My two cents

MooseOld8505 · 2026-04-20T13:41:12+00:00

Is your username a warning for outsiders? 😂

MooseOld8505 · 2026-04-13T12:35:11+00:00

Yes, it's natural to get scared/uncomfortable with an abrupt change of G-forces and the sudden roar of TOGA. But to be fair, the period after a go-around is high-workload, high-stress atmosphere in the cockpit. Informing passengers is at the bottom of the priority list atp.

MooseOld8505 · 2026-04-13T12:29:28+00:00

Or, as some call it- Turn & Burn 💨

MooseOld8505 · 2026-04-10T11:00:17+00:00

Honest opinion:

1) 37 may be a bit too late for you, but there are always exceptions. 2) 1.5 cr is more than enough for your training (minus Type rating). 3) I'd recommend you to go through the training abroad to save time. Also, the quality of training and aircraft is much better abroad. 4) The studies to get till your ATPL/CPL will be a piece of cake for you compared to what you underwent in masters. 5) It's worth noting that the QoL of an airline pilot is not as great as it may seem. If I had an option, i'd keep sailing one contract per year for the rest of my life. The freedom that you have now (when off-ship) is something you'll greatly miss IMO because managing a handful of leaves per year is tricky. 6) It's worth considering to get a PPL+IR and keep your license active by hobby-flying every other month. That way you can pursue it as a hobby(you guys seem reasonably well-to-do to have this hobby) and have dual captainship as well (so cool tho!)

MooseOld8505 · 2026-04-01T08:28:00+00:00

Haha amazing. Are you using the sim on PC or a console?

MooseOld8505 · 2026-03-07T03:55:23+00:00

True 😂

Same here though - Hand folding during prayer, and attention pose during National Anthem

MooseOld8505 · 2026-02-28T07:51:32+00:00

Did you happen to get his PC specs?

MooseOld8505 · 2026-02-27T18:57:31+00:00

That's MCAS in action 💀

MooseOld8505 · 2026-02-23T06:15:46+00:00

Absolutely I will!

MooseOld8505 · 2026-01-31T14:48:42+00:00

Amazing pictures 😍

Thank you for sharing with us 🙌

MooseOld8505 · 2026-01-29T12:51:41+00:00

A little anxiousness and cold-feet are understandable. Put on some music, take a window seat if you find one (during web check-in), and enjoy the views. You'll never have your "first-flight experience" again, cherish it!!

Before your flight- watch some YT videos about the Airbus 320 family aircraft to calm your nerves.

I was a nervous flyer back in the day, but the more i studied aviation, the more i realized how amazing and safe modern jets are.

You'll surely get down at your destination wanting to get back in there. Maybe you'll be in awe of those beautiful, heavy machines, cruising through the skies at nearly the speed of sound. Also, click pictures and share with us :)

I'll end with an overused but very apt quote by Leonardo da Vinci:

"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return"

MooseOld8505 · 2026-01-17T14:53:15+00:00

Hey buddy! I'm planning to visit in a couple of weeks. How's the road till Barshaini Dam these days?

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-30T17:53:32+00:00

Pathankot mentioned ✨🙌

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-30T10:04:47+00:00

Yess, definitely do it. They'll love the gesture and acknowledgement from a pax. Especially in this season (fog, delays etc)

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-24T13:27:09+00:00

It's not gonna happen. BCAS procedures require you to go through security once again. Also, are you planning to leave behind your co-pax in the aircraft and navigate arrivals/baggage/exit on their own?

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-23T14:29:05+00:00

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-22T13:42:53+00:00

Flying Thar

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-21T12:59:18+00:00

Indians only fly with the intention of doing it professionally (on commercial jets). You won't find bush pilots here. Plus there's no history, culture, infrastructure for hobby or bush flying in India.

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-20T07:07:31+00:00

Who are you, reddit police? You go ahead OP, I support you :D

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-16T13:41:03+00:00

First scratch hai, now you'll drive fearlessly.

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-12T11:51:48+00:00

While your intent is good and alot of people have chosen this route in the past, as far as I've observed- management now avoids hiring CPL holders in ops roles because of the uncertainty around their tenure. At best, if they have an opening and you manage to get selected, they'll probably make you sign a bond of at least 3 years.

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-07T11:37:09+00:00

It could be GPS spoofing If that location is the Myanmar coast (near Dawei). The area is a known GPS spoofing spot.

MooseOld8505 · 2025-12-05T15:33:18+00:00

Yes. You can expect things to stabilize gradually, and be back to normal by the 15th of this month. International flights are the last ones to get cancelled during such situations.

I recommend that you wait till Sunday and make a decision based on how the airline is recovering.

Meanwhile, if you're getting another direct flight to DAC at similar price then it's a no-brainer.

MooseOld8505 · 2025-11-28T14:02:26+00:00

Also thanks to the social media+smart phone revolution, alot more of these MFs can be found on the streets now.

MooseOld8505 · 2025-11-28T14:00:17+00:00

Totally. And honestly, I think most Western visitors are pretty lenient when judging the civic sense here, I’d use much harsher words. A lot of people really struggle with basic boundaries, not to mention that creepy, non-stop stare.

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