Nagpur: He has given wings to the dreams of thousands aspiring to fly by helping them fly aero models, and quite a few times, by helping them make a career out of flying. This passion for aero-models has taken Rajesh Joshi, senior flying instructor at the air wing unit of National Cadet Corps (NCC), to new heights of popularity. The childhood obsession has taken him to the Limca Book of Records for flying the biggest aero model in India, and the city's night sky has been lit up by his models dragging illuminated banners.
"Like all children, I was always fascinated by flying objects since early days, and used to watch planes at the airport and Nagpur Flying Club. I told this to my father, who was working with Central Jail, but the financial crunch meant I could not take up flying as a career. I took it sportingly, and shifted my focus to studies, in which I was never really interested."
As a teenager, Joshi got the opportunity to join the NCC air wing and pursue his passion. "I used to spend the entire day at the unit, making different aero models. The then instructor, Gopal Krishan, was impressed by my hand work, sincerity and devotion, but cautioned me that there is no future in the field."
28/11/14 Vaibhav Ganjapure/Times of India
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"Like all children, I was always fascinated by flying objects since early days, and used to watch planes at the airport and Nagpur Flying Club. I told this to my father, who was working with Central Jail, but the financial crunch meant I could not take up flying as a career. I took it sportingly, and shifted my focus to studies, in which I was never really interested."
As a teenager, Joshi got the opportunity to join the NCC air wing and pursue his passion. "I used to spend the entire day at the unit, making different aero models. The then instructor, Gopal Krishan, was impressed by my hand work, sincerity and devotion, but cautioned me that there is no future in the field."
28/11/14 Vaibhav Ganjapure/Times of India
