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THE MINDSET OF HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Jonah Lomu
He got to wear that jersey
Born: 12 May 1975
Height: 1.96cm
Weight: 120kg's
Position: Wing
He was a UNIT
"ALL I WANTED TO DO MY WHOLE LIFE IS WEAR THAT BLACK JERSEY
I GOT TO DO IT"
The natural man only has two primal passions, to GET, and BEGET.
You can do it. No one will believe it, until you believe it.
Allow me to encourage you. Consistency is everything, not TIME.
When you watch the clock, the clock does not move, nor does the clock watch you, yet in the blink of an eye it is gone.
LIFE
Time
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Days
Weeks
Months
Years
Decades
Lifetime
Destiny
DEATH
"LIFE IS SHORTER THAN VAPOUR, HERE ONE SECOND, NEXT SECOND, IT'S GONE"
Things cannot always go your way
Learn to accept in silence the minor agrravations, cultivate the gift of taciturnity, and consume your own smoke with an extra draught of hard work, so that those about you may not be annoyed with the dust and soot of your complaints.
Just do it
Do it now
Whatever it takes
Anything is possible
Keep the faith
Practice makes perfect
Believe in yourself
It's never too late
Don't quit
The show must go on
Let's roll
Better late than never
Seize the day
Reach the for the stars
Be here now
No pain no gain
Know yourself
Count your blessings
Imagination
Live to your fullest
Actions speak louder than words
Do or do not
Hunker down
Experience is the best teacher
Follow your dreams
I think therefore then I am
Follow your dreams
Hope springs eternal
This too shall pass
The best things in life are free
The buck stops here
Love conquers all
Attitude is everything
Live your dreams
Laughter is the best medicine
Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you
Necessity is the mother of all inventions
Hard work pays off
Roll with the punches
Begin with end in mind
Be all you can be
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
Life is what you make it
A dream is a wish your heart makes
Where there is will there is way
Many hands make light work
Work smarter not harder
We must be the change we want to see
Don't ever give up
Every dog has its day
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number moments that take your breath away
If at first you don't succeed, try and try again
Live with passion
Whatever you are, be a good one
Happiness is choice
Do not wait too late
Can OR Cannot, either way, you are RIGHT
Which one are you?
So, if you want to change the world, start off by making your bed, you would have accomplished the first task of the day.
There is NO prize for SECOND place in LIFE
LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE TODAY IN THIS MOMENT
STRIVE TO BE THE BEST AT EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO
NOTHING LESS WILL DO
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE
BETTER THINGS TO THOSE WHO ARE PATIENT
BEST THINGS TO THOSE WHO DO NOT GIVE UP
Get your motivation from wherever you can
G-550 crew showing us the cockpit preparation and preflight procedures, on a private charter to Africa recently. If this encourages you, then please soak this up, then you too will fly the G-550 or better.
GO FOR IT!!!
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By the age of three I knew what I wanted to be. A PILOT
It was born in my blood
Through HELP
Through OPPORTUNITY
Through PERSEVERANCE
Through LOVE
Through FAITH
By GOD's grace and mercy it came to be so
Gerald Chiweshe the little three year old boy with the blue and white hat on. That is me.
The engine is the heart of the aeroplane, the pilot is it's soul
The bird who dares to fall is the bird who dares to fly
You don't have a fear of flying, you have a fear of crashing
Gerald Chiweshe 14 years of age, signed as an Air Force Cadet (The Air Force career I never pursued)
Fan that FLAME
Work that FAITH
Without it there is nothing
FAITH is everything
PIPER CUB Z-MFC
Mashonaland Flying Club MFC Harare Zimbabwe
Allan Addison, Debbie Addison, Pios Chitongo (Best barman in the world)
C-172
FIRST SOLO C-172
C-182
PA-32
C-206
C-206
C-208
BE-55
C-406
B737
B767
B767
B767 approach and landing Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Gerald Chiweshe flying President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe to Libya
Gerald Chiweshe
B767 Take-off Jeddah Saudi Arabia
B767 SAFI Airways Kabul Afghanistan
B787
B777
John Cena and Gerald Chiweshe
B777 on rotation out of Toronto YYZ Pearson airport
Flight time fourteen hours
Four pilots
Twelve cabin crew
Four hundred fare-paying passengers
Pilot Gerald Chiweshe
For Gerald Chiweshe as a small boy, growing up in Africa, with little to no money, food or opportunity, there was one constant, his parents never gave up on him. Even though his father had no money to pay for flight training, he knew that helping to foster the dream in his son was enough. Through his mother's unconditional love and support, this dream would become a reality. Gerald was born in Harare in 1975. His late father, Patterson Chiweshe, was born and lived in Zimbabwe while his mother Gladys, was born and lived in South Africa.
