20-year-old Woman Pilot from Gujarat Selected to Fly Commercial Planes in US

Dhwani Jitubhai Patel, a 20-year-old girl from Dhakadi village in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, has got the licence of a commercial pilot and is all set to fly a plane in the US. 

After completing her 12th grade, she flew to the US to get training to become a commercial pilot. One needs to complete 250 hours of training in 1 to 3 years. But Dhwani completed her training to obtain a commercial licence of a pilot in just one year. She has been selected for a commercial flight in the US. By becoming the youngest pilot, Dhwani has earned laurels for Gujarat and the whole country, her father said.

 

Speaking to media, Dhwani Patel said, “when I was very small, I had seen the video of a woman pilot in the news. Since then, I started dreaming of becoming a pilot.



After completing my 12th grade in science, I flew to the US to attend a flying course to become a commercial pilot”.

Dhwani said that in her training program, there was no Gujarati or any Indian woman to give her training. But she wanted to realise her dream of becoming a commercial pilot. Dhwani said that if any woman wants to become a pilot, she is willing to help her. 

The 20-year-old had lost her mother when she was still a child. Her father Jitubhai Patel brought up both of his daughters and helped them realise their dreams.

“It is a matter of great pride that my daughter has become a commercial pilot at the age of twenty after she completed her training. Now she has got a job as a pilot in a commercial flight,” Jitubhai said.