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The attacks in Mumbai started on the 26th of November at the Taj Palace and other iconic buildings in the south of Mumbai. |
Terrorists in Mumbai |
2. Capturing the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel |
At the 100-year old Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, terrorists held many people as hostage in locked rooms. |
Capturing Taj palace hotel |
3. Boys Called In |
51 SAG were deployed in the operation at the Taj palace where Major Unnikrishnan was the commander. They were engaged there to rid the place of terrorists and rescue people kept as hostages. |
Boys called in |
4. Operation Black Tornado Begins |
Along with a group of 10 commandos, Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan entered the hotel and through the staircase reached the sixth floor. |
Black Tornado Mission |
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5. Locating the terrorists |
The presence of terrorists was first sensed by them when the team started coming down through the stairs. They understood that they were on the third floor of the hotel. |
locating the terrorist |
6. Innocents Inside |
The terrorists held hostage many women inside a room and locked it from inside. They could be released only by breaking open the doors. |
7. Attack on Commandos |
The commandos along with Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan broke open the door and with it a heavy rounds of firing from the terrorists started, hitting Commando Sunil Yadav, partner of Major Unnikrishnan. |
attack on commandos |
8. Leading the Men |
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan was a brave and self less soldier and led his team from the front. He started another round of firing along with his men at the terrorists while trying to drive out the hostages. The two sides engaged in fierce bullet fight which turned fatal for both. |
leading the men |
9. Taking Care of a Fellow Commando |
Since commando Sunil Yadav was severely injured because of the bullet firing, Major Unnikrishnan had arranged for his evacuation from the Taj Palace very soon. |
taking care of fellow commandos |
10. Lived for Others |
He was least interested in his personal safety and irrespective of anything went on to continue with engaging of terrorists to release the hostages. |
Lived for others |
11. Targeting the Intruders |
Major Unnikrishnan bravely chased terrorists and they had to escape to another floor of the hotel. This too was done amidst heavy rounds of gunfire. |
Targeting the Intruders |
12. Operation Continues |
After reaching that floor another round of encounter followed. |
operation continues |
13. Injured in Firing |
Major Unnikrishnan was shot from the back which resulted in severe injuries which became fatal as time passed. |
Injured in Firing |
14. But the Lion Continued Chasing Dogs |
He kept fighting despite the injuries, but was soon overpowered by them and eventually lost his life. |
But the Lion Continued Chasing Dogs |
15. Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead |
His death was a major cause of sorrow to people throughout the Nation and many people openly mourned his death while taking to the streets. There were thousands who stood outside the Bangalore residence of Unnikrishnan to pay their last respect. Many mourners shouted slogans during his funeral “Long Live Major Sandeep ... |
Major Unnikrishnan dead |
16. Final Goodbye to the Fallen Hero |
Full military honours were held during the funeral of Major Unnikrishnan. |
nation tribute |
17. When Political Swines Began Squealing |
The absence of the Kerala government during the death and funeral of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan left his family and especially his father angered. The then Chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan was in a controversial position regarding the ‘dog statement’ that he made. His visit angered Unnikrishnan’s father and the media ... |
angry father |
Another Tuesday, another episode of Ringer. If that sounds a bit defeatist, it should, because I sort of feel defeated by this show right now. Everything about this episode was basically fine. Storylines inched forward. Old plotlines long forgotten were picked up again. Logistical problems were solved. A few nice chara... |
It doesn’t help that the episode revolved around Malcolm and his arrival in New York City. Since the beginning, Malcolm has been the least compelling recurring character and the one whose continued presence seems the least essential. What purpose does he serve beyond being the catalyst for Bodaway to find Bridget? He c... |
Bringing Malcolm into the picture raises another big problem, one Malcolm brought up himself: Why the heck is Bridget still playing house in New York City when she should have cleaned Andrew’s bank accounts and hightailed it for a tropical island weeks ago? I’ve harped on this before, but I feel like I am going to cont... |
The final thing causing concern was how the writers dealt with ending Bridget’s imaginary pregnancy. It had to be dealt with and soon; it was just disappointing they chose the easiest, least-soapy manner possible for the resolution. This is an insane show at its very premise, full of twin switching and secret babies an... |
This brings me back around to my first point and the biggest thing I noticed tonight: that not much has happened since the pilot. This was especially noticeable with the reoccurrence of Siobhan’s dalliance with Tyler, which happened episodes ago but not all that long ago, plot-wise. A condensed timeline is fine. The fi... |
Listen, I know a lot of you are enjoying the show just as it is. I want to like it, which is why watching it do so many things so wrong—and if not wrong, certainly at least mundanely—is so frustrating. I like these actors. I love a good soap. I’m just not sure the writers know how to take the tools they have and make a... |
Stray observations: |
• The only part of the episode I legitimately liked was Siobhan getting busted by Tyler. I hope this leads to something good, like a clue to the reason Siobhan is doing anything she’s doing. |
• So what is Charlie going to do with Malcolm? Why does Charlie care about Malcolm at all? Is it just because he knows Bridget isn’t Siobhan and Siobhan hired him to take out all people who know this? Also, why the heck is Siobhan doing this? I feel like we need to have an inkling to the answers to at least one of th... |
• Obviously, Juliet wants to get with Logan Echolls, high school teacher. Who wouldn’t? I just really, really hope the show doesn’t go there. |
• Sometimes I think of what Kristoffer Polaha got to do on Life Unexpected and what he gets to do here in comparison and feel very sorry for Kristoffer Polaha. |
• “Maybe we can get a dog instead?” Juliet’s lines are always going to be episode titles, because her lines are the best lines. |
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Training Tip: Radar contactTraining Tip: Radar contact |
As you depart on the outbound leg of a solo cross-country, it's reassuring to know that your request for traffic advisories has been approved by the local radar approach/departure facility. Now a controller will be pointing out inbound and outbound aircraft in the busy transitional airspace and beyond. |
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Experience has taught you that the aircraft you spot from the cockpit make up a small percentage of all that may be flying nearby. So it is always a relief when ATC advises that previously called traffic is “no longer a factor.” (Traffic that is “no longer observed” may still be flying nearby, however.) |
If help spotting traffic is a big plus, your showing up on ATC’s radar is even better. Being “with” the controller and squawking an assigned discrete transponder code ensures that your safe progress along your course is being observed. |
Being seen by ATC when receiving advisories is why some pilots—nowadays those flying aircraft not equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In (ADS-B In) technology—point to the service as a reason not to file a VFR flight plan. But understanding that limitations of radar advisories make it a less-than-p... |
For example, traffic advisories, which are discussed in the Aeronautical Information Manual and the Pilot/Controller Glossary, are issued “to the extent possible depending on higher priority duties of the controller or other limitations; e.g., radar limitations, volume of traffic, frequency congestion, or controller wo... |
Also, just as you have learned that there may be more traffic out there than meets your scanning eyes, pilots are cautioned that “when a pilot requests or is receiving traffic advisories, he/she should not assume that all traffic will be issued.” |
The nature of your flight also can have a large effect on the service you can receive. If you will cruise at a low altitude, terrain features or distance from the radar site may prevent receiving the same service as that available at higher altitudes, resulting in ATC advising, “Radar service terminated, squawk 1200.” |
If your destination airport is situated in such an area, a considerable portion of your arrival and homeward departure phases will take place in a nonradar environment—a consideration to weigh carefully as you plan your flight. |
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Topics: Airport, ATC, Flight Training |
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