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J&K girls are flying high, as pilots

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JAMMU & KASHMIR :

In the recent past, Jammu and Kashmir has been giving to the country several women professional pilots—young women who have struggled hard to get their wings to fly. The latest to join the club is Kaneez Fatima who became the second lady from Ladakh to become a pilot.

Talking to The Sunday Guardian, her mother Shakeela Bano said that her daughter’s success was because of her, the mother’s, struggle as she had single-handedly brought up Kaneez and provided her with the required education. Shakeela was divorced at a young age and devoted her life to bring up her two daughters.

Shakeela said that she saw a spark in her daughter and was very keen for her education. “I got myself transferred from Ladakh to Srinagar only for the better education of my daughter. I gave her my best as a single parent, I tried my best to give her everything she needed,” she told this newspaper.

She said she was satisfied that her daughters were settled in their lives and added that the burden of her bank loan for their education was no longer occupying her mind. Her elder daughter Nahida is an engineer with HAL. She did her engineering from Srinagar.

“I took a huge loan from a bank in Srinagar for the education of my daughters. Now it is all over. I have achieved what I wanted for my daughters,” said a smiling Shakeela. She said that she could get her daughter admitted to the Government Aviation Training Institute at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Kaneez, according to her mother, went through a six-year training course and subsequent flying experience.

According to Shakeela, another girl from Leh was so inspired by her daughter’s struggle that she too got herself enrolled for training in the same institute.

J&K came into prominence when Captain Tanvi Raina became a pilot. It was followed by other success stories of women pilots Ayesha Aziz and Iram Habib. The state got its first Muslim pilot Hina Masood, who is working with Air India now, and belongs to Ladakh. Like Hina, Kaneez has also joined Air India. Ayesha is flying fighter jets and has roots in Kashmir as her mother is from the Valley.

source: http://www.sundaygurardianlive.com / TSG – Sunday Guardian Live / Home> News / by Noor ul Qamrain / September 22nd, 2018

Neha Fida Wani Becomes Kashmir’s 2nd Commercial Pilots License Holder

December 18, 2020Amazing Feats, Transport, Travel & TourismAyesha Aziz - Female Pilot - India, Ayesha Aziz - Female Pilot - Kashmir, Fida Wani - Businessman - Kashmir, Muslim Female Pilot - Ayesha Aziz, Neha Fida Wani, Neha Fida Wani - 2nd Female Pilot from Kashmir, Neha Fida Wani - Female Commercial Pilot - Indiampositiveone@gmail.com

Anantnag District , Kashmir , JAMMU & KASHMIR :

*Captain Neha Fida Wani. Source: Greater Kashmir*

On Wednesday, headlines in an English newspaper read: ‘Kashmir Girl, 20, Adds Wings to Her Dreams, Bags Commercial Pilot’s License.’ The report in Greater Kashmir newspaper was about Neha Fida Wani, who became the second girl from Kashmir to achieve this feat at such a young age.

Commercial Pilots License

Neha Fida Wani, has become the second girl from Kashmir after Ayesha Aziz. Ayesha had become the youngest student pilot in India in 2011 at the age of 16 years, the report said.

Neha, who hails from K.P Road area, did her schooling from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, and later moved to Chandigarh for higher studies. “After finishing 12th class in September 2018, I joined Chimes Aviation Academy in Madhya Pradesh,” Neha told Greater Kashmir.

She said the thing that fascinated her to become a pilot was the thought of flying an airplane. “I was clueless about this profession and would always spend hours surfing the Internet to know how to pursue this career. I have been fascinated by the pilots too,” said Neha.

Neha said she remembers flying the Cessna 172 aircraft for the first time in her life after getting a commercial license. “I was absolutely thrilled when I flew the aircraft for the first time. The whole journey through attaining my commercial pilot’s license (CPL) was surreal. I flew in all kinds of weather situations,” she said.

Neha has completed 200 hours

“I completed 200 hours of flying training, of which 185 hours were on Cessna 172 and 15 hours on DA42 aircraft. As a child I used to think whether one day I will be able to do that or not. I am glad that I am a pilot now. My dream is gradually becoming a reality,” she said, beaming with pride.

Revealing her future plans, Neha told the newspaper that said that she wants to work with Indigo airlines airlines. “It’s my dream,” she said.

2nd Kashmiri Girl Pilot

Neha has been very lucky as she has enjoyed the support of her family in pursuing her dream. “They (parents) have always been very supportive both financially and emotionally throughout the journey,” she said.

Her father, Fida Wani, who owns a business, said that they kept supporting Neha despite many people talking bad about them. “Sometimes it was getting very difficult for us but we never backed down. It did hurt us but it didn’t demotivate us. We are all very proud of her,” he said.

Neha said that everybody has a potential to do something out of the box, especially young Kashmiri youth. “All we need to do is to know our goals and work hard to achieve them,” she said.

source: http://www.aviatorsbuzz.com / Aviators Buzz / Home> News / by AB Editorial Team / December 10th, 2020