Kalam on wings of fire
The President's flight went into twists and turns and also stalled mid-air in order to give him a first-hand experience of the fighter plane's capabilities.
When told to comment on what he saw from above, the President joked, "The sky was looking blue everywhere. The plane was travelling at a great speed. During the twists and turns I too had to help out in operating the flight, so the only thing I remembered in mid-air was that the colour of the sky was blue."
The President was also shown how the planes acquire targets and shoot. He was also shown by Commander Rathore how to spot enemy ground targets.
Image: The Sukhoi-30 with the President onboard takes off
Also See: APJ Abdul Kalam, 73