--- title: "Name the pilot who became the first woman in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA)?" description: "Name the pilot who became the first woman in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA)?" author: "Shrikant Mishra" published: 2019-05-26 updated: 2019-05-27 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52123/name-the-pilot-who-became-the-first-woman-in-the-world-to-cross-the-atlantic-ocean-solo-in-a-light-sports-aircraft-lsa category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Name the pilot who became the first woman in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA)? [Name](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80850/violence-in-the-name-of-racism-in-germany-and-much-more) the [pilot](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81566/ashok-gehlot-meets-sachin-pilot-happy-time-for-inc) who [became the first woman](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33915/who-became-the-first-woman-chief-minister-of-gujarat-on-22-may-2014) in the [world](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2334/what-would-occur-if-the-world-were-to-divide-in-half) to [cross](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81831/world-population-set-to-cross-10-billion-mark) the Atlantic Ocean solo in a [Light](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1842/daylight-reproduces-more-accurately-by-the-leds-smart-lighting-system-based-on-quantum-dots) [Sports](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23590/youth-in-sports) Aircraft (LSA)? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL The **first woman and the first Indian in the World to cross the [Atlantic Ocean](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32245/now-who-has-been-appointed-as-a-distinguished-senior-fellow-of-atlantic-ocean) solo in a Light Sports Aircraft is 23 year old [Mumbai](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48651/who-is-the-writer-of-the-black-tornado-the-three-sieges-of-mumbai-26-11) based pilot Captain ‘Aarohi Pandit’.** ![Name the pilot who became the first woman in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA)?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/5e25c42a-d8fa-4424-832f-06a787be567e/images/1faf27eb-d8ef-42bc-8f21-dcb78729cda4.jpeg)\ \ She **achieved the feat around midnight of May 13th and 14th** when she successfully **landed her tiny aircraft at Iqaluit Airport in [Canada](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35530/who-came-into-power-in-canada-continuously-for-the-third-time)**, after a breathtaking 3,000 km long flight, under adverse and extreme weather the conditions the following take-off from Wick, Scotland (United Kingdom), with a brief stopover in [Greenland](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36890/which-is-the-cheapest-way-of-traveling-from-rgia-airport-hyderabad-airport-to-begumpet-greenlands-bus-stop) and [Iceland](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42696/how-did-the-united-states-react-when-germany-attacked-three-u-s-ships-escorting-shipments-of-arms-to-iceland). \ Along **with this expedition, she set another world record being the first woman pilot to fly the [aircraft](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51846/on-which-principle-does-aircraft-fly) solo above the dangerous Greenland ice-cap in a Light Sports Aircraft and is due for covering about 6 other records by the time she reached to [India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/40474/isro-one-of-the-autonomous-institute-of-india).** \ During the expedition a **Light Sports Aircraft “Mahi” a single-engine Sinus 912 was used by Arohi Pandit**, which **weighs about 400 kg or equivalent to the weight of a Bullet [Motorcycle](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48658/when-was-the-a-man-and-a-motorcycle-how-hamid-karzai-came-to-power-written)**. The aircraft was manufactured by ‘Pipistrel’ in Slovenia. It is also the **first Light Sports Aircraft which is registered by the ‘Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India’ (DGCA).** \ During the whole expedition, s**he flew her Light Sports Aircraft ‘Mahi’ over the states of India i.e. [Punjab](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45359/moti-bagh-palace-is-located-in-which-city-of-punjab)**, Rajasthan, [Gujarat](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39589/name-the-former-chief-minister-of-gujarat-who-has-been-appointed-as-the-governor-of-madhya-pradesh), and then to **[Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/319/why-these-pakistan-loving-people-are-in-india), where she landed**. Landing in Pakistan makes it the first civilian Light Sports Aircraft flight to be landed in the neighboring country since 1947. After this, **she crossed Iran, Turkey, Serbia, Slovenia, [Germany](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39972/what-was-the-impact-of-wwi-on-germany), France, and the UK during the complete expedition.** \ After **landing in Iqaluit in Canada, Aarohi Pandit exhibited the Indian tri-color very proudly**, which was **presented to her by the Indian [Ambassador](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39600/name-the-oscar-winning-music-director-who-was-appointed-by-the-government-of-sikkim-as-the-brand-ambassador-of-the-state) to Canada ‘Vikas Swarup’**. Her **expedition was organized and sponsored by a non-profit [communication](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39701/which-project-was-launched-by-the-minister-of-communications-shri-manoj-sinha-on-21st-december-2017-to-improve-the-quality-of-service-add-value-to-services-and-achieve-financial-inclusion-of-un-banked-rural-population) firm ‘Social Access’.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52123/name-the-pilot-who-became-the-first-woman-in-the-world-to-cross-the-atlantic-ocean-solo-in-a-light-sports-aircraft-lsa Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.