Blueskies Podcast - S2Ep10: BD Jayal Part 1 - From Cadet to one of the first MiG-21 pilots

This week's interview is Part 1 of a 2-part interview with a legend of the IAF, Air Marshal BD Jayal. From a Tiger Moth to Mirage 2000 and everything in between, Air Marshal Jayal has flown it, 77 types and 4,200 hours, in fact. In Part 1 we discuss his early experiences flying Toofanis and Mysteres, converting to the MiG-21 in the Soviet Union as part of the first batch of Indians to train there, and becoming a test pilot. Part 2, covering Jaguar induction, Defence procurement, the Indian threat environment, etc., will come out next week. Air Marshal Jayal's profile is here: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Dat... A compilation of his writings in the Times of India are here: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/b... 00:00:00 - 00:11:21 Guest introduction, journey into IAF 00:11:21 - 00:19:08 Operational conversion: Toofani, Mystere 00:19:08 - 00:45:36 Conversion to MiG-21 in the USSR 00:45:36 - 00:49:35 MiG-21s come to India 00:49:35 - 00:59:10 Becoming a test pilot 00:59:10 - 01:04:57 Test flying in India