January 26, 2021
He has been torpedoed by the Air Force though
The fact that he had served the IAF for more than two decades did not count. He
flew 100 sorties even as the tussle escalated, but decided to move on to a
corporate entity and relocate to Mumbai with no solution in sight. At one point,
it reached the office of defence minister Manohar Parrikar, and the minister
reportedly advised the top brass of the DRDO and IAF to put an end to their
disagreement. "An idea has been mooted create a new system because an advanced
version of ‘Tejas’ and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) are being designed
by DRDO, but we need some time to put this system in place," sources added. Nor
did the top brass of IAF factor in his contribution to making ‘Tejas’ a
completely pilot-friendly and world-class fighter jet because he logged the
highest number of hours onboard the indigenous aircraft and his inputs helped
modify the cockpit over the years.That was till January 31.Reason: Group Captain
Krishna (Retd) was considered a "civilian test pilot" by the air strike wing
because he opted for voluntary retirement from IAF in 2012, and therefore could
not occupy the captain’s seat. This ace test pilot encountered turbulence the
moment he joined CABS in May 2015 with those at the helm at IAF’s Aircraft &
Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE), Bengaluru, insisting that only their
officers occupy the captain’s seat even if they were junior to Group Captain
Suneet Krishna.
He has been torpedoed by the Air Force though he holds the
record of flying all types of fighters, and even some transport jets, for close
to 5,000 hours.Sources in IAF attributed the wrangle to lack of a system,
complete with a hierarchy, to fly aircraft designed and developed by DRDO.Every
time he kissed the skies in the made-in-India Tejas at Aero India or elsewhere,
Group Captain Suneet Krishna (Retd) had air warriors and aviation enthusiasts
alike rooting for more of his heart Every time he Threaded Rod
Din Manufacturers kissed the skies in the made-in-India Tejas at Aero India
or elsewhere, Group Captain Suneet Krishna (Retd) had air warriors and aviation
enthusiasts alike rooting for more of his heart-stopping manoeuvres. If
Brazilian pilots could occupy the captain’s seat when the Embraer-145 aircraft
was bought for AEW&C project, how can the IAF prevent its former pilot from
doing so His exit will be a great loss for both Tejas and AEW&C projects
because none can match his expertise," remarked his former commandant who also
played a key role in these projects. On February 1, this top gun walked away to
the corporate world at the end of a wrangle between the country’s defence
scientists and the Indian Air Force (IAF).The row was over denying this ace test
pilot the captain’s seat (pilot-in-command) in the "Eye-in-the-sky" Airborne
Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft developed by Centre for
Airborne Systems (CABS), Bengaluru, and undergoing evaluation now ahead of its
induction by the IAF later this year. In fact, he has flown the prototypes, the
production and operational versions of ‘Tejas’, even test-fired missiles and
laser-guided bombs. He demonstrated the military jet’s agility to Mr Parrikar in
Bengaluru on January 17, 2015, the day when ‘Tejas’ was inducted into the IAF’s
fleet
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