Uttarakhand pilot who saved 500 lives grounded as probe on damaged chopper yet to start

MUMBAI: Chopper pilot Captain Andrew Manchanda from Mumbai saved about 500 lives in Uttarkhand in less than a week till rough weather on June 28 forced him into a hard landing in Harsil valley. Though no one was injured, the French-made Pawan Hans Dauphin N3 cracked at its rear following a 20-feet free fall and its rotor tail section had to be chopped off. According to the protocol, Captain Manchanda was grounded pending a probe, but the investigation has not yet started even though three months have already passed.

Five-year-old Chinese boy becomes youngest pilot

Beijing  : A five-year-old boy from China has become the Guinness world record holder for the youngest person to pilot a plane. Zhang Yonghui, the person in charge of the aviation club where Duoduo learned flying, said the distance of the flight was 30 km. He Yide, nicknamed Duoduo, made a 35-minute flight in an ultralight aircraft across the Beijing Wildlife Park Aug 31, Chinese media reported Tuesday.