PILOT TRAINING
How to become a PILOT
- To become a pilot one must have a keen interest to start with.
- Minimum Class 10th class pass is required for Private Pilot License (PPL)
- Minimum class 10+2 with Mathematics & Physics is required for Commercial Pilot License (CPL) & Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL).
- The candidate should be medically fit as per the standards of DGCA for the respective Pilot License. The Medical Fitness can be obtained by undergoing the medical examination by visiting a Designated Aviation Medical Expert or any DGCA approved Aviation Medical Centre.
After completing the above pre-requisites, one must approach a pilot training center or talk to a flight-training consultant. Talking to a Flight Training Consultant is highly recommended in order to understand the specific details of course options, training center and training locations.
The requirements to issue the various category of pilot license will vary according to the number of flying hours and successfully passing the relevant DGCA exams. So the flight-training course can be divided into two phases. Initial phase is theoretical training followed by Flying Training. The theoretical training is also known as Ground School.
What is Theoretical training or Ground school?
Learning the aviation subjects in a classroom is very important and it is the primary step towards the flight training. This is achieved by compulsorily undergoing the syllabus that may take up to 750 hours. This is completed in 18 weeks.
Flying Training
- An aspirant for a Private Pilot License (PPL) requires minimum of 45 hours of flying to be completed as per DGCA prescribed flight-training syllabus.
- An aspirant for a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) requires minimum of 200 hours of flying to be completed as per DGCA prescribed flight-training syllabus.
- Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) requires minimum of 1500 hours of flying to be completed as per DGCA flight hour experience requirement. No pilot receives these 1500 hours as training but accumulate these hours as work experience on the basis of CPL.