Sky is... only the beginning’

Bangalore: A colourful fly past, guard of honour and oath-taking by cadets of the Air Wing of the NCC marked the start of the 10-day National-Level Camp at the Jakkur Air Field on Monday.
Air Marshal D Kukreja, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters Training Command, Indian Air Force (IAF), who inaugurated the camp, exhorted cadets to emulate great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela and to acquire qualities and characteristic traits exhibited by them during their life.
“Sky is not the limit but only the beginning,” he said and expressed confidence that NCC cadets would provide leadership in all professions taking the nation to greater heights in the future.
Nearly 600 cadets, including 180 girl cadets from the 15 directorates of the NCC across the country, are participating in the All-India Vayu Sainik Camp, which will see a number of aviation-related activities like gliding, microlight flying, aero modelling (which includes static model display and control line flying of models), skeet shooting, drill and many other activities.
01/11/11 Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Nov 2011