Sunday, 9 December 2012


 10 Disember 2012

RENCANA UTAMA

Platform pupuk minat bidang penerbangan



SEKALI pandang, ruang kokpit pesawat Cessna 172 Skyhawk sarat dengan punat, pelbagai jenis meter serta paparan digit. Ia pastinya membuatkan sesiapa sahaja yang khilaf ilmu penerbangan mati akal untuk mengendalikan pesawat tersebut.
Biarpun begitu, wajah budak lelaki pemilik susuk tubuh sedikit kecil itu begitu tenang dan fokus menerbangkannya hanya selepas beberapa minit mendengar taklimat ringkas serta sedikit panduan daripada jurulatih penerbangan bertugas.
Tiada masalah baginya untuk melakukan pelepasan pesawat walaupun kelihatan sedikit canggung. Tidak sampai beberapa minit, altimeter menunjukkan pesawat di bawah kendaliannya sudah tinggi membelah awan.
Terpancar raut kepuasan diwajahnya. Manakan tidak, pada usia belasan tahun, dia sudah boleh ‘menerbangkan’ pesawat Cessna 172 Skyhawk walaupun tidak punya ilmu formal penerbangan di mana-mana sekolah penerbangan.
Pendedahan awal
Walaupun sekadar mengendalikan simulator, ia 100 peratus menyamai kokpit pesawat Cessna 172 Skyhawk sebenar. Bezanya, jika pesawat gagal dikawal dan terhempas, tiada nyawa yang akan melayang.
“Sesiapa sahaja berupaya mengemudi simulator pesawat Cessna 172 Skyhawk ini apabila mengikuti program Learn To Fly. Program ini sebenarnya lebih kepada pendedahan kerjaya kepada pelajar sekolah bermula daripada pelajar tingkatan satu hingga tingkatan lima terhadap kerjaya sebagai juruterbang,” kata Muhd. Ikhwan Syahid Kadir.

BEGINILAH rupa pesawat Cessna 172 Skyhawk yang diterbangkan oleh pelajar namun menggunakan sebuah kokpit simulator.


Jejaka berusia 25 tahun itu yang merupakan Pengurus Besar Infotech Quest Sdn. Bhd. (Infotech Quest) memberitahu program Learn To Fly sudah tiga tahun diperkenalkan dan kini dibuka kepada orang awam.
Menurut Ikhwan, silibus program Learn To Fly itu sudah diterjemahkan kepada terma yang lebih ringkas dan mudah difahami berdasarkan apa yang dipelajari di sekolah penerbangan.
Setiap modul diajar mengikut jam bermula daripada jam pertama hingga jam ke-20. Buat permulaan, seseorang pelajar itu akan belajar mengenai asas penerbangan merangkumi fungsi dan jenis enjin sehingga mereka mampu ‘terbang’ secara solo.
“Pemikiran para pelajar kini sudah ke hadapan. Mereka bukan sahaja ingin mengetahui skop kerja sebagai seorang juruterbang, malah rasa ingin tahu mereka mencakupi aspek gaji, kriteria untuk menjadi seorang juruterbang, tempat dan tempoh pengajian,” ujar bekas juruterbang Malaysia Airline (MAS) yang bertanggungjawab menyediakan modul program tersebut.
Perbezaan kerjaya
Ujar Ikhwan, soalan-soalan yang diutarakan mereka lebih pintar dan para pelajar akan lebih teruja apabila mengetahui pada usia 20 tahun, gaji seorang juruterbang boleh mencecah RM10,000.
Dalam ceramah kerjaya tersebut, turut ditunjukkan carta perbandingan kerjaya lain seperti doktor, jurutera, juruterbang dan sebagainya yang menyentuh mengenai tempoh pengajian dan perolehan pendapatan.
“Sasaran Infotech Quest lebih bertumpu kepada pelajar sekolah menengah kerana mahu membetulkan persepsi mereka mengenai kerjaya juruterbang yang dikelaskan sebagai kerjaya orang berada berikutan yuran pengajiannya mencecah RM250,000 untuk tempoh dua tahun.
“Saya sendiri memasang impian menjadi juruterbang sejak kecil lagi, tetapi tiada bimbingan daripada sesiapa tambahan pula yurannya melampaui kemampuan keluarga,” ujarnya yang mengambil inisiatif sendiri untuk mendalami bidang penerbangan kemudian berjaya memperoleh biasiswa MAS.
Jelasnya lagi, dengan pendedahan awal mengenai ilmu penerbangan seperti program Learn To Fly, pelajar yang bercita-cita menjadi juruterbang lebih mudah mendapat biasiswa seterusnya merealisasikan kerjaya impian mereka.
Ikhwan yang pernah menerbangkan pesawat Boeing 737-400, Eagle 150B, Piper Warrior dan Piper Seneca memberitahu, pusat simulasi pesawat Learn To Fly yang ‘berpangkalan’ di aras 1, Muzium Telekom, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur menawarkan tiga skim program iaitu Penerbangan 15 minit, Penerbangan 60 minit dan Program Latihan Serius.

