23-YO Mumbai Girl Becomes 1st Woman To Cross The Atlantic Ocean In Light Sports Aircraft #Proud
If you are a Borivali resident and in some corner you hear celebratory cheers, then chances are really high that Aarohi Pandit’s friends and family are celebrating her recent feat. The 23-year-old Mumbai girl has become the very 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA). #Proud
Image Courtesy: https://twitter.com/WEExpedition
She took off from Wick, Scotland and flew all the way (read: 3000 km) to Iqaluit Airport in Canada. Wohoo! She had brief stopovers at Greenland and Iceland. She flew in adverse to pleasant conditions and has a record to her name. When she landed, she called it a very humbling experience.
Image Courtesy: https://twitter.com/WEExpedition
As part of her global circumnavigation flight, which is a year-long expedition Aarohi and her friend Keithair Misquitta launched, she is going to fly around the world. The expedition is organised by Social Access, a not-for-profit communications.
Image Courtesy: https://twitter.com/WEExpedition
It is called Women Empower (WE) and both Aarohi and Keithair left in a tiny aircraft they named Mahi. From UK, Aarohi flew solo. Aarohi’s next stop is westwards towards Russia. And, she is expected to be back home by July 30, 2019. By then, we are sure she will have more records to her name.
News Source: News18
