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Interaction with the Country’s Youth.

Got a chance to interact with the youth of the country.

 

 

 

Covered some aspects related to “Life as a Fighter Pilot”

 

  • Need for passion, boldness, attitude, aggressiveness and  self confidence in fighter flying.

 

  • It is not all Glamour.

 

  • It involves lot of hard work.

 

  • It involves lot of studies.

 

  • Aspects related to risk and safety.

 

  • Importance of physical and mental fitness.

 

  • Importance of self discipline.

 

  • Importance of  qualities like courage, integrity, loyalty, dedication, dependability and reliability.

 

Advice given to the youth

 

  • Know yourself (Strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes).

 

  • Follow your dream.

 

  • Pursue happiness.

 

  • Be a good human being first then a good professional.

 

  • There is no short cut to hard work.

 

  • Be Humble, honest, helpful, truthful and  tolerant.

 

  • Most Important – Always keep the child in you alive. 

 

Questions and answer session was interesting. Admire the awareness level of the youth. Questions were very relevant, incisive and precise. Questions were related to following:

 

  • Role of IAF and its future.

 

  • Defence selection procedures and need for review.

 

  • Self reliance in defence equipment.

 

  • Pressures faced during career and dealing mechanism.

 

  • Rafale aircraft.

 

  • LCA Tejas aircraft.

 

  • IAF capability enhancement.

 

  • Balakot operations.

 

Enjoyed the interaction immensely

 

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Life Saving Aviation Quotes

There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots.

 

Use your superior judgment to avoid those situations where you might have to use your superior skills.

 

No matter what happens, fly the airplane – Aviate, Navigate, Communicate.

 

Emergency landings are done to save lives, not airplanes.

 

The three most useless things in aviation are runway behind you, altitude above you, and fuel not in your tanks.

 

When in doubt, hold your altitude.

 

Fuel is liquid altitude. The only time you have too much is when you’re on fire.

 

Never let an airplane take you somewhere your mind didn’t get to five minutes earlier.

 

It’s better to be on the ground wishing you were the air, than in the air wishing you were on the ground.

 

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