PENGUNJUNG diberi taklimat ringkas terlebih dahulu sebelum berpeluang mengendalikan simulator dengan bimbingan jurulatih penerbangan bertugas.


Bayaran yang dikenakan untuk tempoh 15 minit bagi merasai pengalaman mengendalikan simulator pesawat Cessna 172 Skyhawk adalah RM30 seorang.
Kendali pesawat
Pengalaman 15 minit mengendalikan simulator didahului dengan penerangan ringkas oleh jurulatih penerbangan bertauliah sebelum tunjuk ajar mengenai asas pengendalian pesawat diberikan.
“Dalam durasi masa 15 minit, seseorang itu akan diajar mengawal pesawat secara asas iaitu menggunakan kawalan kaki dan tangan, pelepasan serta pendaratan pesawat.
“Sesi 60 minit penerbangan pula merangkumi kawalan asas pesawat, kawalan di udara dan darat, pengetahuan asas operasi pesawat, panggilan radio serta senarai semak yang asas,” katanya sambil memberitahu pengunjung berpeluang merasai pengalaman membawa pesawat dalam pelbagai jenis cuaca seperti ribut petir, salji dan kabus.
Dalam pada itu Program Latihan Serius pula terbahagi kepada tiga peringkat iaitu awal, pertengahan dan lanjutan yang memerlukan sesi pembelajaran selama 20 jam diikuti dengan beberapa siri ujian.
Pusat simulasi
Pusat simulasi pesawat di Muzium Telekom dengan kemudahan lapan buah simulator yang dibuka setiap hari bermula pukul 9 pagi hingga 5 petang kecuali hari Sabtu dan Ahad. Ia mampu menampung 40 pengunjung dalam satu-satu masa dan 80 pengunjung dalam sehari.
“Sejak pusat ini dibuka Julai lalu, maklum balas yang diterima sangat memberangsangkan dan sudah ada pelajar mengikuti Program Latihan Serius yang kini berada pada tahap lanjutan,” ujarnya sambil mendedahkan bahawa pelajar perempuan lebih cenderung meminati bidang penerbangan berbanding pelajar lelaki.
Pada hari itu, sesekali kedengaran suara riuh-rendah para pengunjung dari Kelab Rotary Bukit Kiara Sunrise yang memenuhi ruang bilik menempatkan lapan buah simulator. Empat jurulatih penerbangan kacak sedia memberikan tunjuk ajar.
Ada juga antara mereka yang menjerit kecil apabila pesawat yang diterbangkan menjunam laju dan terhempas seolah-olah mereka berada di dalamnya.
“Berikutan sambutan yang menggalakkan, kita akan menggabungkan elemen keseronokan dan pengetahuan dengan memperkenalkan simulator jet dengan sistem hidraulik pada masa hadapan.
“Seseorang itu akan merasai sendiri pergerakan pesawat kendalian mereka dan ini akan membuat mereka lebih teruja,” kata Ikhwan.
Dalam pada itu, seorang pelajar Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Sea, Petaling Jaya, Siong Chye Soon, 17, yang menyertai rombongan Kelab Rotary Bukit Kiara Sunrise sangat teruja apabila berpeluang mengendalikan simulator pesawat buat kali pertama.
“Ia pengalaman yang baharu dan saya belajar sesuatu yang berbeza daripada apa yang dipelajari di sekolah.
“Pada masa yang sama, saya dapat kaitkan subjek sains dengan ilmu penerbangan,” katanya yang kini menyedari kepentingan sains dalam sesuatu kerjaya dan kehidupan.

