Kolkata: The biggest military exercise in recent times involving the () has thrown up some collateral benefits. , currently underway in the northern and eastern skies, has unwittingly provided many flyers from the city a dizzying g-force rush.
Since Tuesday, the day Gaganshakti began in the Kolkata Flight Information Region (FIR), Mumbai- and Delhi-bound flights taking off from the city airport during sorties have had to go into a steeper-than-usual climb immediately after take-off, giving flyers a little of the vertiginous thrill many actively seek in amusement park rides.
The exercise in Kolkata FIR — which includes IAF bases at Kalaikunda, Barrackpore, Panagarh, Purnea, Bagdogra, Hashimara, Jorhat, Tezpur and Gorakhpur — will continue till Friday. Large chunks of airspace that are usually free for flights have been reserved by IAF for this operation. This is why flights are having to do a steeper climb.
“Flights departing during the exercise have been asked to climb to 25,000ft within 50 nautical miles (92km) against the usual ascent of 10,000ft at 25 nautical miles (46km). This has neccessitated a steeper climb,” explained an airline captain.
While restrictions are routinely imposed around Kalaikunda during sorties all year round, Gaganshakti has led to restrictions around Jamshedpur, Purnea, Bagdogra, Sikkim and the , including Arunachal Pradesh.
The south is not affected by the exercise that involves more than 1,100 figher jets, transport planes and helicopters apart from 300 officers and 1,500 airmen. The first phase of the exercise began on April 10 and focused on the western border with Pakistan. This is phase two, with the focus on the north-eastern border with China.
21/04/18 Kaplan Herald
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Since Tuesday, the day Gaganshakti began in the Kolkata Flight Information Region (FIR), Mumbai- and Delhi-bound flights taking off from the city airport during sorties have had to go into a steeper-than-usual climb immediately after take-off, giving flyers a little of the vertiginous thrill many actively seek in amusement park rides.
The exercise in Kolkata FIR — which includes IAF bases at Kalaikunda, Barrackpore, Panagarh, Purnea, Bagdogra, Hashimara, Jorhat, Tezpur and Gorakhpur — will continue till Friday. Large chunks of airspace that are usually free for flights have been reserved by IAF for this operation. This is why flights are having to do a steeper climb.
“Flights departing during the exercise have been asked to climb to 25,000ft within 50 nautical miles (92km) against the usual ascent of 10,000ft at 25 nautical miles (46km). This has neccessitated a steeper climb,” explained an airline captain.
While restrictions are routinely imposed around Kalaikunda during sorties all year round, Gaganshakti has led to restrictions around Jamshedpur, Purnea, Bagdogra, Sikkim and the , including Arunachal Pradesh.
The south is not affected by the exercise that involves more than 1,100 figher jets, transport planes and helicopters apart from 300 officers and 1,500 airmen. The first phase of the exercise began on April 10 and focused on the western border with Pakistan. This is phase two, with the focus on the north-eastern border with China.
21/04/18 Kaplan Herald
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