10-day all India Vayu Sainik camp begins

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  in Bangalore on Monday.Air Marshal D Kukreja, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters Training Command, IAF, inaugurated the camp. “Sky is not the limit but only the beginning,” he  said and expressed that he had 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 .Apart from these activities, the cadets  will also get an opportunity to fly in Air Force Air Craft organised by Air Force Station, Yelahanka and visit various places of interest in and around Bangalore including institutions involved in aviation related research and development activities like Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and  Air Force units.  This year the camp will allow an opportunity for some of the boys and girls to fly  solo in Microlight Air Craft. Career counselling sessions will also be held during the camp. A number of competitions are being held and the cadets will compete for  the Best Flying Squadron, Best Technical Squadron, Best Individual Flying Cadet and Best Cadet in Gliding, Aero modelling and Overall Best Cadet.