“By the age of three it was evident that I was born with a flying DNA in my veins".
I had an obsession with anything to do with aeroplanes, wings, wheels, shapes, clouds, noises, smells and everything in between. From this very early age my father noticed that I had a growing passion for aeroplanes, so he instructed my mother to no longer speak to me in Zulu and Shona, but instead to only speak to me in English.
I became my father's favourite son as he would take me to the airport in his free time, and we would spend countless hours aeroplane spotting. At first he would stand with me, pointing out all the aircraft, he knew all the different makes, different airlines and their destinations,” Gerald reminisces. “Before he realised it my knowledge had grown so much that it surpassed his because during his beer and bathroom breaks I would have somebody next to me giving me more information about these fascinating aircraft.”
By the age of 14, Gerald and a high school friend took their bicycles and rode them to a little airfield called Charles Prince Airport, Mt Hampden, in Harare. This gave me the opportunity to see, feel, smell and sit inside a real pilot’s seat for the first time.
"The kindest man on earth"
It was at Charles Prince Airport that he met someone he called, "The kindest man on earth" Hugh Mundy was a flight instructor, examiner and pilot, basically a sky God in my eyes. He asked if we wanted to go on a shake down flight in an aeroplane that had just come out the maintenance hangar. Of course we said yes, We went up in this little aeroplane, a Cessna 175, took off and did some touch-and-go’s take off and landings. Then before our final landing Hugh asked me to take the controls of the aircraft, which I did. He began to give me instructions, and talked me down to my very first landing!”
“Sitting in that pilot seat was the confirmation to myself, that from this day forward I was going to spend the rest of my free time finding a way to finance my way through flight school. Two years later, I was 16 years old and I working at a part time job. I was selling fried chicken at Chicken Inn (similar to KFC). This enabled me to pay for my school tuition to the end of high school. I had nearly dropped out of school, but somehow found the strength to work part time, and pay for school as well.
One evening almost at closing time in walked a man with a beard and a T-Shirt with "I Fly The Piper Cub, Mashonaland Flying Club” written on it. When I read his T-shirt I asked him if he knew Hugh Mundy, then he started laughing because it was him - it was Hugh Mundy in the flesh, with a beard! He asked me if I was still interested in flying, then said he would bring me some membership forms to fill out, as the flying club was looking for a man to fill a job answering telephones over the weekends, monitor flying accounts and take care of the general well-being of the front desk.”
"Opportunity to learn"
This opening gave Gerald the chance to learn a great deal about aircraft while chatting with flying students, instructors and engineers, all of whom passed by his front desk. He used this time to learn the language of aviation, as well as hands on aspects such as refuelling and pre-flight checks. The money Gerald earned paid him enough for three flying hours a month and, as determined as ever, he saved up for three years, finally managing to complete his PPL after 55 hours, with further financial assistance from a very good friend. With PPL in hand he began his CPL - commercial pilots licence.
Gerald explains further “I was lucky enough to be hired by a man named Ian Dyson who owned Pegasus Flight Training School.
Determination and hard work enabled Gerald to go from a childhood dream, to the cockpit of an airliner. Not any airliner, but one of the top airlines and airliner in the world. He flew the B777 and the B787 for Etihad Airways, as well well two major airlines previous to that, which helped him touch every corner of the globe, on a vast network.
His flight training School, which had a sponsorship programme going all the way to completion of the CPL, after which time you signed a two year contract binding you to the flight school, while you were paying back the sponsorship fees. He signed for two years but did four and after this he progressed onto flying twin engined aeroplanes, in a tie, suite and gold stripes.
"For the first time I felt like a real pilot.”
A year later Gerald joined Air Zambezi, a small commuter airline operating twin turboprop aeroplanes into the big safari airport hubs in Zimbabwe. A stint with DHL Southern Africa, operating aircraft doing night cargo flights followed. A short while later he received a call from the National Airline of Zimbabwe to attend an interview for a job on a B737 to operate regional and international flights. He remained with the airline from June 2003 to May 2012 when the economic and financial difficulties facing Zimbabwe caused Gerald to leave his homeland and head for Dubai, arriving on 15 May 2012.
He interviewed for a job with the national airline of Afghanistan, and during this time applied for a job with an airline operating in the United Arab Emirates, as well as Qatar. Before he could have any interview, with the Middle Eastern airline however, he had to loose 20 kg in order to pass the strict medical check as his BMI was too high. Not an easy task, but the
determination and dedication that had seen Gerald fight for his PPL, and every following qualification, again came to the fore, and he managed to drop from 118 kg to 94 kg for the interview.
It was a very happy pilot who was able to announce “Guess what............"I got the job”.
“I am happier than ever. They have given me the opportunity not only to fly and work for the best airline in the world, but they have nurtured me, taught me and trained me to be among the best pilots in the world.”
