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Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi has made history by turning into the primary Indian lady military pilot to fly performance. Chaturvedi accomplished her preparation at Hyderabad Air Force Academy. This Indian inspirational woman did her tutoring from Deoland, a community in the Shahdol area of Madhya Pradesh. complete her Bachelor's in Technology from Banasthali University, Rajasthan in 2014.
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Avani is the first women pilot of India to fly the fighter jet. • She was born on 27th October 1993 in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh.
Avani has completed her schooling from a small town Deoland in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. She then pursued B.Tech from Banasthali University, Jaipur. • She was inspired by her brother who is a Lieutenant in the Indian Army.
Avani got the motivation by NASA astronaut late KalpanaChawla and ex-president who is the missile man of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. • She recalls the day when she was in class 3rd and astronaut KalpanaChawla died in a crash of her space shuttle, Her mother was crying and Avani came to her and said Maa, don't cry; I'll become the next KalpanaChawla.
She qualified for the Indian Air Force exam and then completed her training from Hyderabad Air Force Academy. • She is from the first batch of three women officers who were commissioned as fighter pilots in IAF.
Avani was the first Indian woman to fly MiG-21 fighting aircraft in her first solo flight which started from the IAF base in Jamnagar, Gujarat. • Before her solo flight, she had undertaken flights in twin-seater training jets, accompanied by Qualified Flying Instructors of IAF.
She is currently posted to No. 23 Squadron (Panthers) based in Suratgarh in Rajasthan. • She had shown her dedication and hard work during her pieces of training. She completed her basic flying training on Pilatus aircraft at Air Force Academy.
After completing her basic training, she has undertaken six months of training on Kiran trainer jets at Hakimpet. • And then, she went for a year-long training stint on Hawk advanced trainer jets at Bidar Air Base.
Avani had once said: “I want to fly the best fighter aircraft and learn more and more each day.” And she is now handling one of the toughest aircraft in the world. • Avani has reached this milestone of flying a fighter aircraft solo in Russian-origin jet.
It shows that fighting aircraft doesn’t discriminate between Men and Women. It also demonstrates IAF’s enduring commitment to ‘NariShakti’. • Avani has proved that women are no less than men in any field. She is definitely a motivation for other Indian women who want to fly high.
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