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BENGALURU: While the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) remained grounded on Wednesday, the death of Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi cast a pall of gloom on the Sarangs, the desi helicopter aerobatic team. As the team leader, it is important to ensure the team stays motivate and focussed.”Gadre praised the Surya Kiran team, calling it “highly qualified and credited” and “one of the best performers in the world”. Gandhi was piloting a Surya Kiran Hawk on Tuesday when he collided with a teammate mid-air and crashed.The Surya Kirans and Sarangs generally perform at shows together and Wing Commander SA Gadre of the Sarang team admitted that they missed their “partners”.“We (Sarang and Surya Kiran) do hold interactions and share knowledge,” said Gadre. “He used interact with our team and his inputs were novel and gave us fresh perspective.”The Sarang team dedicated its stroll-turn manoeuvre (combination of Sarang 3 and 4 in mirror) during the show to Gandhi. He said he missed Gandhi, while paying rich tribute to the departed wing commander..