{"id":151,"date":"2014-07-03T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2014\/07\/03\/ndp-2014-power-precision-and-passion\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T18:18:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:18:46","slug":"ndp-2014-power-precision-and-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2014\/07\/ndp-2014-power-precision-and-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"NDP 2014 – Power, Precision and Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"
I\u2019ve had several juvenile misconceptions cleared over the weekend. Every year, there would be the awe-inspiring, thundering aerial flypast by the fighter jets during Singapore\u2019s National Day Parade. I’ve always assumed that:<\/p>\n
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Photo Credit<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n 1) Due to the small air space that Singapore has, surely our government would have asked our friendly neighbours in Malaysia and Indonesia for some leeway into THEIR airspace so that OUR FIGHTER JETS can execute their maneuvers well. 2) These top fighter pilots who execute these well-timed flypast must certainly be appointed and 3) There would be a big red button inside the cockpits that says \u2018Start\u2019 so that pilots can scramble off real fast to defend the country.<\/p>\n As it turns out, the answer is \u2018No\u2019 to my three silly assumptions. Well, \u2018Yes and No\u2019 for number 2 at least. Allow me to explain: <\/p>\n As part of NDP2014 Preview, we were honoured to have the chance to meet the fine Air Force pilots and their powerful machines that will give us the traditional aerial flypast. Being the plane buff that I am, I was awestruck.<\/p>\n
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