Hey guys,
My name is Capt. Sanjith Christopher, a helicopter pilot from India. This blog/site will give you an insight into my journey towards being a pilot ,as a result, helping you to be a good aviator. My journey is a proof of the fact that, if you are passionate about something and if you are willing to work for it, you can achieve it!!
I will be also sharing my travel experiences as a flyer and also as a traveller, therefore, it will be my continuous effort to inspire and help you towards the most beautiful thing on earth- flying. Finally, I thank you for visiting my site and sharing some valuable time with me……
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DGCA class 1 medical application detailed guide
Introduction The first step to becoming a pilot, not only in India but anywhere in the world is medical. In India, the most important part...
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How can a Commerce/Arts student be a pilot in India??
Introduction When I expressed my views to become a pilot in India, the first thing my parents said is do not take commerce/arts!!. I used...
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Minimum Requirements to be a Pilot in India
Introduction So you want to be a Pilot??. Well, I am a firm believer that if you put in enough efforts, you can achieve anything....
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Scholarships for flying training in India- 2020-21
Introduction Scholarships are abundantly available in most of the fields. In aviation, they are scarce, or unheard of!!. In India, its even more scarce. The...
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Getting lost- First Solo Cross-Country
Introduction So to start with, I got lost in my first Solo cross-country. Not very proud about it, but I thought it should write about...
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Leaving India for flying
Introduction- Flying in India In India, presently as I write there are no schools where students can learn flying helicopters. I love my country, but...
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Why does India need Jet Airways?
Introduction Jet airways, once a shining star, is in ruins now. We can blame the government, management or whoever we want. But finally the question...
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Future of Aviation- The Blockchain technology
Introduction Aviation is a continuously evolving industry and one of the latest is the Blockchain technology. Though IATA claims that the blockchain can only be...
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Reasons for downfall of Jet Airways
Introduction- Jet airways Jet airways, once the star of Indian aviation is flying its last flight today. The airlines has been crippled by huge revenue...
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Skyrider 2- Would you like to travel like this?!!
The answer to the airlines constant struggle to make further profits might be the Skyrider 2. We all have been in that crammed economy seat...
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Why do airplanes fly at high altitudes?
Have you wondered, why airplanes fly at such high altitudes?. When the pilot can have fun, flying in between building and under bridges!!!. He still...
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How do helicopters fly?
My seniors say, "Helicopters in general aren't designed to fly. Its a bunch of moving parts struggling to help it get up in the air"....
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Top 5 fastest aircrafts in the world
Introduction Fastest aircraft in the world, do you know which one it is?. If you don’t, you will now. travelling by air is one of...
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How do airplanes fly
Introduction So, when you see an airplane zooming across the sky, have you wondered?. How do airplanes really fly?.
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Medical fitness needed to be a pilot
Introduction Medical fitness has always been the most important aspect of a pilots life. If your not medically fit as per governing authorities in your...
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Why do pilots wear uniforms?
Introduction and history of the Pilot Uniform First of all, lets get into the history of pilot uniform. The modern uniforms you see pilots wearing...
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Life of a Helicopter pilot
Introduction My name is Capt Sanjith Christopher, and I’m a helicopter pilot. I have been flying since the last 4 years. I have accumulated around...
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Pilots find it tough maintaining relationships,why??
Introduction So, why do pilots find it difficult maintaining relationships?. This might seem to you as a very funny topic to you. But I myself...
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Which fuel is used in Airplanes and Helicopters?
Introduction Which kind of fuel do they use in aviation??. Is it the same as used in our regular cars and bikes??. This is one...
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How much money do you need to be a pilot??
Introduction How much money do you need to become a pilot?? Well, I get this question a lot, and my answer is also the same,...
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Can an Airplane pilot fly a helicopter??
Introduction So, I’m a helicopter pilot, but I keep getting questions from people asking if I can fly Airplanes as well!!, or my friends flying...
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How to become a Commercial Pilot in India
First lets cover what are the basic prerequisites to be a Commercial pilot in India. So I’m not going to waste your or my time...
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Delays in flying training
Introduction So, when my dad brought me to this flying school 2 years ago, we never expected such delays in flying training. Im not going...
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My Stories
Getting lost- First Solo Cross-Country
Introduction So to start with, I got lost in my first Solo cross-country. Not very proud about it, but I thought it should write about...
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Leaving India for flying
Introduction- Flying in India In India, presently as I write there are no schools where students can learn flying helicopters. I love my country, but...
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My first Flight
Introduction Today was one of the most important days of my life, my first flight. Its been almost two years since I have been struggling...
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Dark night
Its a dark silent night, with ocassional gusts of winds rustle through the trees. Though its a dark night, its not darker than whats hiding...
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Difficult and depressed times
Dear readers, Has there been times where you have felt depressed, deserted, lonely, heartbroken and lost??. Well I’m feeling all of that too. Now I will...
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Delays in flying training
Introduction So, when my dad brought me to this flying school 2 years ago, we never expected such delays in flying training. Im not going...
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Failing my dgca exams- First attempt
Introduction Since I got my SPL or Student pilot license, which was 2 months ago, my instructors cleared me to go write the DGCA exams.
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Sleeping in hunger- Pilot Stories
Introduction So basically when someone told me, they slept in hunger. I could never relate to them as i’v never been through the situation. I...
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Student pilot License (SPL)- Earning wings to fly
Introduction Walking back home, tired but happy, I’m typing this on my phone. A Student Pilot License (SPL) is the first step before you start flying....
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Engine division sightings and experiences
Introduction: Today was a day when the love for aviation was reinstated in my life, we were taken to the Engine division. It’s been 3...
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Cut grass all day…
I want to start writing today by saying, these are some really dark days and I have never encountered days like these in my life...
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My Instructor called me a flying bomb!!
Its been quite sometime since I wrote now. And the truth is there hasn’t been much to write in my personal life, and what has...
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Making my first friend in the field
Omg words are dancing around as I type, but it’s a great day as well, so I have to write this!! So it’s been a...
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New room- Pilot stories Enroute
Introduction It’s been almost two months living in here in all the darkness and all the smoke. And about HAL all I can say is,...
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‘God of flying’-The meeting!!
-Introduction Highlight of today, I met the man!! I met the “God of flying”. Let me tell you what I did in the last 6...
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Alone in a new city- Pilot stories
Introduction So, I’m pretty upset today, sitting alone in this dark shabby messy room, accompanied by 2 other older weird guys I don’t even know,...
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Flying school- First day- RWA
Introduction Its been 2 days in Bangalore now, and today was my first day at the flying school, I would say the whole place is...
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First day as a trainee helicopter pilot
, Introduction- Journey of a trainee helicopter pilot My name is Sanjith Christopher kurisinkal. As on today I am 17 years and 5 months old...
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