Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy Hangar,Hyderabad

This place is over in Musheerabad, specifically in Zamistanpur. It’s an old part of Hyderabad and the roads can be a bit narrow to get through. The hangar is where all the actual work happens with the planes. It’s a big, dusty space with a lot of metal and the smell of fuel. We spend a lot of time just checking engines and looking at parts. It’s not a quiet job. There is always the sound of someone hammering or a drill going off somewhere. Most of us have been working with planes for years. We aren't pilots ourselves, we just make sure everything is okay on the ground. The building at H.No.1-6-602A1 is pretty easy to spot once you get into the lane. It’s a practical environment. We don’t have fancy carpets or air conditioning in the main area. You get grease on your hands and you stay until the job is done. Sometimes we stay late when there is a big task. We eat our lunch together near the back. It’s a regular group of guys. We don’t talk much about aviation goals, we just talk about what needs fixing today. It’s a lot of manual labor and standing on your feet. Hyderabad is a busy city, but inside the hangar, time feels a bit different. We just focus on the machines.