*Capt Sathe* He won Sword of honour , 127 Pilot course. Had won president gold medal for Best in flying. Later Test pilot. Exceptional pilot. Qualified Test pilot. Aircraft Aquaplaned due to heavy waterlogging on runway. Brakes totally Non effective. Its hard to believe that Dipak Sathe, my friend more than my cousin, is no more. He was pilot of Air India Express carrying passengers from Dubai in 'Vande Bharat Mission', which skidded off the runway at Kozhikode International Airport yesterday night. What is learnt is as follows: Landing gears didn't work. Ex IAF pilot made three rounds of airport to empty the fuel. He turned off the engine right before the crash. He belly landed after the 3rd iteration. The right wing was ruptured. The Pilot martyred but saved life of 180 co-passengers. Deepak was an experienced aerial operator with 36 years of flying experience. A passout of NDA, topper in the 58th course and an awardee of 'Sword of Honour', Dipak ser...
Advaya the ultimate truth, is Anant..... unlimited, infinite, boundless.... Let's join hands and bring the best out of this undepletable human resource. Let us spread the light and delight every soul, while we are here and commit ourselves to mind, body and soul development of one and all. Note: This blog was previously named as 'This is Life', however, after a lot of thought, this name has been changed to 'Advaya Anant'.