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Kaypius
@realkaypius
Full-time aviator, part-time writer.
Mar 8, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Navy helicopter ditches off Mumbai; crew recovered safely.

This marks the first-ever serious acc/ditching of Indian Navy's ALH since commissioning -- an unblemished record of > 2 decades.

Mumbai (INS Shikra) is home to the latest #ALHMk3MR.

Will be following this closely. All IN & CG ALH are equipped with Emergency Flotation Gear (EFG) for safely ditching in water in case of critical emergency. The EFGs are auto-inflated on water contact, with an emergency override should auto fail. All crew are given exhaustive HUE training at WSTF, Kochi.
Aug 22, 2021 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
True closure can only come with a deep inquiry and commitment to truth, however unpleasant it may turn out to be. My thoughts on this sad accident. #Rudra #ALH #Flightsafety

Thoughts on the Army ALH Mk-4 'Rudra' Crash at Pathankot kaypius.com/2021/08/22/tho… via @realkaypius A month after the army #RudraCrash, no closure for family of Capt Jayant Joshi. No information on recovery of CVFDR, main wreckage or mortal remains. Just an ominous silence.💔
Nov 4, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Why boast & brag when you can't afford an all-volunteer armed force matching your global aspirations?

The CDS & DMA again going for low hanging fruits. A terribly retrograde idea that incentivises the wrong metrics. People leave for myriad reasons. What convoluted logic is this? Beware the "yes man" syndrome, especially with a newly-formed department reeling under bankruptcy of original ideas and penchant for ‘cut-copy-paste‘.

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May 10, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
"Anything on the surface can be picked up by satellites & knocked off by missiles".

#CDS disses Indian Maritime Doctrine espoused in great detail in 2009. All because of a #coronavirus.

Why am I not surprised? The acquisition process is already a veritable minefield w/o acerbic comments like "unrealistic GSQRs" coming fm #CDS. Bandying fig like 70% GSQR compliance sets a miserably low bar. PSU/DPSU & babus will laugh their way to the bank. I wonder which constituency CDS represents
Oct 18, 2019 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
*Thread alert*

My 13-points of advice on this subject follows.

Waiting for the best doesn’t work, we will take what you produce, Vice Chief of Army assures industry - The Economic Times m.economictimes.com/news/defence/w… 1. How about making them here in India and exporting to rest of the world – a win-win situation for all. Why not? A general feeling: Indians are unlikely to trust the quality and safety standards of equipment if manufactured in India.
Oct 4, 2019 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Thread. 1/8
News reports cite IAF Chief ACM RKS Bhadauria admitted own Mi-17 was brought down by friendly fire. Sound bytes "Big mistake" & "punitive action will be taken" against "two officers" also reported.

My views follow. Firstly, CoIs are merely fact-finding msns. They're not meant to pin blame or hand out punishments. CoI has to be approved by higher formations. Then, a legal process to collect summary of evidence (SoE) is ordered by admin authorities if blame if found attributable to someone.