Vadodara: As a student pursuing BBA and later MBA at MS University, her university fees were funded through scholarships and partly by her two elder sisters. When she was just 18 years old, her father died. But that didn’t stop him from giving wings to his dream. And that too expensive!
Meet Shweta Parmar, 28, The first civilian female skydiver from Gujarat. Till joining the league, there were only three licensed female skydivers in India – Padma Shri awardee Rachel Thomas, Sheetal Mahajan and the country’s first female base jumper Archana Sardana.
Indian Citizen Skydiver are people who go abroad to learn skydiving Without the help of the Indian Armed Forces.
Shweta’s ‘Udaan’ with skydiving began with a tandem jump in Mehsana that cost her Rs 35,000 in 2016. Tandem jumping is when you are joined by an experienced skydiving instructor for your jump.
“I wanted to do it badly. But the thought of getting permission as well as money from my family gave me goosebumps,” recalled Shweta, who flew a small plane with a pilot and an instructor He had made his first jump.
But determined to become financially self-reliant, Shweta lost her focus on jobs and business, which she started with her younger brother, until mid-2018, when she finally decided to learn skydiving in Spain. “It was my real dream to fly with my own wings. Sometimes, every mistake would cost me more than Rs 20,000 and it was getting difficult to stay motivated. Some days I used to get injured while making a safe landing. I had my first minor fracture even before I completed my certification course,” said Shweta.
Sheh completed an eight-level course, made 29 jumps in Spain, and had to pass a written exam before earning a USPA A license.
“Earning your USPA A license is like passing your driving test and getting your driver’s license. Now, I can jump with other skydivers anywhere in the world accredited by the United States Parachute Association (USPA), ”Shweta Said, which has jumped to Spain, Dubai and Russia so far.
The USPA A license expires in one year. “We need to make a recycling jump every three months and renew our license annually. If you don’t jump, your license expires. Traveling during the COVID-19 induced pandemic was a new challenge. I Wasn’t able to jump between May 2019 and May 2021,” said Shweta, who finally renewed her license this month with 15 jumps in Russia.
Meet Shweta Parmar, 28, The first civilian female skydiver from Gujarat. Till joining the league, there were only three licensed female skydivers in India – Padma Shri awardee Rachel Thomas, Sheetal Mahajan and the country’s first female base jumper Archana Sardana.
Indian Citizen Skydiver are people who go abroad to learn skydiving Without the help of the Indian Armed Forces.
Shweta’s ‘Udaan’ with skydiving began with a tandem jump in Mehsana that cost her Rs 35,000 in 2016. Tandem jumping is when you are joined by an experienced skydiving instructor for your jump.
“I wanted to do it badly. But the thought of getting permission as well as money from my family gave me goosebumps,” recalled Shweta, who flew a small plane with a pilot and an instructor He had made his first jump.
But determined to become financially self-reliant, Shweta lost her focus on jobs and business, which she started with her younger brother, until mid-2018, when she finally decided to learn skydiving in Spain. “It was my real dream to fly with my own wings. Sometimes, every mistake would cost me more than Rs 20,000 and it was getting difficult to stay motivated. Some days I used to get injured while making a safe landing. I had my first minor fracture even before I completed my certification course,” said Shweta.
Sheh completed an eight-level course, made 29 jumps in Spain, and had to pass a written exam before earning a USPA A license.
“Earning your USPA A license is like passing your driving test and getting your driver’s license. Now, I can jump with other skydivers anywhere in the world accredited by the United States Parachute Association (USPA), ”Shweta Said, which has jumped to Spain, Dubai and Russia so far.
The USPA A license expires in one year. “We need to make a recycling jump every three months and renew our license annually. If you don’t jump, your license expires. Traveling during the COVID-19 induced pandemic was a new challenge. I Wasn’t able to jump between May 2019 and May 2021,” said Shweta, who finally renewed her license this month with 15 jumps in Russia.
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