Day 2 & 3 – High Octane, High Adrenaline, Full Action & Drama. We did over 30 Full Stalls on day two, all with good exits & recovery save one splash in the lake. Shantanu just didn’t want to go into the water & he happened to be the first one. He didn’t deploy the Reserve either […]
Advance Safety & Skills Clinic : SIV Course, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. DAY 1 – We started with Pitch Oscillations, Asymmetric Deflations & turns, Symmetric Collapses, B- Line Stalls, Progressive Spirals & Exits, Wing Overs & Rear riser landings. Big day as most pilots got three flights each on the first day. To learn to check […]
A beautiful day in the sky – On the main spine the cloud tops were reaching upto 3200 but in the back mountains I could reach 4000+ meters & more was possible. Fun flying with Jets & Sach and the Himalayan Griffin Vultures. Once I was with five in the back mountains, beautifully carving the […]
Season warm up for Sachin, Jitendra & Avi. It’s always beautiful in the mountains & it’s always a joy to be in the sky. We couldn’t be happier.. The Forecast & the Flying – High pressure in the mountains & Low pressure in the flats. Meteo forecast said no cloud development but there was plenty after 12 pm. Thermal […]
Watch this talk to find out what it takes for a visually impaired dreamer to grow wings as Avi (Founder, Temple Pilots) & Divyanshu take us through a journey of redefining one’s own possible. Avi is effectively the most qualified Instructor in the country today. APPI International’s only Master Instructor in India, Avi is a […]
We had been pretty excited to start the New Year with a Flying Trip to Panchgani. We checked into two places, Anita n me along with a few more Club pilots were in Mount View and the rest, along with the team were in close by Eco Camp, our regular pilot haunt run by dear […]
DAY 4 & 5 : There’s an upside to everything. Thanks to Panchgani ban that sent us on an exploration to discover some of the most beautiful sites we have ever flown. Two days n two stunning sites, thank you poor governance smile emoticonGlad to see more club pilots Vistasp Kharas, Rohit Kawalay, Rohit S Bhadauria & Kartik Kathavate joining the action. […]
DAY 3 : We were further joined by birthday boy Srikanth Ram &Hard Rock addict Srikant Shippy Sharma. Happy n jubilant as the south east winds got better on take off at Harrison’s. Akash Shelar was getting ready for take off as our lead pilot of the day when the Police Van arrived. Its illegal […]
DAY 2 : Panchgani has all that a quaint hill station offers other than stunning flying. Bakeries, cheerful market places, tourists, amazing flora n fauna of the hills n what have you.Flying was epic, ideal 3 to 5 m/s thermals for those doing the ‘Thermalling/XC Course’. We were on the guidance mode at Harrison’s Folly. Kanan […]
DAY 1 : Panchgani – TemplePilots Squadron drove early morning hours & were quick to get airborne from Harrison’s Folly. It was great to catch up with Club pilots Badari Duddupudi & Alok Mihani & we took to the skies along with Sachin Pathare, Jitendra Chindaliya, Akash Shelar & moi. There were a few other pilots from Australia & we all set course […]
