Assalamualaikum (Peace be uponed you).

Lil' bit about me




My life adventure has started when I was still in second year in University Putra Malaysia in 2001. I enrolled into the University in 1999 with Bachelor Degree in Aerospace Engineering. Sounds tough huh. You bet!  Many of my friend had to change course to Science Physics due to lack of performance on the second year but I trusted my intuition and took the challenges and finally graduated in February 7th 2004!

Youth Project

In August 2001, there was a project from Minister of Youth and Sports with  Kelab Rakan Muda Penerbangan dan Rekreasi to select only 16 trainee pilot. We also acted as a small ambassador to give a letter invitation to Asian countries which involves with the Sea Games XXI. The project was lead by Captain Latif Endot ( Now a Datuk) cum as a Professional Pilot together with 16 selected successful candidates. It was going to be the world of records for Malaysia!


The selection process

 I still remember the day I was being selected among 40 candidates. I still could not believe it myself! The training started about 2 weeks at Rakan Muda HQ in Kuala Lumpur. After the training then all candidates had to take 7 papers and had to pass at least 70% for each paper in order to be qualified as a trainee pilot.

The Successful Candidates

The 16 successful candidates were:

Aziaton Masribut, Wan Mohd. Safuan, Tan Soo Min, Mohd. Fadlynizam Mohd. Razali, Nadia Mohd. Khairi, Shahrizal Azley Suleiman, Delwin Teo Kok Fong dan Mohd. Khairul Kamaruddin.
Mansor Sarip, Mahadi Kamal, Zaini Zainal, Sivanesh Balakrishnan, Noryuszalina Mohd. Yusop, Julian Tan Kok Ping, Norfazilah Abu Haris dan Mohd. Razman Faizal Sulaiman

All candidates were required to take physical test before Jabatan Penerbangan Awam Malaysia (DCA) can issued a valid Student Pilot License( SPL ).

The Expedition

The expedition was started on July 15th 2001 and ended on August 31st 2001. We flew to Singapore, Thailand, Philippine,Brunei,Thailand,Indonesia,Vietnam,Laos and Cambodia with 3 experimental aircrafts; Eagle MD3, Zodiac and RV6.


That was once of a life time experience for me even though I need to take a retest on my second exam on the next day!

Alhamdulilah (Praise be to God ) for everything!


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Hope

I hope this story of us can inspire others and the government can produces many more talented youngster and build great projects for them. I am hoping so much that Malaysian can be a great nation and example for others to follow. Also, I want the Prime Minister to recognizes our effort as we gives full commitment on this expedition. What we want is our name will not be forgotten and can be printed in Malaysian Book of Records whom flew 8000 miles nautical with the Malaysian experimental aircraft and sacrifices their life and time for our beloved Malaysia, Tanah Tumpah Darahku!

More article about the expedition. Please read here:

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