Kerala Man Built His Own Plane During Lockdown
Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan who has been a resident of Kerala made a four-seater aircraft to go on holiday with his family.
The lockdowns during the covid-19 pandemic were surely one of the most free days in the lives of most of us.
While some of us were busy making videos for Instagram reels, some of us were busy cooking delicious snacks and watching films. A man from Kerala actually built a plane during the times of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yes, you heard it right, Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan who has been a resident of Kerala made a four-seater aircraft to go on holiday with his family. He is the son of Kerala MLA A V Thamarakshan and moved to the UK in 2006 for his master’s degree after completing his BTech degree from Palakkad Engineering College.
According to a report published by The Sun, the family had spent Rs 1.4 crore and took 1500 hours to complete their project. While talking to The Sun, Ashok spoke about his experience and said, "It’s like having a new toy, but it is much more exciting. We started saving money during the first lockdown, and we knew we always wanted to have our own plane, and in the first few months, we were saving a lot of money so we thought we could actually go ahead with the plan."
In February of this year, the family completed the aircraft and made its first flight. When asked about whether the plane has the necessary permits to fly he mentioned that Europe and the US do not have any issues with home-built aircraft. And now the family of four including a wife and two daughters, are all set to fly high in the sky with the plane they constructed on their own.
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