Kerala Boy, 9, Gets A Glimpse Of The Cockpit, Courtesy Rahul Gandhi

It all began on Saturday when the Wayanad MP met nine-year-old Advait at a tea shop in Kannur district while campaigning in poll-bound Kerala.

A nine-year-old from Kerala who dreams of becoming a pilot got a taste of the cockpit life, thanks to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. In a video that he shared on Instagram, Mr Gandhi can be seen inviting Advait Sumesh to visit a helicopter and taking him through the workings of the chopper's control panel. It all began on Saturday when the Wayanad MP met nine-year-old Advait at a tea shop in Kannur district while campaigning in poll-bound Kerala. Reportedly impressed by the boy's proficiency in English and Hindi, Mr Gandhi asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. I want to be a pilot, the boy said. He added that he had never seen a helicopter from close quarters before.  Rahul Gandhi then invited Advait to visit his helicopter. The next day, he was shown around the cockpit by Mr Gandhi and a woman pilot at Calicut International Airport.