An ‘unresponsive’ passenger in an aircraft cabin (CGI) How are deaths handled onboard a plane? Handling a death onboard a flight, whether involving a passenger or pilot, is extremely rare. However, on October 9, 2024, a Turkish Airlines captain tragically passed away from Seattle to Istanbul. When the captain collapsed, the co-pilot promptly took over …
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 Image source: @OnDisasters (https://x.com/OnDisasters) Do People Ever Fall Out of Planes Mid-Flight? This is an odd question asked from Quora. Under normal circumstances, people don’t fall out of planes mid-flight because the doors of an airliner cannot be opened in flight unless accidentally ejected due to rapid decompression or other abnormal …
Sky Bound Memories: A Boeing 777 Pilot Reunion The recent Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 pilot reunion held at Contango in the Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on 26th April 2024 was an unforgettable experience. Sixty former aviators, with whom I once shared the skies, gathered for the cherished occasion. For me, the event was a precious …
A shooting star (An artist ‘s impression) Image source – Star Gazers (https://tinyurl.com/2p96s7fn) Do pilots see anything during a night flight? As a pilot, I often get questions from passengers who, when gazing through the windows at night, see nothing but pitch-black darkness. They wonder how we navigate and fly the plane safely in such …
Image Credit: Mentour Pilot Lining up on a Runway under Construction Get-there-itis – a potential pilot killer Pilots often face tremendous pressures. As such, safety at times takes a backseat to getting there on time. Get-there-itis or get-home-itis means the determination of a pilot to reach a destination even when the conditions for flying are …
Photo: 123RF An AirAsia Airbus A320 What are the consequences of a pilot making a mistake? After having retired from flying, I was involved in safety audits, observing how airline pilots operate their flights. Our team identified threats and errors to aviation safety and highlighted them so that all airline pilots in the company could …
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Photo: TRAVOLTA.com John Travolta in an airline captain’s uniform Is John Travolta one of the best pilots to ever live? John Travolta became very famous after his box office movie success in Saturday Night Fever in 1977. He owns four aircraft and has an estate in Ocala, Florida where he built its own runway and …
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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 …
Triumph in the Skies – An interview translated from Feminine (Chinese Magazine – January 2014 issue) Feature on: Captain Lim Khoy Hing Age: 65 years Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Experience: 45 years of flying Working Experience: a. Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) (1967 – 1980) b. Malaysia Airlines System (1981-2006), c. Air Asia X (2006 – …
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Photo: 123RF Airbus A380 flying an Instrument Landing System We thought that it was bad when the SARS outbreak hit 29 countries in 2002, infecting 8000 with 800 deaths. That was until Covid-19 came along. This new pandemic has shocked so many people. Up to date , the disease has spread to 212 countries …
My Sweet Daughter’s Posting in Linked In. My dad Lim Khoy Hing being called to the Bar yesterday at age 75. After a life in aviation with the Royal Malaysian Air Force and commercial airlines like MAS and Air Asia X, he continued to be a flight simulator instructor for a further …
After an illustrious aviation career, Captain Lim sets sight on legal industry. By MENG YEW CHOONG (The Star, Malaysia) NATION Monday, 05 Apr 2021 PETALING JAYA: Most senior citizens would probably be content to take it easy, especially after being retrenched last year at the age of 74. But for former commercial airline pilot Capt …
I was born in Klang (Malaysia) about 6 months after the Japanese Occupation had ended in 15 August 1945. My father was a carpenter who migrated to Malaya from Guangzhou, China around the 1930s. Fast forward to the sixties… I completed my initial education at the Klang High School in 1964 and started my Air …