{"id":22373,"date":"2022-07-07T14:09:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T08:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=22373"},"modified":"2022-07-07T14:09:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T08:39:19","slug":"indias-first-trans-pilot-declared-unfit-to-fly-now-working-as-food-delivery-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/07\/indias-first-trans-pilot-declared-unfit-to-fly-now-working-as-food-delivery-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"India’s First Trans Pilot Declared ‘Unfit to Fly,’ now working as Food Delivery Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

He had aspired to fly commercial jets<\/strong> after completing his training. But his ambitions were dashed<\/strong> when the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rejected him a medical certificate pronouncing him temporarily competent to fly due to hormone therapy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adam Harry, a 23-year-old pilot, is now compelled to work as a food delivery agent for Zomato. Harry shot to fame in 2019 after becoming India’s first trans trainee pilot.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As long as he is on hormone medication, the DGCA maintains he is unfit to fly. Adam Harry earned his private pilot licence (PPL)<\/strong> in South Africa and will begin studying for a commercial pilot licence in January 2020 at the Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation <\/strong>Technology in Thiruvananthapuram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kerala government's social welfare department<\/strong> assisted Adam Harry in gaining admission to a flying institute to pursue a career in aviation.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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Harry was assigned a female gender at birth. However, Harry identified himself as a trans man to officials by growing a beard and spoke in a masculine voice. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
He had to pass medical examinations in order to get his student pilot licence. However, Harry was forced to submit his application form as a female because the DGCA’s medical examination form did not include a transsexual option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The DGCA declared Adam Harry ‘temporarily<\/strong>‘ incompetent after comprehensive testing, citing gender dysphoria (unease that a person may have because of a mismatch between biological sex and their gender identity). Harry is undergoing “cross sex hormone therapy<\/strong>.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Officials have now recommended Harry to complete his hormone therapy before reapplying for the medical test.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Meanwhile, Harry stated that he was asked uncomfortable personal inquiries bordering on transphobia<\/strong>. He stated that he was asked about his physical appearance and how he would marry someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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