Shahid
Kapoor
had
the
experience
of
his
lifetime
when
he
got
a
chance
to
fly
a
F-16
fighter
plane
at
the
Aero
India
Show
2011
held
in
Bangalore
on
Saturday.
Like
any
other
youngster,
Shahid
also
has
been
dreaming
of
flying
a
plane
ever
since
he
was
a
child
and
his
dream
came
true
when
he
took
charge
of
the
F-16.
For
the
uninitiated,
The
F-16
is
a
sophisticated
fighter
plane,
used
in
modern
warfare,
and
well,
just
to
get
the
opportunity
to
fly
it
was
big
enough,
but
what
took
it
a
notch
higher,
was
that
Shahid
actually
was
given
a
mission
while
flying
the
F-16.
A
source
present
said
"The
F-16
pilots
train
in
a
very
precise
manner;
they
never
just
fly
the
plane
to
practise,
but
always
fly
the
plane
on
a
mission." Well,
Shahid
was
no
exception
to
this,
and
he
too
was
given
a
target,
he
had
to
attack
and
a
mission
he
had
to
achieve.
When
Shahid
flew
in
the
F-16,
another
F-16
took
off
with
him,
and
they
were
buddy
planes,
who
would
assist
each
other
in
the
mission.
It
was
actually
the
pilot
of
this
plane,
who
took
aerial
shots
of
Shahid
flying
the
F-16.
The
mission
was
an
adventurous
one
which
involved
a
dog
fight,
ground
attacks
and
even
an
air
to
air
engagement.
Shahid
was
thrilled
to
be
part
of
such
an
elaborate
and
adrenaline
pumping
flying
experience,
which
was
definitely
a
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity.
Speaking
about
this
invaluable
experience
Shahid
said,
"To
fly
an
F-16
was
an
awesome
experience.
It
was
thrilling,
and
to
be
part
of
a
mission
was
something
I
never
imagined
I
would
get
to
do.
Bear
was
an
extremely
cool
teacher,
he
let
me
manoeuvre
the
plane,
and
let
me
learn
on
my
own."
Shahid
is
the
first
actor
in
the
world
to
fly
an
F-16.
He
went
through
rigorous
training
including
a
simulator
test,
various
stress
tests
and
blood
tests
before
could
take
flight.
While
his
real-life
flight
experience
may
be
over,
his
reel-life
flight
experience
would
be
there
for
one
and
all
to
see
as
Shahid
plays
a
pilot
in
his
next
release
Mausam
which
opens
all
over
on
July
22.