'Bad weather poses greatest risk to helicopter flying'

'Since the rotors of a helicopter rotate at very high RPMs, if they hit an obstacle -- for example a tree, wire or pole, the result is catastrophic.' IMAGE: An Indian Air Force Mi-17 V5......

AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters

'Just because of my background and poor academic qualifications, most people disbelieve what I have done.' Pradip Shivaji Mohite, a Class 9 dropout who has built 9 helicopter models, speaks to IAF......

A Flying Legend Takes Off For The Ages

Valhalla is undoubtedly enriched by the presence of Wing Commander Unnikrishnan Gangadharan Kartha.He would have already convened the 'fall in' and regaled his friends with tales of the distant......

Happy 60th To The Chetak And HTS!

'As I set course for the Helicopter Training School this morning,' notes IAF Helicopter Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, 'I bow my head in respect for the institution which made me the man I......

Tejas: Don't Get IAF Wrong!

'For god's sake, portray the armed forces in the correct manner,' asserts IAF veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe after watching Tejas. IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut as Tejas Gill in Tejas.   A long......

The Fighter Absurdity Goes Beyond The Thinkable

Bullets fly, the noise becomes unbearable and the plot finally ends with the hero doing an unbelievable leap on to the ski of the helicopter Schwarzenegger style, flown by our pretty heroine.UFF......