- Captain Aarohi Pandit (age 23 years) becomes first Woman Pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA).
- This achievement is part of her ongoing Women Empower Expedition in the tiny aircraft called ‘Mahi’. This one year-long global circumnavigation flight was launched with her friend Captain Keithair Misquitta on 30th July and both began their trip in August 2018.
- Both flew over Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, then to Pakistan, where they landed and after-that went onto to Iran, Turkey, Serbia, Slovenia, Germany, France, and the UK.
- After an exhausting 3,000Km long flight she landed her tiny aircraft at Iqaluit Airport in Canada. After clocking a flight of about 37,000Km she is scheduled to return home by 30th July 2019.
Published On : 16 May 2019
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