2008
- 1st Phase
2SG Loh Yinonn
2SG Jasmine Han

- 2nd Phase
3SG Syazwan B Borhan
3SG Yeo Choon Kian


2009
- 3rd Phase
LCP Rowena Cheng
LCP Ong Jun Kai
LCP Leslie Tay



- 4th Phase
LCP Leslie Tay
LCP Rowena Cheng


- 5th Phase
LCP Andrew Tang
LCP Lin De Ming
LCP Xuan Zhao

- 1st Phase
CPL Leslie Tay
CPL Tay Kian Sam
CPL Rowena Cheng

The 3rd Aero-Modelling Instructor Course was conducted on 22nd-24th June at Amoy Quee NCC HQ.

1st day:
We had to report as early as 8am in the morning and the entrance was flooded by soon-to-be-specs and soon-to-be-aero-instructors. After signing in, we proceeded to Block 225 to fall in and wait for the others to come. The heavy barang-barangs were crowding all around our warm bodies. We were assigned our bunks and told to put our barang-barangs in our respective bunks. Afterwhich, we fell in downstairs. I couldn't remember I was the I/C on the first day or second day. We had meals and theory. The Principles of Flight test was tricky in few questions. a few of them we haven't heard of them before. We were supposed to go out to fly when suddenly Cat 1 appeared. How irritating! We therefore had to go to the Theatrette to revise the slides. When Cat 1 alert was off and we could go back to fly, Sgt Khairul came in to call out several cadets. We were supposed to go for our trial shooting at Pasir Lebar Camp. We had early lunch and headed to the Discovery Centre to gather with our schools. There, we found our platoon mates and had a sense of closeness. We therefore missed the flying practices for the day.

2nd day:
Same thing, we had meals and theory and flying. Those who missed flying practices the previous day had the advantage to fly first. Of course, i went up to try. Sir Nuh took me and i could only take off, and had difficulty controlling the plane. it crashed within one round. After that, I transferred to Sir Christopher's flying circle. He briefed me about how to fly and improve my flying. He assisted me to take off and let me take control of the plane. I could control it! It was very enriching and magical! Not only was Sir Christopher's briefing, my hard efforts into controlling it paid off! I was so worried I could not fly solo previously. Just after some time i could fly solo, i had my Instructor test. A Sec3 guy was my mechanic. He 'helped' me lose marks! I was complaining to my best flying partner of his launching. OH GOSH! Because of him I had a borderline pass. ):

3rd day:
That same guy from St. Gabriel's was the I/C. all 35 of us (soon-to-be-instructors) and all the instructors and CLTs could not stand his mad I/C-ing. All of us were wondering how he'd get his 2nd Sgt rank. It was quite 'bad', somehow. Nobody likes him. Those who'd flew the previous day and passed could go back to their bunks to slack. Of course not totally slack; we had to clean up the originally dirty bunks. The girls' bunk smelled full of deodorant, waiting for Sir's arrival to check bunk. In the end, he said that he couldn't enter there. But when we were changing into No.3, they actually knocked on the door to deliver leftover bread. Our attires were damn weird except for mine.
We brought our bags to the Aero-Modelling Centre and marched to the Theatrette. It was finally that we could march with both arms. Again, it was the guy who was the I/C. We were gossiping about him when Sir Zhan Hong said:"Rowena... Still talking huh..." I was like: OOPS!
We had Graduation Ceremony and we all three had both no.3 and no.4 wings. We were told that only the top 16 would get the no.3 badge, and everybody who passed will get the no.4 wing. Overall Best In Flying was Duan Feng from Chung Cheng High Yishun, which was expected from the start. Best In Theory was Len from Catholic High. He looked like somebody we all know.


Of course, not only we experienced this little, there are more funny scenes which are 'behind-the-scenes'. The thing which etched most deeply in my mind was our Platoon Commander, Sir Shawn. He had direction problems and we had to correct him. He only command us for the first day. He was so well-known of his smile, wherever he goes he will have a permanent smile. When he was not smiling, everybody will feel weird somehow.

-Rowena. :D

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