{"id":2823,"date":"2026-10-28T18:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/in\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:20:49","slug":"cadet-spotlight-ahaan-kulkarni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/in\/news-events\/cadet-spotlight-ahaan-kulkarni\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadet Spotlight, Ahaan Kulkarni"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2823\" class=\"elementor elementor-2823\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11d8c35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11d8c35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52537cc\" data-id=\"52537cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25a631 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b25a631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Ahaan Kulkarni<\/p><p><strong>Programme:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/in\/skyborne-indigo-programme\/\">IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme<\/a><\/p><p>Skyborne IndiGo Cadet, Ahaan, talks about how he gained the inspiration to become an airline pilot from his grandfather and where he sees himself in the coming year!<\/p><p>Read on to learn more:<\/p><p><strong>Can you tell us about where you currently are in your training?<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cI&#8217;m currently in stage 2 of my private pilot license course.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>And what inspired you to want to become a pilot?<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cMy grandfather was a maintenance engineer for the Indian Air Force. Growing up he would tell me stories about pilots like Chuck Yeager and Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon. These stories inspired me to read more and explore documentaries and shows about flying.<\/p><p>Overtime the initial inspiration slowly turned into passion and I decided to pursue aviation as a career.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>So, what has been the most life-changing experience since your training began here at Skyborne?<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cDefinitely my first solo flight. The feeling of being in complete control of an aircraft was an incredible feeling and fulfilled a lifelong dream.<\/p><p>Although I know I still have a long journey ahead of me, on takeoff I had sort of a \u201cI\u2019ve made it\u201d moment that made all the years of dreaming feel real.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Ahaan, where do you hope to be in ten years?<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cIn ten years, I hope to be established as a wide body airline pilot known for my experience and professionalism.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>We can\u2019t wait to catch up in years\u2019 time, Ahaan! <\/strong><\/p><p>We are sure with your dedication and the self-discipline you\u2019ve exuded during your flight training will take you far! To learn more about Skyborne\u2019s IndiGo Pilot Cadet Program, click <a href=\"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/in\/skyborne-indigo-programme\/\">HERE<\/a>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d778fd7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d778fd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset_mobile&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset_mobile&quot;:30,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94bf962\" data-id=\"94bf962\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f113de elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1f113de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/in\/skyborne-indigo-programme\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/in\/cpl-programme\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Indian CPL<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skyborne IndiGo Cadet, Ahaan, talks about how he gained the inspiration to become an airline pilot from his grandfather and where he sees himself in the coming year! 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