Yes, India is towering above the rest of the world in one thing! Meet the pathbreaking female pilots who have taken the country to new heights...
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00:00When you fly an aircraft, aircraft is a machine.
00:03It does not know that the person controlling me or the person sitting behind me is a male
00:07or a female.
00:30The journey of all of us started after the Air Force Academy.
00:53Honestly, until then I did not even know that girls were not allowed to fly fighters.
00:57So, when I went there, I thought that the Air Force must only fly fighters, so I went
01:01there with this thinking.
01:28The best thing about being in aviation sector that to an Indian Air Force is when you fly
01:32an aircraft, aircraft is a machine.
01:35It does not know that the person controlling me or the person sitting behind me is a male
01:40or a female.
01:41It will behave in a very similar way.
01:42So, be it a boy or a girl, they have to be equally competent, they have to be equally
01:46professional.
01:57My message to people around the world would be believe in someone you love, just tell
02:22them you can do this and see the magic happen.
02:30I did not know that I will be the first woman to operate a rescue flight, first commander.
02:36For me, it was just a call of duty.
02:52As a child, I always wanted to become an Air Force pilot where I can serve the country
03:05as a little bit whatever I could do.
03:09So, when I got this call, I thought that I can fulfill a little bit of my dream also.
03:23Today is the day we create world history by not only flying the route over the North Pole,
03:39by having all women pilots who successfully did it.
03:52It's quite an exciting experience since you know it's never been done before.