Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force fighter pilot, who shot down Pakistan's F-16 combat jet during dogfight on February 27 flew with Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa. They flew a MiG 21 trainer sortie from Pathankot. It was a 30-minute sortie. Abhinandan, who has been cleared for the fighter sorties, has been flying the MiG at the Rajasthan fighter base.