- An alumnus of Loyola School and Junior College, Pune, I hold a Diploma in German, obtained in 1972 from Goethe-Institut at Max Mueller Bhavan, Pune. A linguist, I speak French, Hindi and three other regional languages.
- Passed SSLC Exam with Distinction.
- 1st in UPSC Selection Exam (Air Force) for the National Defence Academy.
- 1st in NDA Air Branch Cadets written tests.
- 1st in Flying Instructors School, Tambaram, Chennai.
- Bagged Majithia Trophy with record marks that still stand.
- Did my QFI tenure at AFA
The Majithia Trophy Presented by Air Mshl BW Chauhan - Inducted MiG-21 bis in 1976.
- Fastest 1,000 hrs on the MiG-21 bis.
- Appointed sub-editor for the Air Force Flight Safety Magazine
- Inducted Mirage 2000 aircraft in 1985, after a 10-month training period.
- Only pilot to induct 2 types of aircraft.
- Fastest 1,000 hours on the Mirage 2000 in the world.
- Edited all IAF Coffee Tables from 1990 to 1996.
- Staff Officer to 2 Air Chiefs.
- Edited all that they wrote, from important letters to newspaper releases, compliments to obituaries.
- Did 3 months of flying cross-training in reunited Germany.
- Commanded a Mirage 2000 Squadron.
- Awarded Vayu Sena Medal in '93.
- Only pilot to have fired a S-530D BVR missile; it cost as much as a Mig 21 Bis.
- Base Cdr at that Station, with 15,000 heads.
- 1st in Staff College Entrance exam.
- Did Staff Course in UK.
- Did my BBA in the UK (University of Reading).
- Did AREA Course in Japan.
- Post-retirement, joined a publishing firm, Contact Communications and started commercial journalism, both writing and editing.
- Raised its Technical Magazine to a level where it was rated an excellent Asian Technical Magazine at IMB, Cologne.
- Rated best Editor/Writer (English-Asia) at a/m IMB in 2006.
- Hired immediately by a leading global aerospace and air armament concern and worked with them till 2010.
- Freelance editor/writer background.
- Equally fluent in both UK and US English.
- Was Editor-in-Chief Cypriot Smart Media Group, Macs Marketing, with their own website macsads.com/ It is still to recover after the Corona pandemic.
- Their website written by me still stands, https://4viptour.com/en
Preliminary Data:
DIVERSE SKILLS
Ø Intelligent, sharp, hard-working, focussed,
punctual, work-oriented and a team player.
Ø Invariably ranked first, since cadet days in
1967, in ALL courses undergone.
Ø Professional Military Pilot with 33 years of
experience in the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Ø Became Instrument Rating
Examiner on MiG-21 aircraft.
Ø Instructor in Flying and Flying-related
subjects since 1980. Ranked 1st in the entry course.
Ø Tested air/ground crew on Mirage-2000
aircraft as sole Air Force Examiner for 5 years.
Ø Staff Officer to two Air Chiefs, the highest and most prestigious post in that rank (Lt. Col.).
Ø Wrote over six
speeches/obituaries/prefaces/messages/presentations, etc. for both daily, 6
days a week.
Ø Specialist in editing and formatting mainly
official letters and documents, as well as memos, minutes and reports.
Ø Considerable HR experience, commanding a
Flying Squadron and later as Base Commander at an airbase housing 15,000
bodies.
Ø Awarded VM (DFC) 1993
Ø Widely travelled, with 56 countries visited,
before and after Service.
JOB-RELATED
Ø Only pilot in the IAF to induct two new types
of aircraft.
Ø Fastest 1,000 hours on both types.
Ø Wrote a Service Paper on gainful employment
of Air Combat Missiles, another first.
Ø Acclaimed specialist in Low-Intensity
Conflict. Have written a thesis, unfortunately ‘classified’, on that subject.
Ø Have appeared on radio talk shows on the
Kashmir issue.
Ø First writer on a new airflow control device.
It has been included in the Aerodynamics
Syllabus for aircrew, as https:// noelsramblings.blogspot.com/ 2023/05/vortilons.html
Ø First writer on Turning Theory, including FBW aircraft.
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| ACM SK MEHRA, CHIEF OF AIR STAFF CONGRATULATING ME ON CROSSING 1000 HOURS ON THE MIRAGE-2000 OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Ø Master of Ceremonies at
all types of occasions, including Ceremonial like Parades, Awards Functions,
etc. Commentator at Field Hockey, Soccer and Tennis matches. Commentator at IAF
Republic Day Flypasts for 12 years. Ø Have absolute command
over the English language and the nuances, inflexions and subtleties that
differentiate the exceptional from the excellent (Nickname: Thesaurix). Ø In my spare time, taught
the English language in a syllabus-oriented open forum for airmen. Gave
one-on-one tuition to promising students. Ø Quizmaster at Scindia
School for a bi-annual all-India High School meet for 6 years Ø Did my Masters in
English Literature. Ø An Indian native English
speaker, I have done my education and over 95% of my work in Queen’s English. Ø Equally at home in US
English. Ø Speech and Content
writer of repute. Ø After retirement, edited
3 trade magazines for 4 years -TrendFusion, StitchWorld and ApparelOnline. Ø Wrote Academic/Technical
articles while editing and proofreading magazines, pamphlets, novels, novellas,
academic & other non-fiction educational works, theses and website content. Ø Responsible for the
proofed content of the company's two websites. Ø Specialist on the WTO,
particularly on the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) and all
restrictions thereunder(quotas); Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); the ISO
9000 family of quality control mechanisms; ILO’s SA 8000, etc. Ø Founder member of
StitchWorld International Forum of Technologists (SWIFT), which examined, amongst a host of other issues, what was amiss in Indian workplace ethics, motivation,
HRM and the tricky issue of gender discrimination. Ø Check out:
http://www.stitchworld.net/display0.asp?msg=1121&cat=13 and
http://www.stitchworld.net/display1.asp?msg=446&cat=TechEvents both written
by me. I feature in one of the photographs in the latter. Ø Have written ~9000
articles/blogs, edited over 50,000 articles and proofread over 75 million
words in MS Word, the microscopic Adobe Pagemaker and the Highlighter/Sticky
note method. Ø Edited pamphlets,
novels, novellas, academic & other non-fiction educational works. Ø Did my Masters in
Defence Science. Ø My last job required me
to write Military Aviation Concepts and White Papers for my employer and prepare Powerpoint Presentations for them. My contract expired in November 2012. Ø Read speak and write
German fluently. Ø Taught Personal Finance
at Sriram High School two hours a week. Ø Help non-native English
speakers get exceptional grades. |
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| First Mirage-2000 landing on a highway FAMILY DETAILS Ø Married in 1979. My wife holds a Masters in Sociology and assists me if ever required. Ø Have a son, an MBA/BTech, working with
Alvares & Marsal in Manhattan, NY, USA. Ø Have a daughter, who after 1½ years in the
Hospitality Industry, two years with Kingfisher Airlines as an in-flight cabin
assistant, is on Faculty in Sriram School, Gurgaon. Ø Both are married. |
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| Congratulated by the Base Cdr on landing after crossing 1000 hrs on type |
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