As he says “the journey that I have had to travel to achieve all of this, has been long, treacherous, exhilarating and rewarding".
I not only dreamt it, I saw it, a tiny contrail in the sky. I not only imagined it, I not only wished it, BUT, I have achieved it having worked super hard for it. I have never given up and I have renewed my focus every second of every day. I want to be better although I have achieved more that the goal I set for myself in 1978 at just
Determination and a dream to become a pilot carried Gerald Chiweshe through years of training, much time working for African airlines before taking up a position with Safi Airlines, the national airline of Afghanistan.
Three years old,” he says with pride.
Today Gerald has piloted the B737, B757, B767, B777, and the B787 Dreamliner to name a few. The dream has not ended for Gerald is determined to do more, to prove to youngsters that achieving a dream is possible.
“If you want it, go get it. I not only accomplished my dream, but I now fly a Dreamliner to destinations all around the world.” Most importantly, the things that last come from: consistency, discipline, spirit, strength, a dream, a goal, planning, truth, belief in oneself, character, manners, constant prayer, and overcoming failure.
The rest is history
Over the years Gerald has made his mark in many ways. He was the first black pilot to be employed at Pegasus Flight Training School in Zimbabwe, and one of few pilots selected to fly Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe around the world for many years. Gerald was also the first black pilot in Safi Airways, Kabul, Afghanistan, and he holds the honour of being the first pilot to fly the B787-10 into Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. Those scary and difficult moments “Many but one I particularly remember was in Singapore one night when suddenly my cockpit window shattered. Sitting in the back was President Robert Mugabe!
Did I ever give up ... No ... Never ... I never did ... I never will. Bad or negative talk only fuels my passion for flying” he says emphatically. Sheer determination and an all consuming love for flying and aircraft helped Gerald overcome many years of being an alcoholic who smoked like a chimney. These two nearly put an end to his dream.
“I simply had to make a decision to live or die. I chose to live”.
Gerald would like to provide information and assistance to any deserving person looking to make a career out of flying, to share, compare and motivation and life advice. Email: chewyb777@gmail.com
Same direction traffic, same waypoint B787 and the EMIRATES A380
Etihad Airways B777 on rotation
Positive climb identified
Gear up and acceleration to flap retraction in the climb out on departure
Initial climb out the aeroplane flies a SID (STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE)
SPL 1 BAR (Stripes)
PPL 2 BARS (Stripes)
CPL 3 BARS (Stripes)
ATPL 4 BARS (Stripes)
Victor Pswarai
Captain Victor Pswarai has shown through his faith in God
Through the love of his family
Through the support of his countrymen
That nothing is IMPOSSIBLE
One of the youngest black pilots to transcend and do the IMPOSSIBLE
He keeps focused by, setting new goals and fuelling his passion
Pilots get together to study
Pilots have to pass extensive exams in various subjects :
Air law
Navigation
Radio communication
Aircraft technical general
PASSED PPL
Waiting for the rain to STOP
Time to fly
PRE FLIGHT INSPECTION CHECK
Single engine training Cessna 172
C-206
BEECHCRAFT BARON 55
Passed TWIN ENGINE INSTRUMENT RATING flight test
Congratulations time to sew on that third stripe (3 bars)
The engine is the heart of the aeroplane, the pilot is it's soul
The bird who dares to fall is the bird who dares to fly
You don't have a fear of flying, you have a fear of crashing
C-208 CESSNA GRAND CARAVAN
Paris Hilton on Safari
Lining up on the runway
TakeOff
Flight of the Angels Victoria Falls Zimbabwe
Maintaining safety, as well as observing COVID-19 protocols
C-208 PT-6 Turboprop engine at sunset
Pilots meeting with the safety department, after an incident. We call it "Tea and biscuits"
JAA ATPL manuals and books
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QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
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EXAMINATIONS
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TYPICAL MAJOR AIRLINE PILOT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
SIMULATOR ASSESSMENT:
QATAR AIRWAYS
EMIRATES
ETIHAD
B787 full flight simulator, which is a strong advantage having flown Boeing aircraft, though it's good to browse the Airbus profiles too.
Please pay particular attention to the pitch & power settings on the B787 as these are key to flying the profile correctly, and the "STABILIZED CRITERIA".
T/Off with A/T, No AP No FD, but your Thrust levers by 1000' after T/Off. LHR RWY 27R. Both with WX as forecast on the profile.
Please Please Please read the "STABILIZED CRITERIA" as these are crucial to the PASS OR FAIL decision...All of us did a GA on the 1st one, then finally got STABILIZED on the 2 one, flew a visual ILS, holding the ILS + looking outside to land. 2nd one has APU FIRE on downwind, "CALL FOR THE APU FIRE CHECKLIST", he says done, but monitor it to make sure that the APU Fire SW has EXTINGUISHED (ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL IN THE B787 FLIGHT-DECK), hence no need for an evacuation, IF ILLUMINATED, DO A MAYDAY CALL + EVACUATION after landing...
