Friday, December 12, 2008
7:25 PM
F16 Famil Visit
wokeeee up really early today at 6 to go to yfc for F16 Familiarisation Visit to the 140 Squadron at Tengah today! was pretty shag and draggy in the wee hours, and sat a rather cosy bus to tengah airbase.
The moment we reached there, we could hear the P&W turbofan engines of the F16, and saw them took off.. God it was really loud, but that didn't matter! It was jst so awesome man! Saw the facilities and places around the home of the 140 Squadron. It was really nice and cold! Saw Chieng and another yfc guy strapped into the G suits and their helmets.. Man, I would have traded in anything jst to get myself in that!
We accompanied them to the hangar and watch them do their external checks and strapping-in-procedures, taxy out to the runway.. but it was a pity we couldn't see them takeoff. Then had a walkabout the F16C single-seater as our sir told us about the parts of the jet. It's really awesome man, that took me off my tiredness!
Hope I will be posted and fly with the 140 Squadron!
P.S Sorry unable to take pictures of the visit as any form of camera is not allowed.
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W. J. Kitson