Chirag Bhasin

LOCKDOWN & MY DREAM

We all grow up having a dream, dream to become a doctor, an Engineer, a Soldier etc, and perhaps mine was to become a Pilot, a profession many dream of but not many get into, and I consider myself a very lucky lad to have initiated a career as an Airline Pilot with IndiGo in collaboration with Insight Flyer and 43 Air School.

Oh, and yes I’m a engineering third year drop out, I always wanted to fly and hence as soon as things got right I decided not to give 2 more years to Engineering and proceeded towards my dream to fly.

But what Epic story does not have ups and downs, and hence a few days before we had to leave for 43 Air School, Port Alfred, South Africa, came in COVID-19, a nightmare in disguise, house arrest for everybody, flight ops shut down all over the world and hence I realised I had a couple months or so to myself to enhance my skills and learn new ones, besides keeping myself in sync with the CPL subjects as there are regular tests and classes we attend, thanks to Insight Flyer.

As the lockdown started, it threw everyone off gaurd including me, after the online classes I used to do a 100 pushups each day, and play Cricket on the terrace with my father, this went on for quite a while, alongside which I made an attempt to notch up my social media reach gaining followers on Instagram and some subscribers on my youtube channel named Chirag Bhasin, I happen to write Rap music, record and perform it and put up such videos on both the platforms, also some funny and some really informative videos, leaving no corner untouched, hoping to leave for Flight Training soon, I’ll be looking to give out Aviation related valuable content as a Student Cadet Pilot to the ones aspiring to be one.

Home workouts are a regular part of my routine, though nothing can beat workout quality at a gym, all this might sound too inspiring and productive but I’ve my just Netflix & Chill days as well, playing board games with family and PUBG at night with the guys never gets old.

This lockdown and self-solation has taught us a new way of life, unlock 1.0 is underway and people are back out, working hard to compensate for months lost, and I’m here waiting, along with several fellow Insight Flyers waiting to fly out to SA.

Staying calm and patient is the key here and that’s what has been keeping us sane, and well that is a important trait for a good pilot, so I guess we’re on the right track, and now Safety on Ground is as important as Safety in Air, so Stay safe and cherish this time of life.

Name: Chirag Bhasin
Batch name: Hurricanes
Batch number: 1912