APPI Master Instructor Avi Malik conducted an APPI Tandem Pro Course & Pro Tandem Evaluation Workshop at his School & Club base at Kamshet in Maharashtra, India. The Tandem Pro Course was Officially Announced on APPI Website a month ago & duly conducted from the the 6th of May to the 14th of May 2019. […]
DAY 4 & 5 : There’s an upside to everything. Thanks to Panchgani ban that sent us on an exploration to discover some of the most beautiful sites we have ever flown. Two days n two stunning sites, thank you poor governance smile emoticonGlad to see more club pilots Vistasp Kharas, Rohit Kawalay, Rohit S Bhadauria & Kartik Kathavate joining the action. […]
DAY 3 : We were further joined by birthday boy Srikanth Ram &Hard Rock addict Srikant Shippy Sharma. Happy n jubilant as the south east winds got better on take off at Harrison’s. Akash Shelar was getting ready for take off as our lead pilot of the day when the Police Van arrived. Its illegal […]
DAY 2 : Panchgani has all that a quaint hill station offers other than stunning flying. Bakeries, cheerful market places, tourists, amazing flora n fauna of the hills n what have you.Flying was epic, ideal 3 to 5 m/s thermals for those doing the ‘Thermalling/XC Course’. We were on the guidance mode at Harrison’s Folly. Kanan […]
DAY 1 : Panchgani – TemplePilots Squadron drove early morning hours & were quick to get airborne from Harrison’s Folly. It was great to catch up with Club pilots Badari Duddupudi & Alok Mihani & we took to the skies along with Sachin Pathare, Jitendra Chindaliya, Akash Shelar & moi. There were a few other pilots from Australia & we all set course […]
DAY 10 : The Glorious Day – Himalayas, the highest & the holiest, the youngest & the most revered have attracted the adventurers and the seekers of truth alike. These great mountain ranges have responded to all who have called on them with a pure intent. More often than not ww have encountered the limitations […]
DAY 9 : The weather forecasted for the day was not good. The previous day too we had medium level alto stratus layer of clouds, not very thick but good enough to shut the sun from producing thermals. We were flying and it was marvellous phenomenon how we would all lose altitude when the sun […]
DAY 8 : Colourful fabric designed into a marvellous wing, floating over a lush green mountain forest, then climbing gracefully in a smooth thermal is ‘ high art in motion. The pilot underneath is one with his wing, one with the sky, experiencing a zen moment…everything is perfect. We were back on the take off and […]
DAY 7 : Rumour has it that there are about 150 to 200 pilots in Bir. I would estimate somewhere above 100. These are not just figures because there is a huge mela on the take off. Mostly Russians and they have earned themselves a reputation that is not very desirable. One needs to extra […]
Will you help? We have all heard and even know to an extent that the true Light lies within us all. We simply haven’t had the time or inclination to explore this truth. Many reasons but simply put we have been caught in our own mental illusions. We may continue our individual struggles in the […]
