國泰第一隻飛機係咩
Reference Cathay Pacific | Our Story The old and only “Betsy” “Betsy”, a converted Douglas DC3, is fondly remembered as our first aircraft. Sold in 1955, “Betsy” was discovered, almost 30 years later flying cargo around the Australian outback. We bought the aircraft back, repainted her in the original 1940s livery and returned her to
點解「太古」會變左係「國泰」牙媽~
Reference: Cathay Pacific | Our Story An investment in the future The new company began to operate passenger flights to Manila, Bangkok, Singapore and Shanghai. Expansion was fast and, in 1948, Butterfield & Swire (today known as the Swire Group) took a 45% share in the company. Under the leadership of John Kidston Swire, Butterfield
國泰 Cathay Pacific 的一切~
Values, Mission and Vision Move Beyond: Cathay Pacific’s new brand concept – vision and culture – Tommy’s Diaries (tommykwan.com) CX Business Cathay Group – the business – Tommy’s Diaries (tommykwan.com) Fact sheet CX History 國泰的history – Tommy’s Diaries (tommykwan.com) 點解叫 “Cathay Pacific” – Tommy’s Diaries (tommykwan.com) 點解「太古」會變左係「國泰」牙媽~ – Tommy’s Diaries (tommykwan.com) 國泰第一隻飛機係咩 –
點解叫 “Cathay Pacific”
Reference: Our history | Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific | Our Story American Roy C Farrell and Australian Sydney H de Kantzow founded Cathay Pacific Airways on 24 September, 1946. Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline. Legend has it that Farrell and a group of foreign
What’s Feathering? (Propeller)
Ref untitled (cast-safety.org) 原文: “On a variable pitch propeller, the drag can be minimized by rotating the blades until they are edgewise to the flight direction. This is called feathering the propeller.” Why we need “feathering the propeller”? / When we need to “feathering the proeller”? When an engine is shutdown in flight, an
Day 2 flight sim reflection
食飽就做番個自我檢討 其實對自己有d 失望！ 對上一次真飛都7年前，但呢個不是理由。 透過呢個program 再次ident 或者realise 呢7年面對既人事物係令我mentality 同stress mgt 有一定程度進步，但係有d 結構性問題係有很大進步空間： Reference point 我發現自己對取reference point 既learning curve 係吾夠敏感，日後真飛要問定教官攞料 或者用sim取得該「reference picture」 Procedure practice 雖然知道咩叫chairflying 但我發覺原來自己chairflying 既skill係未到班，反而用sim 做完會有印象，呢個可能係目前既死症 唯有再push下自己 Go around 話說今日上完堂我自己practice, 係無instructor 既情況下我試land, 頭兩次我見不對路 flyover 試過, 再試land, bounce back 我full power go around, 但最後一次 我land …crashed and die! 唸番點解會發生？ 其實果陣又夠油 但就係high speed 過頭 ，呢樣野解釋左preparation and
澳洲既天氣 – BOM – Bureau of Meteorology
係澳洲飛…做flight-pre 一定要睇下天氣…到底邊到有Aviation Weather? Ref source: http://www.bom.gov.au/ 答案盡在官網中~ 無記錯既話…真係好似2015 到2024都還是一樣…所以都幾易搵~ 或者直入: http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/
“I have the effective VTC…”
飛澳洲既話…係pre-flight briefing 果陣…老師教我地”魔術語”: “I have the effective VTC…” 到底除左買圖之外…我地邊到搵到所謂effective VTC? VTC 到底又幾耐update 一次? 官方網站有答案…睇chart 既上面就有effective date and next amendment Answer source: https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/aip.asp
Preparation for flying C172S
Pre-flight Breifing Engine starting Run-up check Take-off Read More-
咩係Cruise? 到底一程機有咩 “Phase of flight”?
事源是睇緊Manual (POH), 想解一隻字 “Cruise”…到底咩係 “Cruise”? Cruise [ref RepValues (icao.int)] The phase of flight from the top of climb to cruise altitude, or flight level, to the start of the descent toward the destination aerodrome or landing site. Any level flight segment after arrival at initial cruise altitude until the start of descent to the destination.
到底HKO 幾耐UPDATE 一次METAR/TAF?
Ref AIP VHHH Part 1 GEN – GEN 3.5 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 3 Meteorological Observations and Reports 3.1 Weather Observers are on duty H24 at the AMO and I-AMO to make routine meteorological observations and to issue reports at half-hourly intervals. Reports of routine observations are issued as local routine report for dissemination at the aerodrome and as METAR for dissemination
一次搞懂香港,澳洲, 美國的Cloud base / Cloud ceiling
話說上堂老師教Cloud Base 同 Cloud Ceiling 既分別 METAR / TAF 報既cloud 都係AGL? 同埋提我地一個好重要既Concept: METAR 同 TAF 報既Cloud information 都是AGL! 到底邊到有講…都真係搵左幾耐! Hong Kong AIP HONG KONG – GEN 1.7 DIFFERENCES FROM ICAO STANDARDS, RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES “Cloud ceiling” in relation to an aerodrome means the vertical distance from the elevation of the aerodrome to the
