What’s your thrill? Is it a TB-20, Zlin, DA-40 and DA-42 or Cessna -152/A, Cessna -172R and multi-engine six-seater aircraft P-68C-TC and Baron G58 or a PIPER PA18?
Flying an aircraft seems like a cool thing to do, but it requires intensive knowledge - of air navigation, operation of sophisticated electronic and mechanical controls, interpretation of meteorological reports, tactics to lead the aircraft under adverse circumstances, and being a leader to the flight crew and passengers under climatic and other emergency situations.
As such, besides the technical know-how, a good pilot should be disciplined, responsible and have good analytical skills and an immense presence of mind.
Getting a pilot license is not easy in India, you will need to go through multiple phases of training and log in a certain amount of flying hours. You can start with a Student Pilot License (SPL) Training course, proceeding to a Private Pilot License (PPL) Training course and finally graduating to a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) Training course. You can also train for a Flight Radio Telephone Operator’s License (FRTPL) course, Night Rating raining course, Instrument Rating Training course, Patter Flying Training course, Ground School, RTR(A) & 25 hours Flying course & Hobby Flying course.
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List of private Pilot Training Institutes in India:
Orient Flight School - Pondicherry |
Bangalore Aeronautics Technical Services Pvt Ltd., (BATS) - Bangalore, Karnataka |
Tata Nagar Aviation - Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
Ahmedabad Aviation Academy - Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Garg Aviation Ltd. - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Flytech Aviation Ltd. – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
Rajputana Aviation Academy – Kota, Rajasthan |
Frank Airways (P) Ltd – Indore, Madhya Pradesh (erstwhile known as Udan Research & Flying Institute Pvt Ltd) |
Academy of Carver Aviation Pvt. Ltd. - Balgaum Karnataka |
Tetra Aviation Academy – Salem, Tamil Nadu |
Teneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd. – Bangalore, Karnataka |