Nitten Gokhaley recently met Pranav Kumar Chitte, the owner of PBC’s Aero Hub. The company offers services such as aero modelling, air shows, aerial photography, aerial videography, aerial banners, aerial flower showering, and project guidance for college students.

Here are excerpts from the conversation

When we talk about aerial photography and aerial videography, most of us feel disappointed because of the price tag. Why are these services so expensive?

Until the end of the last decade, aerial photography and videography cost lakhs of rupees, but this is no longer the case. We offer these services at affordable rates to various advertising agencies, construction companies, government departments associated with town planning, real estate companies, insurance companies, as well as to various event organizers.

(Services are offered only after receiving necessary permissions from the concerned authorities)

Your company organizes air shows; please tell us something more about the same.

I established PBC’s Aero Hub in September 2012; it is one year and two months old. To date, PBC’s Aero Hub has organized 31 air shows in various parts of Maharashtra state. The aim behind organizing these events is to offer entertainment, combined with education and encouragement.

No matter wherever you go, people are aware of airplanes, helicopters, and RC airplanes. But they do not know how these machines work. Our air shows offer education about the technology and other aspects of airplanes and RC (radio-controlled) airplanes. The language used in explaining all these concepts is very simple, and even school kids can understand the basics.

During our air shows, we guide and encourage students to take an interest in aerodynamics. We also offer them information about how they can develop their career as an aerospace/aeronautical engineer.

Image taken during PBC’s Aero Hub show in Katraj

You also conduct aero modeling workshops; tell us something more about these workshops.

My company has organized several workshops. The most recent ones were for JSPM’s Imperial College of Engineering, in Pune’s Wagholi area, and another one in Pune Institute of Aviation Technology.

We conduct two types of workshops. The first is the basic aero modeling workshop, and the second is the advanced aero modeling workshop. We cover all the basic concepts of aircraft construction with various materials. We also train students to make their own RC planes with our designs.

These are just one-day workshops and attending them definitely helps students learn more about aerodynamics. We issue certificates to all the participants.

One of Pranav’s aero modeling workshops

What are the career opportunities available for an aeronautical engineer?

To put it in simple words, an aeronautical engineer might end up getting better job opportunities compared to a computer engineer. These days, there are thousands of computer engineers waiting for their first appointment letter. Reports suggest that the IT sector (which is completely dependent on work outsourced by American and British companies since 1999) is once again facing a slowdown and job cuts. However, this is not the case in the field of aeronautical engineering.

There are many companies in India that design planes, helicopters, unmanned drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), etc. These firms work on both Indian and overseas projects. The overall sector is developing very fast, and companies are always looking for talented engineers.

Aeronautical engineers can join various private and public sector companies as maintenance engineers, R & D engineers and analysts, or as design engineers. Aeronautical engineers can also join the Indian Air Force and contribute their knowledge to make the defense system stronger.

• For more information about Pranav, and services offered by PBC’s Aero Hub, you can call Pranav on- 9766457697. You can also visit his website- http://www.pbcaerohub.com/

By- Nitten Gokhaley

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