Marking a new beginning for women officers in IAF, two women officers have made their way into the IAF’s much-heralded helicopter display team Sarang.
Squadron Leader Deepika Misra and engineering officer Flight Lieutenant Sandeep Singh made their debut in the ‘Aero India’ air show.
Deepika first fell in love with the aerobatic displays by the Surya Kirans and Sarang, IAFs fixed-wing and rotary-wing aerobatic display teams in December 2006 during her passing out parade at the Air Force Academy. She had imagined herself flying in either of the formation flying teams but back then it seemed impossible. She never gave up hope and prayed hard.
Finally, she was commissioned into the helicopter stream and posted to a Chetak/Cheetah helicopter unit.
Women short service commissioned pilots were only permitted to fly single engine helicopters then.
It was in 2010, when the IAF made a major policy shift to allow conversion of women pilots to twin-engine category of medium to heavy-lift helicopters, that she felt closer to her dream.
21/02/15 Mail Today
Squadron Leader Deepika Misra and engineering officer Flight Lieutenant Sandeep Singh made their debut in the ‘Aero India’ air show.
Deepika first fell in love with the aerobatic displays by the Surya Kirans and Sarang, IAFs fixed-wing and rotary-wing aerobatic display teams in December 2006 during her passing out parade at the Air Force Academy. She had imagined herself flying in either of the formation flying teams but back then it seemed impossible. She never gave up hope and prayed hard.
Finally, she was commissioned into the helicopter stream and posted to a Chetak/Cheetah helicopter unit.
Women short service commissioned pilots were only permitted to fly single engine helicopters then.
It was in 2010, when the IAF made a major policy shift to allow conversion of women pilots to twin-engine category of medium to heavy-lift helicopters, that she felt closer to her dream.
21/02/15 Mail Today
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