Run fast or Age will catch you...

So I am here in Kochi from last one week and when I was leaving from Mumbai on 16 Jul 18, my Captain called me and we spoke for one hour. At the end he told me one thing "Run fast or Age will catch you". That day, I took those lines in the sense that I need to run everyday or maintain physical health standards otherwise I will get old soon. So with that notion I had almost forgotten those lines.

 Last evening I was discussing one similar topic with one of my friend regarding the plans after leaving Navy. Later when I was alone in my hotel room and I was doing some kind of introspection and reviewing the plans I have made for the future. Suddenly a new thing struck into my mind.  

All my plans for learning, execution, start-up, family are not considering the basic fact that I am getting older everyday. The way I think presently, the creativity I have, the energy level I possess is not going to remain same throughout. Then slowly I realized that my learning capability has also reduced with time and it will follow the same path of declination and never going to change its course. And most important thing is family. As the family will grow, the responsibilities will also grow but time is limited. So, I have to do more work in less time with less energy in coming years to catch up with my timeline. 

Considering all above factors when I updated my timeline, it was falling one year behind which I was assuming to be two years ahead. The glass of beliefs scattered and I was not able to sleep last night. Today morning I again reviewed the plans and modified them as realized yesterday evening. So, with same plans and new timeline and strategy, I am back. Luckily,

Right advice at right time.

One More Dream Lived

What a Day it was !!!
A fine morning , 15 Aug 15  Independance Day . I was in college yes my own , NIT Hamirpur. So let me tell u some history first How I ended up in College that day .

"I got 20 days of leave from 10 Aug and decided to attend the 15 August parade in college. I sent msg to NCC juniors in college that I am coming on 14 Aug. They requested me to bring my Uniform. I reached college on 14th Afternoon and had a session with the NCC juniors and from there we decided that I will be coming in Uniform next day."

So here I was , at 0900h , standing in front of  NCC platoon and college Administrative Block. Chief Guest { Director } was to arrive at 0930H , so I was giving some final tips to the Cadets. And then I was spotted by One of my Teachers "Surender Soni Sir". He was so amazed to see me that he took me to all faculty members and introduced me and finally introduced me to The Dean. I talked to Dean for 5 minutes and then he said the words "You will be The Guest of Honour Today". I was surprised and about to say NO  but he look determined. And at the same time Director Arrived. Dean introduced me to Director and here I was sitting in the Front row with Director , ahead of all HODs and other faculty members and having a conversation with Director on College issues.

 The first line from Director  " I wasn't aware that you are on leave , otherwise I could have sent you a formal invitation."

 " Its alright sir , Its my own college , I don't need any Invitation from here " ;) I don't know why I said that but it was situational and I was quite nervous :D

Then it was time for Director's speech. His first line was "I am very Happy to announce that one of your senior , and student of this College is here with us on Independance day , Mr. Ashish Chauhan , who is now a Naval Officer"

 I was continuosly smiling at NCC cadets and they were also smiling. After his speech , he asked me to come on the Dice with him and give Salute to three Platoons , Security Guards, NCC and NSS.
After this we had Photography session , and if I am not wrong , atleast I had 100+ photos with individuals. Then we first had party and interaction session at Verka and  then after changing into civil clothes at DT.

What actually Happened that Day : When I was NCC head during my college days and used to salute the Dice , my dream was to stand on the same Dice someday and give salute to the Platoons and here was the day , one more dream lived.

Next day , when I was narrating this whole experience to one of my close friends , he said "There are very few people in this world , who have lived there dreams in reality , U are one of them."

FAILING : The Honest

Those days are gone when honesty used to be the best policy. In India, it's fatal to be honest now.  As a child we were told that honesty & good always triumphs.Now when we are grown up we realised that the jungle has different rules. Here ,Goons are doing Moral policing, Rapes are Increasing, Honest people getting murderd & Govt. is busy protecting Cows only. And after every incidence we can offer only Candle light marches, Petitions and Award-winning movies.
Heard the News of IAS officer DK Ravi last day and saw some of his Pics , I have seen
Cricketers, Netas or Cinema guys being lifted like this. But not an IAS officer. There must be something special about  DK Ravi ! 
He was 2009 Batch IAS , transferred 28 times , collected 138 cr tax dues in just 4 months , raided Home Minister KJ George's real estate co.

