Visit by Tengku Mahkota Kelantan

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Visit by Tengku Mahkota Kelantan
Yang Amat Mulia Tengku Mahkota Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra Ibni Sultan Ismail Petra graciously
made his presence in APFT Academy on the school’s open day on June 16, 2015. His Royal Highness delighted
the students from SMK Dato’ Ahmad Maher by awarding them with certificate of completion of the Young Pilots
Program organised by KBFC.
YAM Tengku Mahkota was given a briefing by Principal Capt. Shahroul Nizam on the courses conducted in APFT
and later had a session in the simulator. His Royal Highness showed a keen interest in APFT’s efforts to provide
high impact courses in Aviation for financially and academically challenged school leavers. His Royal Highness
has the care of the less fortunate students at heart, and as the President of MAIK pledged his support for the
programs we are carrying out.
Chairman’s
Message
On behalf of the Directors of APFT
Bhd, I would like to wish all Muslim
staff and students Selamat Hari Raya.
Buka Puasa event was held on 6
July for all the staff and students in
Kota Bharu at the Crew Residence; a
total of 312 guests attended the event
including students from Sekolah
Kebangsaan Sabak, our adopted
school.
APFT held its open day on
16 June 2015. Yang Amat Mulia
Tengku Mahkota Kelantan, Tengku
Muhammad Faiz Petra Ibni Sultan
Ismail Petra, was the guest of honor.
Children from various schools in
Kota Bharu visited the booths and
attended the talks on the various
courses conducted in the school.
Students from Sekolah Ahmad Maher
were treated to joyrides, arranged by
KBFC. The highlight of the occasion
was the presentation of certificates
of completion for the Young Pilots
program by the YAM Tengku Mahkota
Kelantan to 162 students from the
school. On behalf of the Management
I would like to thank the Principal
Capt. Shahroul and En. Rosli of KBFC
for successfully organising the Young
Pilots program. We look forward to
having more similar programs being
organised by the academy.
I am pleased to mention that APFT
has been recognised by the Civil
Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
to conduct ATPL course. We have
obtained approval for our instructors
to conduct training for Yeti Air and
Tara Air pilots who require to sit for
the ATPL course and examinations.
I would like to congratulate our
Engineering staff for obtaining the
approval to be the service centre
for Continental Diesel Engines by
Technify Motors GmbH.
Dato’ Faruk Othman
Young Pilots Program
The Young Pilots Program was officially initiated in February
2015 with 162 students from SMK Dato’ Ahmad Maher, Kota
Bharu. Participants were from all the levels of the secondary
school pupils i.e. from Form 1 to Form 5. The program was a
collaboration between KBFC and the school in consultation with
the State Education Department under the school’s co-curriculum
activities. It is part of our community service to the public.
In the program, the students were introduced to basic aviation
knowledge. They were then given a brief exposure to flight in the
AL200 Flight Simulator. The actual flight experience was a 15
minutes flight over the Kota Bharu training area.
On completion of the program, the students were awarded
the certificate of participation. HRH Tengku Mahkota Kelantan
graciously consented to present the certificates to the students.
The occasion was the highlight and a fitting closure to the Young
Pilots Program.
The program is now being offered to other schools in Kota
Bharu.
Approved
Service Centre
We are happy to announce that APFT
Engineering has been approved to be
a service centre for Continental Diesel
Engines by the manufacturer, Technify
Motors GmbH. The approval authorizes
APFT Engineering to:
1. Sell CD-135 and CD-155 engines
and engine parts.
2. Maintain CD -135 and CD -155
engines including engine
replacements.
3. Perform repair and maintenance
services.
4. Provide after sales service.
APFT Conducts Short Courses Overseas
Easa ATPL Theoretical Classes
for Yeti Air and Tara Air Pilots In
Kathmandu Nepal
EASA Air Transport Pilot License
(ATPL) theoretical classes were
conducted by Asia Pacific Flight
Training (APFT) for pilots from Yeti Air
and Tara Air in Kathmandu, Republic
of Nepal.
EASA theoretical papers are
required by the Civil Aviation
Authority of Nepal (CAAN) in order
for the pilots to obtain their Air
Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL).
Two APFT Ground Instructors were
in Kathmandu conducting the course.
The courses was conducted from July to
September 2015 with 25 participants
which include one observer from
CAAN. The course has the approval
of the DCA of Malaysia and the Civil
Aviation Authority of Nepal.
Ground Handling Course In Abu
Dhabi
Two trainers from APFT Maintenance
Training were in Abu Dhabi for
three weeks, conducting a ground
handling course for staff of AMROC
in collaboration with ETIHAD AIS,
a training service provider in Abu
Dhabi.
APFT Open Day
On June 15 & 16, 2015 APFT organised its open day for
the public to visit and learn about the courses that are
being offered by the academy. Yang Amat Mulia Tengku
Mahkota Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra Ibni
Sultan Ismail Petra visited the academy and was shown
around the ground school facility. HRH spent sometime
in the flight simulator accompanied and briefed by QSM
Capt. Hazri Satriawan. The Principal Capt. Shahroul gave a
briefing on the courses and activities of the academy. HRH
showed a very keen interest in the courses conducted in
the academy.
Talks were conducted to visitors and students on the
open day to explain about the courses available at the
academy. Booths set up not only exhibit the academy’s
activities but there were also agencies such as PTPTN
explaining their services.
