‘Not bad!’

After completing basic flying training in Airforce Academy, I had to report to the next unit for advanced flying training. With the proud feeling of becoming a ‘half pilot‘, took a connecting flight from Hyderabad to Kochi which had a halt at Mumbai. After check-in and luggage drop, I proceeded for security check. I, easily,

Airborne until the last tail hooks

The perspective of a Jumbo pilot is always different. The whole gist of his existence is to save a drowning survivor. For an onlooker he’s just keeping stations. However, little does anyone know that we keenly monitor every LSO call, develops a knack of assessing every Glide path approach, that too without any navigational aid,

‘We all are heroes in someone’s story’

As a helicopter pilot, responsibility comes to you quite early. Once, as a young Sub Lieutenant, I embarked a ship as Captain of the aircraft for a month long deployment. The sailing of one month got extended and finally after almost two months it was finally time for disembarkation. Routine sortie briefing was carried out

Practical form of patriotism

“Let go your yesterdays, embrace your tommorow, do all these while earning your bread today”. Simply it means, mind your own business and focus on your country’s development, otherwise you’ll die downloading your neighbour’s success stories in space missions.” #missionmangal