Man who built plane on terrace set to get flying nod

Amol Yadav’s six-seater will have to undergo 40-hour test to ascertain airworthiness.

City-based pilot Amol Yadav, who built an indigenous aircraft on the terrace a Kandivali building, is all set to get a special fly permit from aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to test the capabilities of the airplane.

Yadav, then a senior commander with Jet Airways, took six years to build the six-seater aircraft from scratch with his own money. Mirror had first reported on his efforts that February. He got the certificate of registration from the DGCA the following year.