What a loss, braveheart was only 35, these corrupt politicians never die young they can only kill young n bright! 
Seriously , we are the only nation where some Priceless,Extremely Intelligent people crack toughest exams to take order from a dumber. Feeling bad for the UPSC aspirants. They work so hard to clear it and then work under corrupt illiterate politicians.

The tears of the families of the honest officers is the reality of our country.They will be forgotten as usual. DK Ravi's suicide or murder proves "honesty is the saddest policy"

Ghar Wapsi For AAP - DILLI CHALO

I don't know from where to start this article about the successful journey of Aam Aadmi Party . This will take a lot of time to start from the beginning ,  but let me from the time when Kejriwal lost elections against Modi :

"After Lok Sabha Elections , there was a time when Arvind Kejriwal used to visit people in Delhi and they used to close the doors for him .Even apartment guards used to taunt him with his Varanasi loss.
We have seen worst possible days for kejriwal as you can see the picture below.

Any common man could have broken by such period . But , kejriwal stood up , faced all hardships , lifted the party with support of selfless leaders and volunteers and today's achievement is the result of all the hard work he and others have been doing from last 8 months"
There were some lines from Mahatma Gandhi which r coming in my mind right now :

First they ignore you,

then they ridicule you,

then they fight you,

and then you win. 

From morning I m trying to believe that Arvind Kejriwal  hypnotized voters to win.. I mean 67 seats is not a joke.And specially when the margins on many seats between AAP and BJP is not even in few thousands..but 25-40 thousands..Crazy!

And most funny thing which I have seen today is that Congress jokers r mocking Modi & BJP. It's like a school drop out mocking MIT PhD whose 1 experiment failed. LOL!

Jokes apart , but seriously  Aam Aadmi Party's "H"s 

-Humility 

-Honesty 

-Hardwork 

-Heartfelt dedication 

-Hours of commitment
-Honour & Pride in serving India                                                         

 worked out but still the biggest challenge for AAP is to fight against DIRTY TRICK DEPARTMENTS of BJP/INC. Lets see in future How Kejriwal is going to work for that.

How Indian Defense Pilots get Trained ??? ( PART 1 )

Many people confuse with the training given to Civil Airline Pilots and the Defense Pilots . But let me clear it in 2nd line of my article that never try to compare these two . There is not a single thing common in both except that they fly planes. So , let me start with the civil pilots who get trained by the Private establishments like IGRUA in UP. They first give 200 hours of flying experience on Simulator and then start with actual flying .
Talking about Defense Pilots , let me give u basic idea that all four forces r having there separate Pilots , Air Force , Indian Navy, Indian Army and Coast guards. But because of the reason that number of pilot in Army Coast guard and Navy r less compared to Indian Air Force ,  all Pilots get trained for Basic Flying in Air Force establishments and Further training is done in specific establishments of Navy and Air force.
For training , HAL-built HPT-32 Deepak primary trainers were used earlier.But they were grounded in 2009 following a spate of crashes and over 100 incidents of engine failures. Pilatus PC-7 Mk 2 have replaced HAL-built HPT-32 Deepak. India is already taking delivery of PC-7 Mk 2 aircraft from Pilatus under a contract for 75 such aircraft signed in 2012.

But , there is a need for 181 Basic Trainer Aircraft   for the Stage I flying training for the Indian Air Force . So, IAF has decided to “urgently” buy 106 PC-7 Mk 2 Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA) from Pilatus, pulling the plug yet again on state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which is also making an aircraft for training junior pilots.

The BTAs (Basic Trainer Aircrafts) will be acquired from the Swiss company under the “Buy & Make (Indian)” category, in accordance with India’s defense procurement policy. A Request for Information (RFI) calls for delivery of aircraft and equipment to begin by 2015-16, with all 106 PC-7 Mk2’s to be delivered by 2020-21.

