Picture taken after the session with our course manager, Mr Ying.

Fundamentals of Flight lab session on Friday, 16 July 2010 was awesome. As aerospace students, one of the most crucial lessons for us would be to truly understand how to fly a plane. It would also surely be an achievement. Although we are not yet qualified to fly an actual plane, we managed to fly a simulator. Using the simulator, we got to fly a Cessna 172 as well as a Boeing 747-400. It was an amazing experience. Using the joystick, we controlled the aircraft's rudder, elevator and ailerons which affects an aircraft's yaw, pitch and roll. While it may not be a real aircraft, I feel that it was a real enough experience. It may just be a simulator, but the scenes and conditions depicted are realistic and while it may seem like an easy task, one must understand that it is not easy trying to take off and land even a simulated plane.

Of course, like most things, it is difficult in the beginning, but with patience and practice, the desired outcome will definitely be achieved.

'Practice, which some regard as a chore, should be approached as just about the most pleasant recreation ever devised.' - Babe Didrikson Zaharias