I believe I can fly Photo Gallery by Alex Lau at pbase.com

I believe I can fly

Pilot: Janice Cheuk ( blog of Janice and Elkie at TTF.net )
Plane: Piper Warrior VH-IJD
Airport: Bankstown airport
Passenger: Elkie and Alex
Take off time: 1400 hrs
Return time: 1800 hrs

On a bright and sunny day, I had my first "Unforgettable" flying experience on a light small plane. It was just amazing........so amazing that it is so hard to describe!!! It was so free in the air and you can almost touch the cloud (but Janice say it is illegal to fly to the cloud according to aviation law).

BIG BIG Thank you to Elkie for organising this awesome joy flight. And very very special thanks to the new talented pilot Janice Cheuk for showing us Sydney in such cool way!!! And I want to mention she has quickly become my new idol, as she is an astronomer and holding a PPL (private pilot licence). She knows everything from the sky, just a walking encyclopedia. She has so much to learn from, however, she is leaving Australia very soon seeking for her new dream. Wish she have a successful and bright career in aviation in Hong Kong and may good weather be with her and protect her wings all the time!!!

Youtube of the flight supplied by Elike!!!

Day 1 (15/1/2007)
Bankstown airport
Pre flight briefing
Take off!!! at bankstown airport
Introduction of the Piper Warriro Engine bay

Day 2 (17/1/2007)
Pre flight check Cessna 152
Take off again!!!
Landing at Bankstown runway 29

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Piper Warrior
Elkie was preparing her gear for the joy flight and Janice was busy with her pre-flight check at the back
Happy snap before take off

We are airborne!!!
Coastal line of NSW
Beautiful coastal line
Crusing at 2500 feet

Making a sharp turn above Sydney harbour
Banking above Harbour bridge
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Above Sydney
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Prepare to land, decenting to 1800 feet

Final approach 200 ft, 65 knot, vertical speed -5 feet.....
Landing at Bankstown airport
We are back!!!
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:: GO GO EARTH!!! ::
Thank you Janice so much for showing me the beautiful Sydney sky!!!

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Guest 19-Feb-2007 16:02
NEXT TIMES!!!! PLS COUNT ME IN OK!?????????

Guest 19-Feb-2007 08:45
Buddy!!! I wish I were there too!
amazing!!!!! I want to join!!

Jan 16-Feb-2007 12:13
hey~ Elkie's sent me this link, and here I am!!!
I am not as good as what u think, I do wish I am a "walking encyclopedia', but unfortunatly, that's not true at all! The way I show u, is what a CPL should be! And for sure, I will come back, as my families are living here, and what I m looking for is a job called "ATC(Air Traffic Controller), who have to look on the radar and predict the weather, analysis (of course acommpany with the Observatory!), and give the best information to those who is flying in the air! Which I can combin my "working in the airport" plus "doing sth with the weather" as well as "things in the skies"!
and hope we can also get airborne and go out tomorrow~~~
PS: those picture are awesome! Thx for taking those memories for me^^

Eddie Ling 16-Feb-2007 11:21
Alex, I wish I were there with all of you. Great job and show us more!

Guest 16-Feb-2007 01:25
wow, I am flying in the sky.... show us photos of Sat's shoot too!!!

Guest 16-Feb-2007 00:44
yes that definately was an unforgetable (although to me mean something else as well) and exciting experience ... big thanks to Janice for flying us around, and thanks to Alex as well ... your enthusiasm certainly made the trip much more exciting!

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DSC_6639a.jpg	Piper Warrior	Elkie was preparing her gear for the joy flight and Janice was busy with her pre-flight check at the back	Happy snap before take off
We are airborne!!!	Coastal line of NSW	Beautiful coastal line	Crusing at 2500 feet
Making a sharp turn above Sydney harbour	Banking above Harbour bridge	fly3-a.jpg	fly6-a.jpg
Above Sydney	fly7-a.jpg	fly9-a.jpg	Prepare to land, decenting to 1800 feet
Final approach 200 ft, 65 knot, vertical speed -5 feet.....	Landing at Bankstown airport	We are back!!!	fly8-a.jpg
:: GO GO EARTH!!! ::	Thank you Janice so much for showing me the beautiful Sydney sky!!!

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Guest		19-Feb-2007 16:02
NEXT TIMES!!!! PLS COUNT ME IN OK!?????????

Guest		19-Feb-2007 08:45
Buddy!!! I wish I were there too! amazing!!!!! I want to join!!

Jan		16-Feb-2007 12:13
hey~ Elkie's sent me this link, and here I am!!! I am not as good as what u think, I do wish I am a "walking encyclopedia', but unfortunatly, that's not true at all! The way I show u, is what a CPL should be! And for sure, I will come back, as my families are living here, and what I m looking for is a job called "ATC(Air Traffic Controller), who have to look on the radar and predict the weather, analysis (of course acommpany with the Observatory!), and give the best information to those who is flying in the air! Which I can combin my "working in the airport" plus "doing sth with the weather" as well as "things in the skies"! and hope we can also get airborne and go out tomorrow~~~ PS: those picture are awesome! Thx for taking those memories for me^^

Eddie Ling		16-Feb-2007 11:21
Alex, I wish I were there with all of you. Great job and show us more!

Guest		16-Feb-2007 01:25
wow, I am flying in the sky.... show us photos of Sat's shoot too!!!

Guest		16-Feb-2007 00:44
yes that definately was an unforgetable (although to me mean something else as well) and exciting experience ... big thanks to Janice for flying us around, and thanks to Alex as well ... your enthusiasm certainly made the trip much more exciting!