Wednesday, May 27, 2009

A tribute to Lokesh Venkat

21 March 2008 ........ 4:25 P.M. ->  Loki RIP

Update #1

If there was a guy who knew how to live life king size, it was Lokesh. An amazing attitude which made him get along well with every type of person. He was an amazing pilot, a very helpful person who always had solutions to your problems, always cheerful and a very big fan of Vijay Mallya. He had dreams of being a superlative pilot with the aim of eventually flying A380 with KFA. He also helped several aspiring pilots and guided them to success.

The unthinkable has happened, proving the unpredictability of life. I hope that God gives the strength to his family members to bear the unbearable pain of this tragedy. Unfortunately for us, the plane on which Lokesh was flying did not have a CVR or a FDR, so we will not be able to get the exact causes of the tragedy. I hope that NTSB is able to uncover the causes behind this tragedy.

Lokesh's Orkut Profile : http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=18214813016370570004

A Community dedicated to remembering Loki : http://www.orkut.com/Main#Community?cmm=46924220

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The pictures below are from my first, and unfortunately only flight with Lokesh Venkat. It was a great experience flying with him because he had the correct balance of being meticulous and having fun at the same time. He displayed all the qualities of a good pilot and I never felt that he was a 'student' pilot. What I am certain of, is that had Loki been with us, he would have been a great pilot. Other than having good piloting skills, he had a very outgoing personality. He was the kind of friend with whom you could talk about anything and be assured of being engaged in a well thought out discussion. Not a moment with him was boring and his sense of humor was worth emulating.

I had talked to him a few days before he passed away, I was in Vegas and we were planning to go to another flight when I would get back to Atlanta. He was very excited about coming back from India, after attending his sister's marriage. Also, he was nearing the end of his training and raring to become a commercial pilot for Kingfisher Airlines. This was because he had a lot of respect and admiration for Mr. Vijay Mallya and his achievements.

He left us doing what he loved to do ..... flying, flying faster and higher...

Our flight was from PDK to MDQ at Hunstsville, Alabama, and it was on January 04, 2008, and it was my first flight in a Light Sports Aircraft.

After landing at MDQ - Loki posing infront of a sleek Gulfstream



Loki managing the controls of N841 AA





Loki infront of the terminal at MDQ










Loki, aligning N841 AA for landing























Loki, checking fuel before taking off from PDK







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Anonymous said...

Just as true, when it comes to talking anything to him...his talks reflected the purity of his heart and one genuine person. He lived his dream, which was to fly, was so passionate about flying...and i am very lucky to have met him and learn somethings from him about life....and will treasure every bit that we spoke...my bro had only one best friend and that was him...he misses him more than anything...

August 5, 2009 at 2:13 AM

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