Photo: Airbus An Airbus A350-1000 conducting the autonomous (‘pilotless’) fight test Will pilotless planes be a reality in the future? Well, there will be planes flying around without pilots in the future but the question is, whether the airlines could put fare-paying passengers in the back of the aircraft. In one survey, it was found …
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Aircraft’s windows are rounded Can you breathe on a plane if a window breaks at 35000 feet? Asnita Novi from Quora ask this interesting question. A commercial airliner’s window will not break in flight because they have been redesigned after 2 commercial jets with square windows crashed about 70 years ago Investigators into these …
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Photo: 123RF Normal air travel during the pre-Covid-19 pandemic When will air travel return to “normal”? A friend recently informed me that she flew in from Vancouver with rather poor passenger load. I can only assume that it was probably due to fear of Covid-19 infections that had kept many travelers away. Two studies …
Photo: 123RF From the Back Seats And the safest seat on an aircraft is… In studies by TIME of 17 plane crashes between 1985 and 2000, the safest place in the plane cabin is the back seats, followed by the mid-section and then the front compartment. These statistics might not be so compelling because of …
Photo: 123RF A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER What is your life worth? Dr John Campbell, a famous YouTube coronavirus star has just announced, it is inevitable that all of us will be infected by the Delta variant sooner or later. In Malaysia, many are depressed because of isolation and further fear of infection. When I …
Use of Automation (Auto Landing) on an Instrument Landing System Most pilots make use of automation if they feel they are incapable of landing the planes manually in bad weather. Charles Raisor from Quora posed this very common and interesting question. Horrible Weather Conditions So, what were my horrible weather conditions? Well, amongst others, poor …
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Photo: Adam Lee Life Raft Training – Flight crew safely on board What happens if a plane loses all its power? Even though I have hung up my pilot’s uniform, it’s refreshing to reminisce over Vipul Lal’s question during this Covid-19 lockdown. Via Quora, he further added, “I know that a commercial liner can …
Image: RF123 An Airbus A350 holds the World record for the longest non-stop flight Charles Raisor from Quora asks the above question. I assume he meant ‘running out of fuel’ rather than ‘running out of gas’. Only piston propeller planes use gas or avgas (aviation gas). Modern commercial airliners run on jet fuel of various …
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Map of Antarctica The Covid-19 crisis has hit the airline industry very hard and caused the loss of 46 million aviation-supported jobs. As such, I was retrenched as a flight simulator instructor because there were no longer many pilots left to be trained or checked. I even closed down my 20-year-old flying website and retitled …
Increasing my dosage of Vitamin D Being an ex-pilot, I have always been very conscious about my health. As such, during my recent full blood check, I requested that Vitamin D deficiency be included since Dr Fauci, the US’s top infectious disease expert, says it improves immunity against Covid-19 infections. To my surprise, the result …
Plane flying by the right of my house (Blue Dot) “Wow! So many planes! Surely international travel is opening up for Malaysia!”, my neighbor exclaimed as I was doing my morning exercises yesterday. I then explained that the seasonal winds have shifted to a south-easterly direction and most planes are now landing on the right …
Photo – Okan Caliskan Pixabay Caning and Criminal Breach of Trust In a recent news report in Malaysia, an ex-Minister was charged with criminal breach of trust. I was surprised to note that caning was included in a list of punishments beside imprisonment and a fine if found guilty. The discussion here on caning is …
Photo Sri Ramani – A Malaysia Airline Boeing 777-200 Introduction Yesterday reminded me of the 7th Anniversary of the crash of MH 17. It was a poignant moment for all those who have flown the Boeing 777-200 with Malaysia Airlines. The number ‘17’ seems to appear so coincidentally 4 times in the tragic event of …
Photo LOGAN WEAVER Introduction In a recent claim of cops’ raid on a female occupant’s condominium in Penang, the issue on the need of warrant to enter the premises was raised in the social media. In this article, I will briefly discuss whether the police can enter your house with or without a warrant. The …
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Photo by Pixabay Contract frustrated by Music Hall fire This posting is in response to Hafie Esham’s request to discuss the Law of frustration. Briefly, this law was first recognized in England to overcome the harshness of previous decisions. In Taylor v Caldwell (1863), two parties contracted to rent a music hall for the performance …
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Photo by Marc Szeglat An Act of God – A volcano eruption at Mt Sinabung, Sumatra In my recent advocacy training course, we discussed this interesting defense in a breach of contract case. Force majeure is a French word meaning “greater force” or an act of God rendering a contract impossible to complete. As such, a …
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Introduction For the past 20 years, I have made flying simple for the layman in my website at askcaptainlim.com and my books. Today, as I switch over to lawyering after more than 50 years in the skies, I will endeavor to do the same for law too. I have recently completed an advocacy training course …
After attending the 3-day Advocacy Training Course that completed yesterday on Fathers Day, I found my listening skills, sharpness of mind and fluency in the language showing at 75 years old. I have now decided that lawyering may not be my cup of tea after all. As such, I will hold my lawyering venture in …
What does it really take to fly a plane? Is it a gift only bestowed upon a chosen few or is it a skill that can be achieved by anyone? Image Travel 3Sixty Since time immemorial, humans have been intrigued with flying, and nothing idealises this better than the famous Greek myth about Icarus, who …
Flying to high altitude airports offers an opportunity to take in stunning sights but the experience also requires some special training for flight crew operating to these lofty airports. Image Travel 3Sixty AirAsia X is currently training aircrew for charter flights (commencing in December) to Xining Airport, an airfield in China situated at 7,165ft (2,184m) …