Safety Management System
Programme Training
Quality and Safety Manager, Capt. Hazri Sastriawan, started the Safety Management System
programme training by conducting a series of exercises and talks to create awareness and to
impart knowledge on the SMS programme. This is a follow up to Dato’ Yahya’s talk on SMS to
the management of APFT when he visited the school.
Talk on First Aid & Safety Awareness
Capt. Hazri Satriawan conducted a
talk on First Aid & Safety Awareness
at the Crew Residence for all APFT
Cadet Pilots. Also present at the talk
were the Chief Instructor and all other
instructors.
The talk was part of the SMS
training program to educate and create
awareness among the cadets on the
SMS which include the Basic First
The Fire drill
A fire drill was conducted on 7 May
2015 at the Ground School Building as
part of the Safety Management System
programme. This was the first drill
conducted by APFT and a teamwork
programme between the various
departments. The evacuation drills
were done smoothly as per planned
without any injuries to students and
personnel. Time taken was three
minutes and fifty seven seconds and
involved 140 students and staff. This
programme received good response
and cooperation from all involved
and attained “thumbs up” from all
departments.
Aid procedure. It focused on the four
Basic Pillars of SMS, explaining the
Safety Policy, Risk Management, Safety
Assurance and Safety Promotion. It
also covered the importance of having
a basic First Aid knowledge with the
aim of saving lives. Videos of First Aid
procedure were presented during the
talk and it ended with a Q & A session.
DVM Students Activities
The students were taken to Damai Melawi Bachok, Kelantan to ease their stress
and as part of their out-door activities. This was also to build up the team work
among the students.
The students celebrated “Teachers Day” at the student residence. This was to
improve the relationship between the teachers and students. The theme was
“Teachers build the knowledge, complete the attitude”.
As part of the school curriculum activities, a religious programme “Tilawah and
Hafazan Al-Quran” was recently conducted by Cikgu Hanif.
Buka Puasa with Students from SK Sabak
During the fasting month, on 6 July
2015, APFT held a buka puasa event,
inviting students from SK Sabak to join
in. All personnel, teaching staff and
students from all departments were
present including non Muslims.
The buka puasa spread was prepared by
the crew residence in-house chef with a
couple of whole lambs on the spit added
in. After the Iftar the Muslims adjourned
to the nearby surau in the MAIK complex
to perform the Maghrib prayers.
Runway Excursions
Information from FAA Aviation Safety
Information indicated that Runway
Excursions by aircraft/airplane is one of
the leading causes of aircraft incidents
worldwide.
What is Runway Excursion? Runway
Excursion is an incident involving only
a single aircraft, where it makes an
inappropriate exit from the runway.
This can happen because of pilot error,
poor weather, or technical fault with the
aircraft. Overrun is a type of excursion
where the aircraft is unable to stop
before the end of the runway, example of
such an event is Air France Flight 358 in
2005. In the case of pilot error, when an
aircraft is on unstabalized approach, at
certain predetermined altitude or height,
instead of executing the go-around the
pilot continue to proceed to land.
Why it is mandatory to execute
go-around when the aircraft in such a
situation? Besides complying with the
company procedures and instructions,
the safety of the aircraft will not be
compromised.
Surveys by some of the leading
aviation organizations i.e. FAA safety
board, Flight Safety Foundation (FSF)
shows that only about 3 percent of
pilots flying an unstable approach
actually executed go-around. This
means that about 97 percents pilots
continue to execute landing even
though they are aware that their aircraft
is on unstabalized approach. Runway
overshoot, skidding and heavy landing
are among incidents resulting from the
Runway Excursions.
Among the contributing factors
that lead to the Runway Excursions
are distraction, fatigue, airspace
complexities, birds and single–pilot task
saturation. These factors are common
knowledge to all the aviators.
All airlines and aviation organisations
have built into their operating manuals
the procedures and the requirements
to execute go-around in the event of
unstabalized approach. .
National
Business
Aviation
Association (NBAA) and other world
leading aviation authorities have
recommended and will made this as
part of mandatory training. This will not
only reduce the habit of non-compliance
to the company manuals but will also
build into the mindset of the pilots the
importance of executing a go-around
whenever the aircraft is in unstabalized
approach.
Runway Excursion is one of the
significant seven safety issues, identified
by CAA and widely acknowledged by
industry, that cover the main categories
of occurrence identified in aviation
accidents that result in potentially
catastrophic outcomes. The seven safety
issues are Airborne Conflict, Airborne
and Post-Crash Fire, Controlled Flight
Into Terrain (CFIT), Loss of Control,
Ground Handling, Runway Excursion and
Runway Incursion/Ground Collision.
CAA has conducted a study on the
use of Flight Data Monitoring (FDM)
Based information for operators to
better monitor and act upon identified
high risk issues, in this case that of
Landing Runway Excursions, through
their SMS. The report on this study can
be obtained from Gasil webpage under
Report2012/01 Runway Excursions.
A Gulfstream III corporate jet was damaged in a
runway excursion accident during takeoff from
London-Biggin Hill Airport (BQH). Photo: Terry Wade
Avianca F100 at Passo Fundo on Jul 22nd 2011, runway excursion while turning
to backtrack. - Photo: avherald.com
Singapore B773 at Munich on Nov 3rd 2011 - Photo: The German Bureau for
Aviation Accident Investigation (BFU)
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