All you need to know about becoming a Commercial Pilot
Confused about whether you should do your CPL in India or Abroad? Confused about a Cadet Pilot Program? Watch this video for some perspective!
Were the Pilots of Pan Am 73 cowards for leaving the aircraft? – Answered
I just got out of Ram Madhvani’s ‘Neerja’ and on the way down the multiplex staircase, heard this group talk about the Pilot’s cowardice for running away from the airplane. 340 lives were saved on Pan Am 73 but has…
Why did the Emirates Flight 521 Crash? – 2 Minute Read – TOGA gone bad
A preliminary report about the Emirates Boeing 777 crash on August 3rd 2016 indicates pilot error. Quite a change in stance, since the pilots were initially credited with saving all 282 lives on board. The aircraft however, was reduced to…
What’s your TYPE? – For Pilots
Here’s an op-ed’ish’ feature for all my fellow pilots and aspiring student pilots. I get asked this a lot. Do I need a type rating? Is a type rating worth it? Does a type rating better my chances of landing…
DO NOT SAY ‘Bomb’ on an airplane!
I have said it before, I cannot stress it enough, DO NOT SAY ‘BOMB’ on an airplane. This is serious business, so please, LISTEN! To the average traveler it may seem like a moot point to bring this up, a…
5 Things to do in Kuala Lumpur, a day long trip #trulyasia
Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, as put by many, is the melting pot of Asia. Generations of a multi ethnic, multi cultural society have transformed this South East Asian city to a point where you can literally see the blend in…
It’s ISIS again. This time it’s Brussels Airport.
After Paris, it’s Brussels this time, the headquarters of NATO and the de-facto headquarters of the European Union. Brussels was hit by synchronized bomb attacks, responsibility of which was claimed 8 hours later by ISIS. Their official statement was something…
Mumbai Airport Slums: The reasons why they exist!
If you’re a Mumbaikar, like yours truly, or you’ve flown into Bombay often enough, especially landing from the east, you’ve probably tuned your mind to being greeted by endless roofs of shanties and slums. Being a Mumbai resident and an…
Top 6 Reasons Istanbul to visit Istanbul for Teenagers / Couples
Istanbul is downright beautiful! Financial woes and crisis have hardly ever perturbed this city’s spirit and hospitality and I’d go back for a few days every time I had a chance. Here’s 6 reasons why you want to head over…
Absolute Rubbish: Malaysia 370 and the ‘Official Story’
So the official Malaysian government’s story is out and it’s disgraceful the way international media is now aligning itself with what seems like a shoddy, half-baked (make that uncooked) cover-up. I am by no means an NTSB expert, but that’s…
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