| Occupations with high stress levels | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Rating scale |
| Miner | 8.3 |
| Police officer | 7.7 |
| Prison officer | 7.5 |
| Construction worker | 7.5 |
| Airline pilot | 7.5 |
| Journalist | 7.5 |
| Advertising executive | 7.3 |
| Dentist | 7.3 |
| Actor | 7.2 |
| Doctor | 6.8 |
| Broadcasting personnel | 6.8 |
| Nurse | 6.5 |
| Film production crew | 6.5 |
| Ambulance personnel | 6.3 |
| Musician | 6.3 |
| Firefighter | 6.3 |
| Teacher | 6.2 |
| Social worker | 6.0 |
| Personnel manager | 6.0 |
The table above is taken from http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/stress/whatis.htm
I did some research through the net and obtain some useful data about a relaxation technique from http://www.anxieties.com/flying-step4.php:
Ten-Second Grip
- Grab the arm rests in your seat and squeeze them as hard as you can, making your lower and upper arms contract. Tense your stomach and leg muscles as well.
- Hold that for about ten seconds, while you continue to breathe.
- Then let go with a long, gentle Calming Breath.
- Repeat that two more times.
- Then shift around in your seat, shaking loose your arms, shoulders and legs and gently rolling your head a few times.
- Finish off by closing your eyes and breathing gently for about thirty seconds. Let your body feel warm, relaxed and heavy during that time.
I used that method during preparation for my F6 examination. Maybe worth trying it before flying. And of course, a million thanks to my friends who gave me several solutions (such as visualization techniques from both Alvin and Eddy). Another friend pointed out that I may have been putting too high an expectation (and pressure as well) onto myself to perform well. Another said that I am too careful with the ways I do things especially in handling of control to land the aircraft. I sure need to pay more attention to what my body is doing in the air.
Although today is a rest day for me, I was still told to go to the hangar at 9 something in the morning. My friends and I were told to help the engineers to push the aircraft. Yes, pushed the aircraft. This is one of the new rulings which comes into effective since yesterday. We cadets may need to wash the aircraft too, with the reason from Mr. Principal that we can "bridge" a better and more "intimate" relationship between us and the aircrafts.
Wao................. That's so cool, Mr. Principal! Why don't you say you wanna take advantage of us to cut your cost?
Anyway, the other new ruling is that the cadets from the flying wing, regardless got sortie or no sortie, have to report to the hangar by 8am every single day and helped out at the hangar until 7+ pm. Before this we were only needed to assemble at the ground school and only to report to the hangar an hour earlier if we had sortie. Besides, they have installed a timer switch for the shower rooms' lights to save electricity. Guess how long is the timer? 5 minutes. Great.
That is not all.
Some of the seniors were told to be as marshalers too. I won't be surprised if the school asks is to be their engineers.
You pay to the school not just to study but also to work. How wonderful the school is!
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