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Aarohi Pandit
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Aarohi Pandit | |
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| Born | February 10, 1996 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Commercial Pilot / Light sport aircraft pilot |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Title | First woman pilot in the world to fly solo across the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean on a light-sport aircraft. |
Aarohi Pandit (born 1996) is an Indian pilot. In 2019, she became the world's first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean solo in a light-sport aircraft.[1][2][3][4]
Early life[edit]
Aarohi was born on 10 February 1996 in Gujarat and brought up in the state of Maharashtra. Growing up, Aarohi was fond of sports, reading and horse riding. She is very passionate about flying.
Record making flights[edit]
She embarked on the journey along with her co-pilot on July 30, 2018, taking off from Patiala, India and flying to 27 stops at Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Serbia, Slovenia, Germany, France, UK, and Iceland. On September 6, 2018, she began the solo phase of the WE! Expedition, in which she set four world records. She became the first woman in the world to fly across the Atlantic Ocean from Scotland to Canada with stops at Hofn and Reykjavik in Iceland, and Kulusuk and Nuuk in Greenland, landing at Iqaluit, Canada on May 13, 2019. Along the way, she also became the first woman in the world to fly over the treacherous Greenland icecap in a light-sport aircraft, on May 4, 2019, one of most memorable and courageous flight of the expedition. Thereafter her journey across Canada, all the way from Iqaluit in the North East to the South, and the West and North along the Rockies into Alaska, negotiating with strong winds and forest fires in 22 flights over 9 Canadian provinces, made for another world first. On August 21, 2019, she achieved a cherished dream for herself and all at the Foundation, when she flew the Pipistrel Sinus 912 over the mighty Pacific Ocean nonstop from Nome, Alaska to Anadyr in Far East Russia, setting a world record.[1][2][4][3]
Career[edit]
After completing her schooling at the age of 17, she enrolled at The Bombay Flying, College of Aviation (BFC), the flying school in Maharashtra. Aarohi's career began at the age of 21 when she was selected for the Women Empowerment Expedition round-the-world portion on a light-sport aircraft. She traveled in an ultralight Pipistrel Sinus 912. Pandit is the first woman in the world to fly solo across the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean in a light-sport aircraft.[2][3][1] Aarohi also set a world record for flying across the second-largest ice sheet on the planet, the Greenland ice sheet.[2][3]
Currently, she holds four world records :
- First woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a light sport aircraft.
- First woman pilot to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean in a light sport aircraft.
- First woman pilot to fly solo across the Greenland ice caps on a light sport aircraft.
- First woman pilot to carry a cross country flight across Canada in a light sport aircraft.
Awards and Recognition[edit]
In July 2019, Pandit was awarded by ABP Majha Sanman Puraskar - Young Achiever Category.[5]
In November 2019, Aeronautical society of Indian awarded Pandit for her exemplary achievement.
In February 2020, Pandit was awarded with Uma Jain Award 2020 for Young Women Achiever by the prestigious Rotary Club Of Bombay. [6]
In March 2020, Pandit was also felicitated for ABP Shakti Samman Award by Smt. Smriti Irani - Ministry of Women and Child Development.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mumbai's Aarohi Pandit Is World's First Woman Pilot To Fly Solo Across Atlantic & Pacific Ocean". IndiaTimes. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Mumbai girl Aarohi Pandit becomes first woman to fly solo across Atlantic and Pacific Ocean". India Today. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Mumbai girl Aarohi Pandit flies Atlantic, Pacific solo". Deccan Herald. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.scoopwhoop.com/news/aarohi-pandit-from-mumbai-is-world-s-first-woman-pilot-to-fly-solo-across-atlantic-pacific-ocean/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 न्यूज़, एबीपी (2020-03-07). "ABP Shakti Samman: महिला दिवस पर दीपा मलिक से लेकर आरोही पंडित तक इन महिलाओं को एबीपी न्यूज़ ने किया सम्मानित". www.abplive.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ↑ https://rotaryclubofbombay.org/flying-high/
5. https://rotaryclubofbombay.org/flying-high/
8. https://marathi.abplive.com/videos/mumbai-majha-sanman-award-2019-685486
9. https://www.eatmy.news/2020/12/aarohi-pandit-every-flight-i-do-is
10. https://thebridge.in/featured/aarohi-pandit-world-first-woman-pilot-cross-atlantic-pacific-ocean/
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