicted of homicide. The number of homicides in the city has risensharply. police source said bruises were found on his body, suggesting he had been beaten. An autopsy
Debriefing of the CNY trip 2019
[Ref SCMP Source1, Source2, Source3] Hong Kong’s newest links to mainland China had another bumper day on Thursday – the third day of Lunar New Year of pig – due to glitches in the shuttle bus ticketing system. The fault led to crowds of passengers being stranded for hours at the Zhuhai bridge port across the border.
Learning from SCMP: on the trip
[Ref SCMP] https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2185356/evidence-against-suspected-killer-chinese-scholar handprint ≈ fingerprint Cadaver = corpse = dead human/animal body Carcass = dead animal body cadaver-sniffing dog are being used by US prosecutors to build a case that a Chinese scholar was killed in a flat. a traces of blood corroborated other evidence corroborate – to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc.
Happy new year of the pig
What a wonderful year of the pig, I have left last position as a Flight Ops Officer as well as one of the member in a company’s fledgling department in a GHA. More than over two years work experience there, I have learnt much from the seniors. I have decided to have a go for
Learning from SCMP : 1st of the Year of the Pig
[Ref. SCMP] https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/2183666/jap-jap-bikini-taiwans-craft-beer-bar-could-have-been-hooters A Hongkonger opened a hooters-style bar – where serves fried food and beer by beautiful women in bikinis. The founder use her savings from a brief stint as an independent financial advisor. (stint = fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity) The reporter feels that is a harebrained idea and she admits that attract group of middle-aged lechers. After
Crime : Learning from SCMP
Ref https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/2184532/date-rape-drug-and-cocaine-seizures-soar-hong-kong Date rape drug and cocaine seizures soar as Hong Kong customs officials work with international counterparts to crack down on problem A commissioner (長官) of the Customs and Excise Department said “Customs officers seized (搜獲/充工) nearly three times more date rape drugs (迷姦藥) and almost double the amount of cocaine in Hong Kong last year” This compared
Life as a Flight Operations Officer
In 2019, before I am going to work for other company in another sector of aviation, I would like using little spare time to review my past position as a Flight Operation Officer. From about video clip, you may see the lady wears a yellow high-vis vest with “RC” imprint on it. RC- could refer to
Review basic English: Direction
Turn Left Make a left Hang left Turn Right Make a right Hang right Bear left – make a curve not 90 degrees Bear Right Go straight ahead Go straight on
Learning on bus 2019 Jan 25
#happy chappy “Chap” is an informal antiquated way for “fellow”, “dude”, “guy”. Often used in a sarcastic way and with a negative Example: Hey, Tommy, you seem like a happy chappy. So where we here this phrase, how could we respond to that? That’s : What’s the point of being miserable? celebrating imperfection, which I think is something so
What is the busiest airport in the world (by the number of the passenger) and why?
Today, I have to give a thanks to my friend who asked me a very interesting question yesterday evening. “What is the busiest airport in the world (by the number of the passenger) and why?” From pilot perspective, the traffic in the airport might be our concern aspect but I am not sure if we
ICAO English : Flight Path
[General Usage] Request an earlier slot example: request a new slot Ready to push back Advise current QNH Advise the type of the traffic ahead of us Confirm heading = What’s the heading? Confirm parking stand = Please tell the parking stand Note: “Advise” and “Confirm” are used in a question, but the later one usually
Back to basic: What’s …
Today, it’s already the 7 days after my leave from the last position as a ground agent in HKIA. I come with a new idea to help myself review what I have learnt. Yes – the method is simply asking “What’s…” In aviation industry, no matter for our own interest as a GA pilot or
