Hyderabad, Oct 20 (Maxim News): Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh completed his final flying sortie in an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Tuesday. He flew the HJT-16 Kiran Mk-1 trainer, closing a flying career that began more than four decades ago.
The 55-minute sortie was flown with his first flying instructor, Wing Commander V S Kochar (Retd), in the aircraft with tail number U 707. The IAF described it as a reunion between instructor and student that took the CAS back to the start of his flying journey.
Air Chief Marshal Singh flew his first-ever sortie on January 28, 1984. The IAF said the flight in the Kiran, an iconic trainer associated with the training of IAF pilots, brought that journey full circle.
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The IAF said the occasion was a tribute to the tradition of flying training in the force and to the role instructors play in shaping generations of air warriors. It said instructors remain mentors throughout the lives of aircrew.
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The force said Wg Cdr Kochar had guided the CAS in his earliest flying days. With this sortie, the IAF said, the CAS concluded a distinguished chapter of flying. (Maxim News)
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