The Navy has put Vikrant through its paces during a raft of rigorous trials at sea for almost a year ahead of its scheduled commissioning into service – PM is expected to dedicate the first Indiamade aircraft carrier to the country on Sept 1 at Kochi
His arms stretched out towards the sprawling flight deck of the largest warship ever built in India, naval fighter pilot Lieutenant Commander Ajay Singh says the best day of his career will be when he lands and takes off from the sliver of a runway on this floating airfield — a demanding job that carries high risks and is, thus, assigned to only the finest pilots.
“There’s no margin for error when you are operating from an aircraft carrier. This is an airfield at sea, it’s moving up and down in the monstrous swells, and the pilot has to do what he has to do in a limited space. For me, that thrill is unmatched and there could have been no better time to be in the Navy,” says Singh, a MiG-29K fighter pilot.
