Baramati Plane Crash: Who was Captain Shambhavi Pathak, who flew Ajit Pawar’s plane, how much was her salary?

Plane crashed today in Baramati, Maharashtra. NCP leader and state Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was a passenger in this accident, who died. Ajit Pawar had to address several meetings as part of the universal election campaign for Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti. But the plane met with an accident. Captain Shambhavi Pathak was flying this plane. Let us know about them…

According to reports, Captain Shambhavi Pathak’s early education took place in India only. He completed his B.Sc. in Aeronautics and Aviation Science from Mumbai University. After this, Shambhavi Pathak moved to New Zealand to become a pilot. He took commercial pilot training from New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy. Between 2018 and 2019, he learned the intricacies of professional flying here. From here he also got the commercial pilot license of New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority.

Strengthened career by returning to India

After taking training from abroad, Shambhavi returned to India and obtained commercial pilot license from DGCA. He also completed the ‘Frozen ATPL’, which is considered an important step towards becoming an airline pilot. Along with this, she also had a flight instructor rating, which means she was eligible to give flying training to others.

Also performed responsibility as an instructor

Shambhavi Pathak also worked as an assistant flight instructor. Here he trained new pilots and deepened his understanding.

Safety and Technical Training

For a pilot, not only flying but understanding of safety rules is equally important. Shambhavi had taken training in Aviation Security i.e. AVSEC from SpiceJet. Apart from this, he had also completed orientation training related to A320 jet.

Learjet 45’s first officer

Since August 2022, Shambhavi Pathak was working as a full-time First Officer at VSR Ventures Pvt. Ltd. She was responsible for flying high-performance business jets like Learjet-45. This jet is usually used for VIPs, industrialists and special trips.

What was his salary?

Now the question comes about salary. In the aviation sector, the salary of a business jet first officer depends on the experience and company. Generally, a first officer working on a jet like Learjet gets a salary of around Rs 3 to 4 lakh every month.

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