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            It's straight and level flight at cruising speed for this 'aircraft' flight number KF1313 model : Stork-billed Kingfisher manufactured by MotherEarth Aerospace Industries (MAI) P/N 123XYZNiNabei, not at 35,000 ft above but at eye-level :)
This engineering marvel is the safest airline in the history of aviation. Always arrive and take off on the dot and never miss a beat. For the thousands if not millions of years in service, none has ever brought down by any form of mechanical malfunction, engine failure (there is none anyway) or terrorist attack (truss me, those assholes have absolutely no idea how to bring this damn thing down) 
Guaranteed to arrive at destination in one single piece. Pilot never fall asleep during flight, though need to eat a little fish sometimes for that extra boost. On-board computers and all critical navigational equipment never fail and continue to function in the most adverse weather conditions ever created by mother earth. 
Every single part of its body is selectively and specially constructed by nature. Naturally tested beyond the level of excellence.  No mechanical malfunction, no hydraulic failure, no engine flameout, no worry of rudder falling off due to excessive vibration at the tail section, no vortex formation at its wing tip due to unbalance of airflow which would lead to a potentially fatal stalling condition. No leaky fuel tanks or no air conditioner breakdown Its design is billions of years ahead of its time. In other words, it is built to last as long as the earth lasts. (approx. another 4 billion years)
On board transponder never fail to work due to low batt. or through deliberate action of an evil terrorist (there is no such device on board).  Airplane will never crash because pilot and aircrew still in the middle of a very intense poker/mahjong game during landing/take-off.  Airplane will never need to ditch in the middle of the Indian Ocean because pilot fail to locate a Shell petrol kiosk to fill up its empty cup-size fuel tank. Absolutely no danger of cockpit break off from the fuselage due to pilot opening up a window to vent off smoke from his Marlboro.(there isn't any cockpit anyway). No possibility of pilot landing the plane on a 1 x 1-foot floating debris in the middle of the South China Sea mistaken as Changi Airport.  The plane is equipped with the latest air defence system ever design and build by nature. With Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) capable of detecting airborne threat such as Surface To Air missile (SAM) and Air To Air weapon from a staggering distance of 240,000 miles away (distance of earth to moon) and even long before such threat is ever launched. With a flick of a button, the pilot can send a killer beam of high intensity gamma-ray to neutralise any form of air-borne threat which come within threatening range of the aircraft. In fact, every single component installed has went thru' millions of years of rigorous testing and continuous refinement in the process of evolution. A superbly aerodynamically designed masterpiece which is more than 100% airworthiness. Terrorist attack? Haha You must be joking.
No worries of any potential terrorist trying to bring down the plane or blow it up in mid-air in case he manages to sneak aboard undetected along with 10 ton of explosives. He would be very unlucky because this aircraft is coated with a highly effective terrorist repellent. A specially made chemical tested and certified by nature that's able to seek out potential threat automatically without human intervention. The unlucky terrorists would be programmed by the inhaled chemical compound to undergo an extremely violent but extremely safe self-destruction (code name: kill the bar-girl)  together with whatever dangerous bomb/object/substance/underwear, microwave oven, washing machine, refrigerator which they brought along with the intention to inflict harm to innocent lives. All this happen without anyone ever noticing a thing. Maybe some super alert smart Alec might hear an unusually loud and long fart, that's the sound of the terrible terrorists disintegrating and eventually vanish from the face of the earth. In some instance though, someone with a sensitive nose might pick up a barely perceptible smell of Bak Kwa (barberkill pork) 
Voila ! The remains or any would be by-products from the self-destructive process would then be converted into something more pleasant which everyone is familiar with, codenamed  Xyzttiocaulh-DNA-dieDiedie-MC-terrorist-mati-1+10.5 x2-y4, in simple terms this is known as  Coca-Cola, to be served chilled to the desired temperature to everyone's delight....cheers !  
The next time travelling by air, fly with this airline, an experience you will never forget in your lifetime even the next few. For booking, bring along some small fishes to the pond at jap gardens and signal to the pilot of your choice. Soon you'll be on your way.....just in case you fail to make a booking, give me a ring (mobile 92356430 eddy) and I'll be right there to provide a helping hand....good luck and Bon Voyage. 
@jap gardens sg 2Feb2013
Behind the scene :
this Stork-billed kingfisher was returning to his perch up a tree and was flying at an inclined angle of about 30deg when I captured the image.
During post processing, I tilted the image to flat angle to make it appeared that the king was flying straight and level. This make it easier for me to compose an interesting or rather crap story to go with it.

   

Taken in: Singapore / South West / Jurong Town (show map)

Taken on: February 2, 2013

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