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The absolute horror of flying VFR in IMC. Things can go from not that bad to very bad in seconds. [video via: r/flying on reddit] Panamanian politician posts SOS after crashing in jungle Pretty similar flying to what General Bipin Rawat's flying crew would have encountered that day.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) presented a detailed tri-services inquiry report to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the Mi-17 chopper crash on December 8, which led to the death of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 12 other military personnel, informed sources on...

What if the new man gives up on the atmanirbhar push? He presides over all three organs- Army, Navy and Airforce. Taking time is fine as opposed to hurrying only to regret later. It is a service position but the incumbent has to be politically aligned with the ruling party. As for the cause of...

Many references to Kobe Bryant's crash.. Please delete if already posted. The v5s don't have a TAWS (Terrain Avoidance Warning System) since they operate in the mountains and know they will be close to ground. It had a radio altimeter, but that's a silent gauge that the pilot needs to read...

I think it was a problem of spatial disorientation because of fog, compounded by the fact that a VVIP was on board so pilots may have been under pressure? We must remember the earlier plan was to go from Sulur to Wellington by road, until the last minute change. So the pilots may have had...

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Candle light March in Kashmir to pay tribute to our brave hearted soliders and CDS of India #BipinRawat Ji who lost their lives in chopper crash today. Om Shanti Jai Hind #NayaKashmir

Palki asking some pertinent questions "Is this the best we can offer? $72B spent on defence.. the third highest military budget in the world and for what? Our top general could not safely fly 50kms.." also rebukes the general from Chandigarh in her inimitable style..

-Gen Bipin Rawat -Mrs Madhulika Rawat -Brig LS Lidder -Lt col Harjinder singh -Hav Satpal -L/Nk B Sai Teja -NK Gurusevak singh -L/Nk Vivek Kumar -Nk Jitendra Kumar & thank you for your service to this great nation. Let's focus on our heroes- not some pathetic low life's interpretation of...

For now they are playing nice. They are tweeting that their CNS, CAS, CJCSC, COAS expressed condolences on today's tragedy- but then they also put out an outrageous story about a MANPAD taking it down from a Tamil rebel hotbed! So their good behaviour is not guaranteed- and as an online forum...

Absolutely, staying quiet is not an option- otherwise, you will have @PSFAERO and other friends from across the border fill in the vacuum & drive the narrative. The no tweeting tweet may be deleted and apt homage may be paid to all the departed veers.