RAIPUR: A 25-year-old skydiver hailing from Raipur skydived from 14,000 feet 25 times to attain USPA (United States Parachute Association) A Licence from Dropzone in Russia.
Indrajit Ghose has been trained by Ex-Indian Navy officer and skydiving instructor Rajesh Kumar, Russian Military, Belarus National Team and certified USPA instructors in an intensive course popularly known as Accelerated Free Fall (AFF) where the body quickly needs to adapt to the skydiving environment by jumping out of planes and uses a wind tunnel to train.
Sharing his experience, Indrajit said, “Due to pandemic, I had only 20-day visa to complete course and trainee skydivers like me were not allowed to jump in bad weather. Unfortunately, the weather was bad during the majority stay. So when the weather turned favourable, I had to push myself to make five jumps with specific drills in a day to complete the course on time. Some students would not be able to stand after 2 jumps as free fall brings immense mental fatigue. But I wanted to complete my course. “
Now a USPA A License skydiver, Indrajit can now jump without supervision at any dropzone. “I want to promote youth of Raipur to follow their dreams. There will be a million hurdles, be thirsty, be patient, he said.
