Baramulla girl from Kashmir wants to be a commercial pilot
Srinagar: A 17-year-old Mumbai girl, who traces her origin to Kashmir, has achieved the distinction of being awarded a student pilot licence and is now determined to realise her dream of becoming a commercial pilot.Ayesha
Srinagar: A 17-year-old Mumbai girl, who traces her origin to Kashmir, has achieved the distinction of being awarded a student pilot licence and is now determined to realise her dream of becoming a commercial pilot.
Ayesha Aziz, whose mother hails from Baramulla district in north Kashmir, has already attained what many girls her of age only ponder—she was awarded a student pilot licence by the prestigious Bombay Flying Club when she was just 15.
She has also earned Flight Radio Telephone Operator's Licence (FRTOL) and is a member of Indian Women Pilots Association (IWPA).
“I only had one dream and that was to become a pilot. It was the only thing that was in my mind and I was focussed and determined to realise my dream,” Ayesha told PTI.
While she was studying in class 12 at Christ Church School in Mumbai, a NASA team visited the school and selected her, along with two boys, for a space training programme.
“NASA was an awesome experience. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. It felt great....I do not have words to describe my feeling,” she said.
Ayesha Aziz, whose mother hails from Baramulla district in north Kashmir, has already attained what many girls her of age only ponder—she was awarded a student pilot licence by the prestigious Bombay Flying Club when she was just 15.
She has also earned Flight Radio Telephone Operator's Licence (FRTOL) and is a member of Indian Women Pilots Association (IWPA).
“I only had one dream and that was to become a pilot. It was the only thing that was in my mind and I was focussed and determined to realise my dream,” Ayesha told PTI.
While she was studying in class 12 at Christ Church School in Mumbai, a NASA team visited the school and selected her, along with two boys, for a space training programme.
“NASA was an awesome experience. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. It felt great....I do not have words to describe my feeling,” she said.