Meet Sakshi Kochhar youngest Pilot to acquire a commercial pilot licence
Meet Sakshi Kochhar youngest Pilot to acquire a commercial pilot licence
Not everyone are lucky to get a pilot at an young age of 18.
Given that when teenagers become eligible to obtain a full-fledged four-wheeler vehicle licence, Sakshi Kochhar, the 18-year-old small town Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh based set a record of becoming the youngest Indian to acquire a commercial pilot licence.
On her 18th birthday, Sakshi was awarded the certification for a commercial pilot licence.
Sakshi’s childhood dream takes flight as an aircraft in the United States became the first vehicle on which she tried her hands.
Thereafter, she successfully landed the aircraft. Sakshi recalls that on the day she turned 18, she applied to get the licence for a commercial pilot, and she received it on the same day.
At such an young age brimming with excitement and happiness at achieving this feat for Sakshi, Flying has always been her priority. After bagging this achievement, for Sakshi it was a dream come true. She is feeling out of this world and devoid of adequate worda to explain what she is feeling.
At the age of 10, she wanted to become a dancer, as she has always loved and enjoyed dancing and performing while growing up. It was after she watched a video of her current trainer, AD Manek, who praised the 19-year-old from Mumbai for emerging as the youngest to obtain a commercial pilot licence that she decided to challenge herself and set a record that no one else can break,” claimed Sakshi while narrating her journey of deciding to become a pilot.
Sakshi’s Family became the wind beneath her wings.
Just like any other 18-year-old who harbours numerous dreams and a zest for life, Sakshi is a teenager who loves to fill her life with moments of joy and fun. Having learnt to play the harmonium in her childhood years, her parents proudly proclaim that she has consistently excelled in both academics and extracurricular activities. She feels very proud of her. She has always been dedicated to setting goals, since her childhood. Not only in her studies but also in her participation in extracurricular activities, she has been outstanding. Her family were not prepared to handle her dream of becoming a pilot at such a young age.
However, when they witnessed her unwavering dedication to achieving it, they accepted it and decided to support her on this journey. It soon became the dream of our entire family,” according to her father, Lokesh Kochhar. With tears of joy welling up in her eyes, Sakshi’s mother, Jyoti Kochhar, expressed that she has fulfilled all her dreams through her daughter. She has always been fond of teaching her children new activities and skills, and now she is living her life by supporting her daughter in achieving her dream,” claims Jyoti Kochhar, reflecting on the experience of watching her daughter reach such a significant milestone.
Finding Inspiration in Faith and Words of Wisdom while discussing the challenges she faced along her journey, Sakshi mentions on the day she took the qualifying test for solo aircraft flying, it started raining, and the weather worsened, making it difficult for her to successfully complete the test.
However, her faith in Lord Krishna helped her face that challenge, and she managed to complete the flying test with a successful landing.” Continuing with her conversation with the media personnel on what kept her motivated through the ups and downs, Sakshi shared an anecdote. “If you truly desire something, the universe conspires to help you achieve it.
This advice from the actor has left an indelible impression on her.
It has been Sakshi’s record-breaking feat in that
since the tender age of 10, Sakshi has been captivated by the aviation industry and has resolved to be a pilot. From a small town, Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh, she embarked on an 8,500-mile journey to the USA for training.
It was the first time she lived away from her family. After completing the initial four-month theory training, the aviation club assigned her to undergo advanced flight training at their designated training centre in the USA.
After completing her secondary education, she made the decision to join Mumbai’s Skyline Aviation Club for her Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) training.
News input KV Raman