PENDEDAHAN awal kepada pelajar sekolah menengah mampu meningkatkan minat mereka dalam bidang Sains terutamanya penerbangan.


Chye Soon memberitahu, saat dirinya duduk di bangku juruterbang ada banyak perasaan menyelinap masuk dalam dirinya.
“Sukar untuk saya gambarkan perasaan itu. Pada mulanya agak stres apabila melihat pelbagai jenis butang dan meter di hadapan saya. Selepas mendengar penerangan serta tunjuk ajar jurulatih penerbangan, saya kembali rileks sekali gus berjaya menerbangkan pesawat,” ujarnya yang pada mulanya bercita-cita menjadi seorang doktor, namun ini mengakui mula jatuh cinta dalam bidang penerbangan.
Pengalaman mengendalikan simulator pesawat tersebut turut dirasai oleh Presiden Kelab Rotary Bukit Kiara Sunrise, Ghaurry Siva, 53.
“Ia merupakan pengalaman baharu dan menyeronokkan. Kami begitu teruja dan tidak sangka dapat menerbangkan sendiri pesawat yang tidak pernah diimpikan sebelum ini.
“Walaupun hampir separuh daripada ahli-ahli rombongan ‘terhempas’, kami semua gembira kerana semua orang berpeluang untuk terbang,” katanya yang mengetuai rombongan Kelab Rotary Bukit Kiara Sunrise terdiri daripada 23 orang dewasa dan tiga kanak-kanak.


Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Flight Simulation Program for young talents

Salam all,

Flight Simulation Centre & Modulated program for young talents of the future

Im posting this to share our latest brochure we are using to market our flight simulation program and centre in Telekomuzium.

So, here it is!

Hope it helps. :D



Thursday, 9 August 2012

Berbuka Puasa and Tarawih with TELEKOMUZIUM.

Assalamualaikum,

So, yesterday, dated 8 august 2012, we had a "Berbuka Puasa & Tarawih" event with the Telekomuzium operations and management team.

It was a great event and they invited a few friends and the main guest would definitely be our lovely boys and girls from 'Rumah Titian Kasih'.

Well, i'll just let the pictures explain the whole event.

Happy fasting!

Salam Ramadhan. :P

Imam Muda with Our pilots. 

 A shot of Dato' Zuraidah, Menara KL CEO (in green).

 Lovely girls of 'Rumah Titian Kasih'

 Our CEO Raja Zulkifli(left) with Menara KL CEO(centre) 

Nice boys from 'Rumah Titian Kasih' 

Model pose! 

TELEKOMUZIUM operations team with INFOTECH QUEST team.


Wednesday, 8 August 2012

BLOG ANAK PENEROKA: Belajar jd pilot

One of the teachers in MRSM Pekan. Had a great time with us!

BLOG ANAK PENEROKA: Belajar jd pilot


SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012

Belajar jd pilot

Semalam ada program LEARN TO FLY anjuran kuanseling maktab ni...best sebab semalam dapat rase jd pilot gune simulator yg dibawa oleh INFOTECH QUEST SDN BHD..



New Straits times coverage TAIPING



Helooo,

Not to be forgotten, our event in MRSM Taiping, being covered by the newspaper.

Miss the EMC'S!!! :P






10 March 2012






Students off to a flying start

TAIPING: Four pilots of Kuala Lumpur-based Infotech Quest Sdn Bhd conducted a three-day "Learn to Fly" programme at MRSM Taiping recently.

A student having a go in the pilot training stimulator. Pic by M. Dattaya.
A student having a go in the pilot training stimulator. Pic by M. Dattaya.


The programme was held in conjunction with MRSM Taiping's new semester opening week.

