President Patil's upcoming Sukhoi flight

Congratulations to President Patil for getting opportunity to fly Sukhoi - one of the finest and advanced man made machine available today. However, Its implicit that by virtue of her political position, this opportunity is rather a privilege that you can avail, disregarding everything else.

Apart from setting up record of being the first woman to fly IAF fighter jet, what is significance and purpose of this flight?

Is the flight going to signify something about women empowerment?

What is the purpose of spending money for the flight?

Can you dare to fly in MIGs which are still crashing and killing more valuable citizens of India?