New Delhi: Want to feel the chill of landing in Delhi in zero visibility on a foggy winter night or the constant chatter from Air Traffic Controller (ATC), the buzz from another aircraft, radio telephony and the beauty of the ever-changing sky?
“TheCockpit”, a flight simulator at the Delhi airport, gives passengers an opportunity to feel the rush of flying a Boeing-737 aircraft while waiting for a flight.
The birth of the simulator, launched in March this year and slowly becoming a hit with passengers, began with a conservation that veteran pilot Ehsan Khalid, the brainchild behind the project, had with a chartered accountant friend of his.
“My friend Ashish Pant was one day telling me about his childhood dream of becoming a pilot and how it is an impossible dream to fulfil. The dream of being seated in the Captain’s seat and commander an aircraft, and get the complete feel,” Captain Khalid recalled.
The 48-year-old veteran pilot with almost 30 years of flying experience under his belt, started his career with the Air Force and later joined civil aviation, working with Air Sahara and Kingfisher Airlines. In between managing “TheCockpit”, he still flies chartered aircraft for corporate houses.
12/10/15 Sidhartha Roy/The Hindu
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“TheCockpit”, a flight simulator at the Delhi airport, gives passengers an opportunity to feel the rush of flying a Boeing-737 aircraft while waiting for a flight.
The birth of the simulator, launched in March this year and slowly becoming a hit with passengers, began with a conservation that veteran pilot Ehsan Khalid, the brainchild behind the project, had with a chartered accountant friend of his.
“My friend Ashish Pant was one day telling me about his childhood dream of becoming a pilot and how it is an impossible dream to fulfil. The dream of being seated in the Captain’s seat and commander an aircraft, and get the complete feel,” Captain Khalid recalled.
The 48-year-old veteran pilot with almost 30 years of flying experience under his belt, started his career with the Air Force and later joined civil aviation, working with Air Sahara and Kingfisher Airlines. In between managing “TheCockpit”, he still flies chartered aircraft for corporate houses.
12/10/15 Sidhartha Roy/The Hindu