Infotech Quest general manager and programme coordinator Mohd Ikhwan Syahid Abdul Kadir,  a former student, said he wanted to do something  for his alma mater.

"I am happy to be able to share my experiences with the students and hope to expose all of you to the airline industry," he said.

Ikhwan was a pilot instructor who flew a Boeing 737 when he was with Malaysia Airlines.

He brought four pilots who used  four Cessna  training stimulators to teach the students to fly.

Each student was given 10 minutes to  fly and 10 minutes on aptitude and coordination tests.

They were also taught skills such as  basic handling, taking off, climbing, descending  and landing  the aircraft. By M. Dattaya


Read more: Students off to a flying start - Northern - New Straits Times

New Straits Times Coverage

Assalamualaikum,

Hey guys,

So today im gonna share a NEWSPAPER coverage made by The New Straits Times about our centre.
They explain a little bit about our simulator and our program. 

So, if you are seeking for a little bit of information, do watch the video!!

Special thanks to NSTP!

Enjoy!~~~







TRENDS: Flying start to real life

Siti Syameen Md Khalili learns that you can get a fairly accurate picture of the aviation industry from just one visit to Infotech Quest Flight Simulation Centre

EACH time you take a flight to far off places, you buckle up, then get to enjoy a bird eye’s view of the land below. You can also  observe the airline crew in action.

Most of the time, though, you don’t get to see the pilot, let alone step into the cockpit.
Now, however, you get that chance — to meet a real pilot, who will even teach you how to ‘fly’ a plane using high-tech facilities available at Infotech Quest’s  Flight Simulation centre.
Located on the second floor of Muzium Telekom in Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, the newly refurbished centre currently has eight custom-made flight simulator booths that offer visitors the chance to find out if they have what it takes to become a pilot.
Founded by Zulkifli Ahmad, the centre has four certified commercial pilots and a resident techie ready to help visitors of all ages take a seat behind the prop cockpit trainer (PCT).
Zulkifli, 54, says the centre is more than just a flight simulation facility. It is an avenue to reach out to the younger generation. “I was the kampung boy who ran out of the house each time I heard a plane in the sky. But no one I knew then could tell me more about planes,” recalls Zulkifli.

HOW IT ALL STARTED
The Infotech team made a pitch to Telekom Malaysia and was invited to set up a centre in the museum. To date Infotech has invested about RM1.6 million on hardware, software and getting the infrastructure ready. Each flight simulator console includes a high-performance desktop running Flight Simulator X (FSX), a widescreen display unit and a cockpit trainer with full control and instrument display system for visual flight and instrument flight training.
Zulkifli says: “We will be using the centre to complement Telekom’s ongoing outreach programme where, for only RM20, each participant will be given an hour of custom flying lesson using the simulator. The MAS centre offers a half an hour exposure programme in a real life cockpit for RM1,500. We may not have a life-size cockpit here but our equipment is high-end and updated.”
The resident techie, Shahdan Othman says, he makes sure all hardware and software that power the simulator are in good shape. “I calibrate the entire system as well as keep an eye on the latest hardware in the market as we want to make sure the centre’s facilities are up to date. I also get a dose of flying lessons from the instructor pilots,” says Shahdan, indicating his colleagues Ikhwan Syahid Kadir, Amirul Ashraff, Amirul Aizzat Ismail and Mohamad Ikhwan Marahakim.
Ikhwan Syahid says the centre, which opens to the public this month can handle up to 200 visitors a day. “We are open Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 5pm. We would, in particular, like to target 13 to 15-year-olds as these kids have yet to decide on what they want to do when they leave school. With the help of the facilities we have here, we hope we can influence them to consider a career in aviation,” he says.
Each instrument onboard the simulator and PCT comes with accompanying software that further demonstrates concepts such as speed, pressure, global positioning and more. “This way, the kids can immediately see subjects like Physics, Add Maths and more in real life applications. From my experience, when I explain to them the way things work, they can easily relate to the things they have learnt in textbooks and will approach studies differently from then on,” says Ikhwan Syahid.
“We are not saying that each kid who gets behind the PCT will grow up to become a pilot, but we hope to open their eyes to a host of careers related to the aviation industry. As you know, the airport is a mini city in itself and there are various careers associated with it. We simply use the flight simulator to spark their interest,” says Zulkifli who is now in the midst of setting up four more flight simulator booths to ensure the centre can serve more visitors. He has also roped in fresh graduate pilots to help manage the centre.

