It was her dream to be a pilot, says family, teachers of Indian trainee pilot killed in US

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 20 2018 | 6:05 PM IST

Nineteen-year-old Nisha Sejwal was passionate about flying but little did she know that her dream of becoming a pilot would come crashing down so soon.

Nisha's last test flight ended in a tragedy early this week.

She was among the four trainee pilots who were killed when two small training aircraft from a flight school collided midair in the US state of Florida.

on Tuesday.

Nisha's Facebook posts revealed her passion for flying.

"The best way to predict the future is to create it.#pilotlife," reads one of her posts of December last year.

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"Getting high is my job," reads another post.

Her cousin, Sneha Sejwal, recalled her to be an "ambitious" woman who was looking forward to getting her commercial flying license.

"Nisha wanted to be a pilot and that was her dream. This was her last test flight. After this, she would have received a commercial flying license. She had received a private flying license in April and was quite excited for her last test flight," Sneha told PTI.

Nisha's Facebook post of June 11, also showed her passion for flying.

"I can't remember a single time (my parents) ever told me not to do something I wanted to do.#aviationforlife."

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First Published: Jul 20 2018 | 6:05 PM IST

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