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It was hot Kuching airport. Three student were waiting in the airport building for the small Aeroplane near the runway to leave The students were going to Kapit for holidays. They were very happy because they were going to fly there . For the first time they were going to fly in a very small aeroplane. Will your father be at Kapit airport to meet us Ali? Lim asked Yes he will. He said that in his letters Ali answered. I hope we shall leave soon Muthu said. I am tired. We have been here for hours.Ali MuthU and Lim were student in form four at school in Kuching. They were good friend and liked to be together during the holidays. Muthu and Lim were going to stay with Ali in Kapit where his father worked The three friend were sitting in the waiting room of the airport building. The plane nera the runway was a Beaver belonging to Trans Borneo Airways. Some men were putting petrol in the plane for the short journey to Sibu. This was the only stop on the way to Kapit. The hot sun was shining brightly and went across the blue sky. The pilot walked out of the building and went across to the Beaver. He talked to some of the man near the aeroplane. He walked all round it and looked at the outside closely. Then he climbed into his seat An officer put his head round the door f the waiting room. come on you three We are ready he said to the boys Your luggage is already on the journey to Sibu. Perhaps someone will get on at Sibu. You stop there for a short time only. You will be by your selver for the first part of the journey. Have you flown before?All three boys said they had flown before We have been in a big plane Lim said but we have never been in a small plane before Well it will be interesting for you. Perhaps the pilot will let one of you sit next to him. Then you can watch what he is doing. Come along. The students followed the officer out of the waiting room. He took them to the runway. The plane looked bigger when they got closer. But it still looked very small and Lim said something about this. The officer heard him and he laughed. There are smaller planes then this you kwon he said. This one can carry four passengers. There are some that can carry only one passenger. One of you can go round to the other side of the plane and get into the sant next to the pilot. Who is the lucky one? Ali went round the front of the plane and climbed into the seat next to pilot. Muthu and Lim climbed in next and sat down just behind the pilot and Ali. Then the door was shut. The officer spoke to the pilot. These three students have never flown in a small plane like this before. Will you tell them what you are doing. The pilot waved his hand to the officer then he turned round yo look at this tree young passengers. My name is Captain Ibrahim he said smiling at the boys. The boys told him their names. We must wait a few minutes the Captain went on Another plane is arriving at the airport soon. You must fasten your seat-belts. We can take off only when they are fastened. We ask all our passengers to do this. Then if there is any trouble during take off you will not be hurt so badly. The captain put on his radio headphones and talked to someone in the control tower. Then he listened and wrote down a lot of things in his book. Ali looked across at the book and saw he had written down things about the wind and the clouds. Look there is the other plane now the Captain said. They saw a much larger plane coming down on to the runway. It turned round at the end and came slowly towards the airport building. Then is stopped and the passengers got out Ali looked out of the window. He saw the trees passing quickly. He looked at the speedometer in front of him. It showed 100 knots and then they were in the air. The plane lift the ground very quietly and Ali looked through the window again. The trees suddenly became very small. The plane turned in the air and the three boys saw all Kuching under them Look there is motor-car! shouted Lim. It looks like a toy. It you look to your left you can see the the Istana. And there is your school the Captain said. I will gp lower and let you see it closer. The boys were very pleased with this. I could even see our classroom Muthu said a few minutes later. But not our teacher said Lim Now the plane was flying higher. It was flying east and kept near the sea. The villages looked very small from high up and they could see boats on the rivers and the sea. Even the tallest trees round the villages looked small. The boys asked the Captain several questiout the aero-plane and he was very ready to give them answers. They found it very interesting. Sometimes they looked down at the villages passing under them. They could see thick jungle green rice fields the tops of houses and very long rivers
Once or twice the Captain talked on the radio to the control tower in Kuching.
I talk to Kuching very often he said. If I do not they will ask what has happened to me. It I do talk to them at the right time they will send out people to look for us. They will think our plane is lost. Look over there is Sibu Airport. I must speak again to Kuching. He put on the headphones. Flight
471 to Kuching Control Tower. Coming in to Sibu
The Captain started to bring down the aeroplane. They went down and down. The boys ears hurt.
Hold your ears will be all right the Captain said.
The boys did this and soon their ears felt better
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