Airline pilots are generally flown to full rosters
Airline pilots especially long haul or short haul with many sectors
Airline pilots flying short haul with many days or nights in succession
Are generally exhausted
Are generally not rested to FULL potential
Are often taking rest wherever they can grab it
EMIRATES B777 taking off
B777 on rotation and gear up selection after a positive climb is identified
Airlines have realised the threat and consequences of fatigue
Airlines have allowed pilots to take controlled rest up in the flightdeck ONLY one at a time
Airlines use two three even four pilots to reduce FATIGUE and EXHAUSTION
Exciting when you begin entering your flying hours into your logbook
Motivational files below
EMIRATES B777 executing an GO-AROUND
Air travel is the safest and most efficient form of travel
Air traffic control all over the world coordinating every single flight
Air traffic control is a delicate though massive job
Air traffic controllers are a unique personality
Air traffic controllers ensure that aeroplanes do not hit each other
Air traffic controllers ensure separation
Air traffic controllers ensure you reach your destination safely
ATC IS THERE TO HELP
IN GOOD AND BAD TIMES
We don't PLAN TO FAIL
We FAIL TO PLAN
PLAN PLAN PLAN
B787-10
B777-300 ready for a 14 hour flight to Toronto
All set
Four pilots, hence two teams
Ready to push-back for engine start
Night and day at the same time
Thunderstorm at sunrise over flying Europe
Sunrise while crossing the Atlantic ocean
NATS, MNPS, ETOPS Operations and procedures
Scattered thunderstorms in Indian airspace
B747 crossing traffic
Greenland and melting icebergs and glaciers
Greenland is so beautiful apart of her reminding us that she is melting super fast
Flying is sheer BOREDOM sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer TERROR
Always have your seat belt fastened regardless turbulence or not
When you hear these words from the COCKPIT "CABIN CREW TAKE YOUR SEATS"
SIT DOWN ANY SEAT AND FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELT ON TIGHT
Crew from all over the world, hence SOP and CRM is so important.
B787-10 exterior inspection by
Gerald Chiweshe
B787 refuelling complete
Three hour sunset on departure from Perth Australia
Chasing the sun
B787 HUD approach and landing into Abu Dhabi
Gerald Chiweshe
Pre-flight preparation complete, Johannesburg O'R TAMBO
Gerald Chiweshe
B787 night approach and landing into Abu Dhabi from TOKYO Japan
Gerald Chiweshe
Approach and landing into Brisbane Australia
Gerald Chiweshe
Passionate and happy pilot
HAPPY and SAFE PASSENGERS
Gerald Chiweshe Johannesburg O'R Tambo airport
It is not enough having a good mind, the main thing is to use it well
It is far greater for others to discover your goodness through your action not your words
Wisdom is knowing what to do next
Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him
You will either find a way or we will make one (Zimbabwean people are the best at this 🇿🇼)
What we see depends on what we look for
Life expands or shrinks in proportion to your courage
A ship in harbor is safe is a safe ship
Too many people are thinking about security not opportunity
Life is a series of the thoughts you chose to act upon
You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know when too soon will be too late
Things do not change, we do
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way
Love transcends all things, It chooses the path of least resistance
It is with heart that one can see, and what is essential is invisible to the eye
Change your thoughts, choose them wisely, they become your life
Your attitude determines your altitude
God does not make junk
Good things come to those who BELIEVE
Better things to those who are PATIENT
Best things to those who do not GIVE UP
CONSISTENCY
IT ACHIEVES GOALS
WITHOUT IT, IT FUELS REGRET
I believe
I get a thrill from a focused mindset
I can
I crave challenge
I embrace conflict
I thrive on problem solving
I cannot stand stupidity
I refuse to be idle
I avail myself wholeheartedly to the thirsty mind
I live and exist in a state of FLOW
I seek moments of HYPER FOCUS
I love being told, "It is impossible, or better, I will beat you"
I get a little high from SUFFERING, without it, i would not want better
To me, nothing is impossible
CONSISTENCY OPENS THE YELLOW DOOR
The SEVEN DOOR cocnept
People give up after door number six
Door number seven always opens, it ONLY cracks open a tiny bit, you have to kick or push it
I believe
Nothing is impossible
UNCOVER YOUR BELIEF
UNCOVER YOUR PASSION
UNCOVER YOUR PURPOSE
EXPOSE YOUR GOAL, THAT WAS JUST A DREAM
UNCOVER!!!
I did
So can YOU
CAN or CANNOT, either way you're RIGHT
Happiness is not a destination
Happiness is a state of mind
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