PROGRAMME EXTENSION
Zulkifli says the Infoquest team wants to offer hands-on career exposure programmes in other fields besides aviation.
“From our years doing exposure to aviation career programmes, we know that a similar approach will be effective for other fields as well. The company is now ready to offer modules such as telecommunication, engineering, medicine and biotechnology at the same time plans for non-technical modules such as accounting and law. We believe this approach is in line with the government’s vision to build human capital and achieve the status of high income nations,” says Zulkifli.
He plans to get more partners and financial contributors so that he can extend the programme to remote areas using buses fitted with the equipment and high-end instruments to create a real-life career setting. At the same time he will have a working professional conduct real life sessions. “For example, for the telecommunication field we want to have telecommunication engineers explain basic concepts such as electricity, and all the way to how fibre optics work. I bet the kids will be enthralled!” he says.
Realising that a programme as ambitious as this cannot be done alone, Zulkifli hopes to work with various government agencies and the corporate sector.
“We hope to make such a programme a priority in educating the young. As for our partners, we can offer the bus exteriors as mobile advertisement platforms for them and act as their ambassadors to reach out to their target audience. Together we can make educating our children a main agenda, not an afterthought.”

THE FUTURE IS NOW
Zulkifli says: “We need to prepare our kids as they will face a more competitive environment by the time they reach adulthood. I really feel the hands-on approach leaves a more lasting impact. The aviation exposure programme has proven that hands-on guidance helps inculcate discipline and intrinsic motivation, which should be instilled in everyone, especially kids in rural areas who may not have exposure or access to people who can share knowledge with them.
“We took part in the Karnival Inovasi in Sarawak. We were parked in an outdoor tent and thousands of people came. It was raining heavily outside and the queue was long, but one lorry driver waited patiently for his turn at the simulator. He told me he was poor and said he regretted not being able to bring his son to the carnival. But he wanted a turn at the simulator so that he could go back and tell his son about his experience. I believe there are many proactive parents like him. I hope they will bring their kids to the centre so that everyone in the family can give it a go. We don’t mind what age they are as long as their legs can reach the pedal!” says Zulkifli.


Read more: TRENDS: Flying start to real life - Tech - New Straits Times 








Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Our PROFILE





  ABOUT US
Infotech Quest Sdn Bhd
is a private company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Founded in 2007 by the current  Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O) Raja Zulkifli Raja Ahmad,
the company started exploring places and communities to achieve its objectives, mission
and vision in creating a better living environment. 

OBJECTIVE

 Our objective is to provide future generations with an interesting and comprehensive with hands-on experience professional career exposure program and guidance on how to move forward in pursuing their career of choice.

MISSION

Our mission is to give equal opportunities to improve the quality and capability of our future generations towards achieving a greater standard of living thus enhancing the government transformation plan in becoming a high income nation.

VISION

Create a generation of well prepared professionals  by enhancing their knowledge and capabilities through our unique programs to become professionals who are capable to contribute towards the country’s transformations and  to the community at large.

 OUR STRATEGY

In order to achieve our mission and vision,
 we ensure relevance and comprehensive syllabus, quality of teaching and training methods, high end materials plus hands on practical experience for every participant.
 We aim to start exposing to the youngest generation possible,
 therefore our professional training syllabus has been simplified to cater for the understandings of at least the 13 year olds and above.

OUR VALUE

We aim to achieve our mission and vision in the career exposure and guidance programs
through the implementation of the following key strategies :

High-end simulation systems for every career fields.
Qualified and licensed professionals as training instructors
Unique and affordable program pricing for every program type.
Simplified syllabus to attract younger generations
Applying hands-on training experience with the simulation system for every participants.

Welcome Readers!!!!

Assalamualaikum,


Hello!


Welcome to our humble blog. 


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