The First Three Women Fighter Pilots

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1457596723846","data":"The first three women fighter pilots are on the threshold of entering the books of history in the country, Flying Cadet Avani Chaturvedi, along with Flying cadets Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh are the first three women cadets to be cleared for flying fighter aircraft. <\/p>From her childhood, Avani Chaturvedi wanted to fly like a bird, never did she thought of her dream coming true and making a history but now she has done it.<\/p>\"It doesn't feel very special just as yet. Our main focus is to undergo training and live up to the expectations of our instructors and excel in all examinations,'' <\/i>says Flying Cadet Bhawana Kanth. <\/p>At present, the three women are undergoing the flying training at the Indian Air Force base in Hakimpet and no special considerations for their gender, they have to take every training and test along with men. <\/p>\"No concessions for us. Physical fitness or mental robustness, the tests are the same,''<\/i> says Flying cadet Mohana <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1457597980798","data":"56e12e3ac3de7"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1457597345314","data":"Though women have been flying helicopters and transport aircraft's since 1991, the decision of taking women in the fighter air craft's was made by PM Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. Initially, there were many contradictions but<\/p>\"This is a learning experience for us. This is the first time we will be putting women cadets in the fighter aircraft cockpit. There are lessons for all of us. We will benefit from these experiences,''<\/i> sources in the IAF headquarters said. <\/p>"},{"type":"youtube","id":"vid-url-1457597849260","data":"lu1p-aZ_WNc"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1457597628005","data":"\"The three women cadets have undergone the mandatory 55 hours of flying on Stage I trainer -- the Pilatus PC 7 basic trainer. They are currently undergoing Stage II training on the Kiran Mark II. Once they clear this stage, they will graduate to the Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) for fighter flying training.<\/p>\"The IAF will get its first woman fighter pilot on June 18, 2016,''<\/i> Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, chief of air staff announced. <\/p>\"So far they are performing better than our expectations. They are mentally very alert and physically as fit meeting all the requirements. Once we put them in a fighter cockpit we will test them to take more than 5 G + (more than five times the gravitational pull the body experiences) while flying,'' <\/i>sources added <\/p>"}]

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