Visit by Sg Anib 2 School, Sandakan

On 1st November 2010, a special visit was made by primary students of Sg Anib 2 School to DCASandakan. The 40 strength boys and girls were really excited during briefing and we could see how eager they were when they were brought up to Sandakan Control Tower. 

To all boys and girls, we wish you guys a very promising future and we hope that some of you could join us and be part of large family. As a token of advice from us, we hope you guys will study hard, be pragmatic, opens your mind to all possibilities and be an international player.

Attached are photos taken during the visit. Voila !!

Staff Meeting With Pengarah Wilayah II

DCASandakan staff meeting was held recently with PWII Tuan Mahmud Bin Amat Shah on 26th October 2010. Attached are photos taken during the meeting.

FAM FLIGHT - Mohd Shafri Bin Yusoff

Date : 27th October 2010
Departure Aerodrome : WBKS
Destination Aerodrome : WBKW
Aicraft Type :Bell 206B JetRanger III

DCASandakan familiarisation flight experience begins with meeting fully qualified and well experienced pilot and other members of team. Mohd Shafri Bin Yusoff embarks on the first ever journey to WBKW and is guided through a pre flight brief and complete the necessary manifest papers. This is part of DCASandakan extra curricular activity that has been planned for months as to promote safety, orderly and expeditious flow of the traffic. It is planned as such all Air Traffic Controllers in Sandakan will get the chance to know the other side of geographical points and localities as this will help both parties agreeing in one term of understanding.

The program has indeed opened up the eyes of Air Traffic Controllers on the workload pilot is having, difficulty of communication in heavy noise environment and how to comply the restrictions given from the tower.

Attached are photos taken from the helicopter :

Photo : Sandakan Bay

Photo : Sandakan Bay

Photo : South of Sandakan airfield

Photo : Approximately 3 miles south of Sandakan airfield

Photo : Approaching airfield

Photo : View of Airbus A320 lining up RWY26

Photo : View of Airbus A320 rolling RWY26

Photo : View of Sandakan Tower and Sabah Air Hangar

Photo : Sandakan Tower from helicopter cockpit view

Photo : View of main apron from Sabah Air Hangar

Photo : En Shafri infront of Bell 206B JetRanger III

Photo : En Shafri and Captain Francis Leong upon starting up for WBKW

Photo : Listening to RT between Captain and Tower Controller

Photo : View of RWY06 departure at WBKW

Photo : Tawau localities

Photo : As feet on perspex, it's never for acrophobia, altophobia and hyposophobia. We shall look what dictionary says.

Photo : Control column and cockpit panel of helicopter

Photo : Experiencing weather after took off WBKW

Photo : Gua Madai. Interested to collect bird's nest

Photo : Spectacular view of Silam area

Photo : Beautiful view of Silam area

Photo : Experiencing weather

Till we meet up again. See ya.

Brief Visit to Sandakan Met Office, Sabah Air and Sandakan AFRS Station

On 18 October 2010, a brief visit to 2 aviation related units, Met Office, Sabah Air and AFRS unit was made by DCASandakan Air Traffic Controllers. This visit was intended to drill more knowledge on how the other units were operating and how the coordinations between them were taken place. It was a practical visit as it gave lots of informations and details to controllers and as this was a fruitful idea, the second batch of visit will be made soon. 

Attached are photos taken during the visit.

DCASandakan Staff Meeting and DCASandakan Club Meeting [18.10.2010]

Attached here are photos taken during DCASandakan Staff Meeting and DCASandakan Club Meeting. It was held on 18 October 2010 at DCASandakan Meeting Hall.