Indaii's youngest 9 yrs old com Pilot

 A Farmer’s Daughter, 19-year-old Maitri Patel Became India’s Youngest Commercial Pilot

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"I completed the training in 11 months and called my father to come to the United States and then I flew at an altitude of 3500 feet, it was like a dream come true for me."

Sep'15,021:    MEET Ms. Maitri Patel, 19-year-old girl from Olpad in Surat, Gujarat, who is currently making headlines for becoming India's youngest female commercial pilot. 

Daughter of Kantilal Patel, a farmer and mother working in the Health Department of Surat Municipal Corporation, Maitri said that she decided she wanted to become a pilot since the age of 8 years after seeing an airplane for the first time.

She completed her 18 month course pilot training program from the United States and got a commercial license to fly planes in record 11 months. 

Maitri now wants to become a captain and fly a Boeing aircraft for which she will begin her training soon.