Kai Tak Airport

I woke up late and rushed to pack my suitcase, grab some cash, and make it to the airport in time for my flight to Montreal. My Uber driver was on point, getting me to FLL with time to spare. I breezed through security, grabbed some coffee, and jumped on the plane like a boss. Three and a half hours later, my flight landed safely at YUL. As I was going through customs I noticed that the officers were being especially invasive. "Where are you coming from? Where are going? How long will you be…

As a Journeyman my main focus was to build my skills into becoming a competent craftsman. I was skilled in removing, installing, preforming operational checks, and repairs on avionics systems and line replaceable units with minimal to no supervision. I could diagnose malfunctions using technical orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, integrated test systems and other test equipment. With my advance knowledge and capabilities I was able to maintain 24 hour alert readiness status on 10 assigned…

My Jamaica Experience Our trip to Jamaica was full of excitement, adventure, and delicious foods. Plus interesting sights and sounds. The learning experience we gained was one that we will remember for a life time. We went there as a vacation but the awareness to the island life of the people really put things in perspective of my life. We flew out of Florida to Jamaica in the middle of June. The flight was very short, Only about 45 minutes. As we got closer to Jamaica, The plane started…

We arrived in Tralee at 10:48am. Tralee is the biggest town in North Kerry. From my short observations of the other towns was had driven through, Tralee felt more urban than any other town I had seen. However, my first view of Siamsa Tíre made me feel like I had gone back in time. The theatre had stone towers and was encircled by a stone wall. The whole facility was beautifully situated with a dramatic view of the Slieve Mish Mountains behind it. We were warmly welcomed by the artistic…

Doug Brigham, the pilot, lost control of the flight. According to a final accident report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Brigham intended to depart on a scheduled repositioning flight from a Helipad behind Brigham’s home to an airport located 25 nautical miles southwest. A handheld GPS device recovered from inside the helicopter shows that Brigham flew only for 27 seconds before impacting “trees and terrain.” Weather reporting stations near the area did not report any…

Running head-HISTORY OF LIGHT AIRFIELD REPAIR PACKAGE 1 History of Light Airfield Repair Package and how it is used in the Military Arnold O. Gerodias Engineer Senior Leaders Course 22 February 2016  Abstract The United States Army has assets that contribute greatly to the mission of Airfield Seizure. A method used for Airfield Seizure is Forcible-Entry. One of Forcible-Entry task is Rapid Runway Repair by using Light Airfield…

It all started with me in the car heading to the Chicago airport. My stomach is quessy and feels like I have millions of butterflies in my stomach from excitement. The car ride felt like we were driving to Florida. Once we got to the airport, I got out of my car with my family. I look around and there are thousands of people. It felt like we were if the safari with a herd of wildebeest. Everyone running from there terminal to the baggage claim. We get to our termmial and over a big intercom I…

14CFR Part 91 explains and outlines the requirements for a 100 hour inspection and an annual inspection. The difference between each inspection is that one must be performed after 100 flight hours and the other must be done at the end of 12 calendar months. The details of both inspections are all listed in 14CFR Part 43. Each A&P mechanic may come up with their own checklist on the items required for that inspection, but they must still contain everything listed by the rule book. For the sake of…

competing to become the major national airport of Holland as well. The Hague being the political capital decided it would need to have an airport to further its city status and economic interests. But the mayor felt it would take at least twenty years to develop a new airport, something the Chamber of Commerce would not wait for. Rotterdam did actively initiate the building of an airport in their city, and set up shop near the docks as they strongly believed that seaplanes would become the…

Apocalypse Grant, Jonah, and I got of the bus in San Francisco and had to walk to the airport. We couldn’t find it so we ask someone. They said “ you'll see a big chemical place beside it, you can’t miss it from their. We had to hurry because our flight left pretty soon. WE probably got the best seats on the plane and we THOUGHT it was going to be a very enjoyable ride. When we took off I noticed out the window that we weren’t getting of the ground, at all. We were getting towards the end of…