Under the “Buy & Make (Indian)” category, Pilatus will have to form a joint venture or establish a production arrangement with an Indian company to execute the contract. So , The Indian government desires a local vendor or company to form a joint venture or establish a production arrangement with Pilatus to “supply a certain number of PC-7 Mk. 2 aircraft in flyaway condition as the ‘buy’ portion, followed by licensed production/indigenous manufacture in India under the ‘make’ portion,”

Since the aircraft is to be license-produced in India, it must have a minimum of 50% indigenous content on a cost basis (for a specified list of items). A minimum of 30% indigenous Indian content for applicable items also is required. However, no minimum indigenous content is needed for the “buy” portion of the contract.

The decision to buy BTA from Pilatus could severely affect HAL’s plans for its Hindustan Turbo Trainer 40 (HTT-40). The IAF and HAL have been debating the future of the turbo trainer for over two years now, but a decision on any forward movement for the project came to the fore when former IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne wrote to Defense Minister A.K. Antony urging a foreclosure of the HTT-40 program to enable the import of 106 more PC-7 Mk. 2 trainers.

The ministry of defense had cleared an IAF request in 2009 to buy 181 BTAs, 75 of which would be procured from an international vendor with the remaining to be designed and developed by HAL. India signed a deal in May 2012 worth about $650 million for 75 Pilatus aircraft. So far, the Swiss company has delivered about 20 aircraft and the IAF, which has suffered from a severe shortage of modern trainers, has commenced training with the PC-7 Mk 2.

To be continued in next articles ....

THE FIRST FLIGHT

What a day it was. After a wait of 1 and half year after my selection to Naval aviation , the day finally came , 23rd Jan 2015 it was. So , I got my helmet , gloves , thighpad and some more stuff that we have to carry before any flight. Me and my instructor moved towards Aircraft . He was briefing me about the stuff we were going to perform during flight like Take off , aerobatics , sector establishment etc. I could barely listen to what he was saying , I was more excited about the first flight. I opened the canopy , did some external checks and We entered the aircraft. After full system check of half an hour , I finally released the brakes and we started moving towards the Runway. At runway , I took permission to take-off and here I was airborne in next 10 seconds. We entered the alloted sector and were flying at 14000 feet. Sir was showing me the area around Hydrabad city , Narsapur , Jogipet , Nizam Sagar  , Octopus lake and many more ground feature that we use for checking our orientation during any manouvre .

 There was a time when Instructor inverted the plane and I was looking over head to see the Outer Ring Road Hydrabad and Trucks , buses , cars were passing from there. In last 10-15 min. , sir showed me some aerobatics like Roll , Loop , Spin , Stall , Barrel roll , Roll over the top . I could see on the front screen , we acheived +4g in manouvres. After 1 hour of flight we landed and taxied out in Dispersal. We came out of the Aircraft like the way I have seen in photographs and movies "IN FLYING CLOTHES ,HELMET ON LEFT SIDE , MOVING WITH FULL CONFIDENCE WITH AVITORS ON "  What a memorable day it was. Whatever time u spent in air during your whole career but the first time is always special.

My training is going on these days and I already completed First phase of flying. Everyday we fly for 1 hour but a lot of preparation is needed before each flight because our own life is on stake. But seriously best Profession in world.

"Once You Have Tasted Flight ,You Will Forever Walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards , for there you have been and there you always long to return "

The Day when flying became Scary

Its not like , I have never been on a flight before but this was the incidence which happened after I done my Pre Flying Training and was going from Kochi to Delhi by Air India AI- 047 . As I boarded the plane , I started realizing that the stuff I studied about planes like Lift , Drag , aerofoils , aeroengines in last 5 weeks was
going to be real soon. I could see the different colored lights on the runway .
It was funny telling the guy sitting beside me that , Blue lights are traffic lights , White r runway lights , red r end of runway lights and green r threshold lights.
Beside this I was able to judge the movements of Pilot , wht he was doing and wht next  he gonna do :) .It was like sitting next to ur friend in car and knowing all his actions.
It was scary when plane was going to take-off . I knew how actually plane flies and what r the various  requirements for flying. My mind suddenly goes toward the problems that can occur like stalling and engine failures . Being a person of Defence forces , I should not say this : "but I was little scared" ;). After a few moments when plane reached a good height , everything was normal ;)
It was a great experience and I m feeling lucky that I m gonna be a part of defence aviation soon and going to "FLY HIGH".