Hobby

I have always been fascinated by the world of aviation. Unfortunately, severe short-sightedness hinders my ability to become a pilot. So I resort to joining online flight simulation communities like VATSIM, and BMS Falcon to fulfill my enjoyment. Recently I have started flying F-16 in BMS Falcon (probably because of the Top Gun: Maverick hype)!

Here are some of the photos of flying with my wingman and friends:

Returning to base (RTB) in finger-four formation after a SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defence) mission.

Waiting for wingman to finish Air-to-Air refueling... Air force prefers to use boom to refuel whereas navy like basket refuelling.

Landing at one of the airforce bases... Notice how different fighter jet lands compared to commercial aircraft. First, the fighter jet maintains a high Angle of Attack (AOA) between 11-15 degrees as shown on the HUD, the "E" bracket (currently at 11 degrees AOA). They don't need much landing flare too, essentially slamming the bird to the ground. Second, since fighter jets are designed to be unstable at low speed they typically land at high speed around 150 to 160 knots. After touchdown, they do not necessarily deploy parachutes to reduce speed. Very often maintaining the AOA would generate enough aerodynamic drags to slow the jet down. Third, there is no flap control but will automatically set to landing configuration when the landing gear handle pulls down.

On BARCAP (Barrier Combat Air Patrol) near south west of Taiwan. One J-11 (Su-27) bogey entered my AOR (Area of responsibility) coming in hot... Engaged with Fox-3 long, guiding the AIM-120c with ownship radar towards target.

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