Sunday, May 18, 2008

Flying academies must give equal opportunities to all

Flying academies in the country should give equal opportunities to all Malaysians who wish to undergo pilot training regardless of the candidates’ financial background, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah.

The Ruler urged all agencies responsible for providing financial assistance to give special consideration to those from the lower-income group to take up pilot training which involved substantial cost.

"The flying academies must give equal opportunities for training to everyone. The agencies responsible for sponsoring students should provide scholarships and loans to assist students from the lower-income group to train at these flying academies,” he said.

Sultan Azlan Shah said this at the conclusion of training for the ’Military Wing Standard’ (MWS), ’Commercial Pilot License/Helicopter’ (CPL/H) and ’Multi Engine Conversion/Instrument Rating (Helicopter)’ (MEC/IR/H) licences at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, here today. Also present was the Raja Muda of Johor, Tunku Ismail Ibrahim.

All the courses were carried out at the Integrated Training & Services Sdn Bhd (IT&S) located adjacent to the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, here.
Currently, the cost of training to be a helicopter pilot at the IT&S is RM475,000 for a period of 18 months while the course for flying fixed-wing aircraft is RM232,000 for a period of 18 months.

Nine helicopter pilot trainees from the Army Air Unit (PUTD), including a younger brother of the Raja Muda of Johor, Tunku Idris Tunku Ibrahim Ismail, and four pilot trainees from the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) received their `wings’ and certificates for the MWS course from Sultan Azlan Shah.

Nine pilot trainees from the Fire and Rescue Department completed their training for the CPL/H course while 13 pilots from the PUTD who completed their MEC/IR/H also received their wings and certificates from the Sultan of Perak.

source : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/NewsBreak/20080517152246/Article/index_html

a good news,but for sure it will take so fucking long time to confirm it,hmm i dont care..i wish i can enter the academy asap,pray for miracles happen.Btw selamat pegantin baru to my gaming friend Hafiz @ Kedah,congrats dude!selamat sehingga ke anak cucu :) ..and oh ya stupid MPSJ for the disturbing us training last nite,ur super dumb dumb!

Posted by paopao at 12:05 PM

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