The few early day Indian aviators who became larger-than-life figures, following their participation in the race. It evokes memories of a time when aviation technology was largely rudimentary, and aviators had to rely on their skills and instincts in their heroic bids to confront the skies.
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Learning and Change: Two Constants
Military training is about war and aviation is no different. The goal is to win. This is at a very high level and is decomposed through different levels of the organization and finally, it is about mission success. Success is further measured against well-defined objectives.
The Vijaynagar Decision
military transport aircraft operations to forward bases with unscdeduled CASEVAC
Women Officer of IAF: Outstretching for the Crest
I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain you can’t grow…. But as a human, I can. Sir Edmund Hillary Mount Everest, Sanskrit and Nepali Sagarmatha, Tibetan Chomolungma, Chinese (Pinyin) Zhumulangma Feng or (Wade-Giles romanization) Chu-mu-lang-ma Feng, also spelt Qomolangma Feng, mountain on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, at 27°59′ N 86°56′ E. Reaching an elevation of 29,035 feet (8,850 metres), Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. Sqn Ldr Toolika Rani (Retd) women officer of Indian Air Force has scaled many heights, including Mt…
Beyond Fear and Death
You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can’t, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don’t give up. Chuck Yeager In aircraft, an ejection seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft in an emergency. In most designs, the seat is propelled out of the aircraft by an explosive charge or rocket motor, carrying the pilot with it. Once clear of the aircraft, the ejection seat deploys a parachute. Prior to WWII, the only means of…
Real Life Inspirer
I remember first hearing about her two years ago when she won AISTA Senior National Ranking Tennis Tournament in 2018 for the 35 + age category. She was runners up at the same championship in 2019 also. She was not only the winner at the age of 47 but also champion because she defeated and surpassed numerous hurdles. I think that her inspiring story of perseverance is a lesson for us all. My favorite real-life hero is Kashish Satwani. She is not famous and most of you would not have heard her…
Why, How, and When of a Webinar: Part 1
Web conferencing is used as an umbrella term for various types of online conferencing and collaborative services including webinars, webcasts, and web meetings.
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The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC).