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IIT grad to Programmer to Pilot ft. Rahul Ritesh [Naive No More, EP.02]
Episode 2
Monday, 11 May, 2020
In this episode, we welcome Rahul Ritesh, Senior first officer at Indigo airlines. Rahul graduated from IIT Guwahati in 2013. He then worked as an android developer for a year at Y Media Labs, after which he decided to become a pilot and started his journey to become one. In this episode, we’ll be taking an interesting flight through Rahul’s journey, the aviation industry, a pilot’s life, and much more. You can find him on Linkedin using the Link below. Links - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulritesh/ https://twitter.com/naivenmp https://twitter.com/Rakshitiwari10 https://twitter.com/jollyshashwat 0:00 - Introduction 0:55 - When did you decide to become a pilot 4:58 - Process of becoming a pilot 10:40 - Becoming a pilot or becoming an engineer 16:08 - Any specific training required for international flying 21:37 - Commercial pilot or an Air commando 22:46 - Life struggle to become a pilot 27:50 - Was spending 4 years at IIT was a waste of time? 28:52 - Duties as a commercial pilot 30:56 - Fees for becoming a pilot 32:52 - Upsides and downsides of being a pilot 36:38 - Responsibilites at different levels 39:50 - Pricing of commercial flight tickets 45:20 - Revolution in pricing 46:50 - Crises in the aviation industry 53:00 - The aviation industry and Covid 54:48 - Will the industy come back to normal? 57:38 - Cultural changes in flights 61:40 - Optimism is everything
