JOURNEY FROM MADRID TO CARACAS

The starting point, Gate No T5 at Terminal 1 of ADOLFO SUAREZ MADRID BARAJAS, MAD or LEMD.

Taxi out from T1 to the holding point of Runway 36L

Passing through T2 an T3

The Terminal 4

Ready for take off at Runway 36L

The lift off, quite heavy with full passenger and 75 ton of fuel.

Over the sea, near the Azores. Cloudy sky.

The cockpit view of the Atlantic.

Reaching the Caribbean, some islands were visible, better view if we fly further North.

The mountain range shadowing Caracas city , view from the North.

Final approach on the Simon Bolivar Intl Airport, Maiquetia, Venezuela.

The landing at Runway 10.

Taxi to the apron.

Parking at Gate no 12.

  

The summury of the flight taken from FR24.

View from my room, Sheraton Buenos Aries.

Full moon over Buenos Aires, till the morning..

Farewell....

   Farewell dinner with my crew. They were departed back to KUL after almost 3 months service in Caracas, Venezuela.. mostly they were happy to head back to country home, nothing sweeter than home sweet home. Bon voyage, adios, chau, asta la vista..

Caracas, Venezuela to Buenos Aries, Argentina

SYDNEY, VIEW AT DIFFERENT TIME OF THE DAY.

Mid day 

Sunset

At night

Dawn

In the morning

Hola, bondias..

Morning stroll in the City, just to keep my heart rate pumping a little bit faster since I don't cycle within this few weeks. That was 9.5 km walk from the hotel to the old port, the Delhi Mahal restaurant for braini lunch and back to the hotel.

And I found this old Naval Ship used by the Argentina Naval Force, converted into a Naval Museum.

YSSY, Kingsford Smith International Airport.

Australian weather normally very good during winter. Visibility beyond eye sight with no or very little cloud present. This video was shot during one of my arrival into Sydney, coming from the Northwest and landing using runway 34L, Northerly direction. 

A6-EHJ , THE ONE AND ONLY IN THE WORLD.

Flying from Sydney to Abu Dhabi on the Etihad Airways Airbus A340-600, with some weather avoidance , flying facing the sunset and early morning landing.

MONT BLANC

Approach and landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport, Caracas.

MADRID... again..

We stayed at this hotel, not bad, I really enjoyed the breakfast.

The Gate of Europe

 Mahatma Gandhi is being being respected all over the world. This is in front of Congress Building of Madrid.

Shopping time for Real Madrid merchandise at the Real Madrid Stadium.

Hola from Buenos Aries.

PINGAT JASA MALAYSIA

This is how I started flying with the RMAF, after graduation from the flying school, the sent me to the fighter squadron.

Started with this CL41G, Tebuan, based in Kuantan from 1981-1984, followed by the Aermacchi MB339. Most of the operational sorties were to provide ground attack againts the Communist Terrorist, in support for our troops at the Thai and Malaysian border .

In 1984, I was transfered to Butterworth Air Base , different role this time, as the Air defence Pilot, flying the Northrop F5E .

 Towards the end of my carrier with the Airforce, I was sent to Alor Setar Base to teach the young pilots of RMAF to fly. My tenure of duty there was from 1990 to 1992, which include flying for the Taming Sari Formation for the first LIMA in 1991.

And today, 07 Sept 2014, I am awarded the Pingat Jasa Malaysia as a recognization for my service in RMAF especially fighting the Communist Terrorist.

Sadly, I was unable to attend the prestige and memorable function as I was away on duty flying somewhere over the Amazonica, The Latin America. My son proudly volunteered to received the medal on my behalf and here it is, the PJM.