Hyderabad, Oct. 23 -- Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh undertook a flying sortie with Senior Wing NCC Air Wing Cadet Jakkula Tejasvi Reddy at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal, on October 20.
The sortie took place ahead of the Air Chief's final flying sortie with his first flying instructor. Before the flight, Cadet Tejasvi underwent cockpit familiarisation, safety briefings, ejection-procedure familiarisation and medical checks. Air Chief Marshal Singh briefed her on the Kiran aircraft's specifications, engine functioning, cockpit procedures and safety systems.
During the sortie, he explained various flight manoeuvres, flight angles and steep turns, and allowed the cadet to practise manoeuvres under his guidance.
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