Private Pilot License (PPL)

Private Pilot Licence (PPL): Those who hold the SPL can get flight training by flying along with a qualified instructor. Once the instructor is convinced that a trainee can fly alone, he will be permitted to make solo flights. Fifteen to 20 hours of dual flight would be necessary to reach this level of competence.
Candidates who have passed Plus Two examination with Mathematics and Physics as optional subjects and completed 17 years of age can appear for the objective test conducted by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Office of the DGCA, Opposite Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi - 110 003, Phone: 011-2246 22495).
The subjects of the test are more or less the same as those for the SPL. This test is conducted four times a year at various centres, including Thiruvananthapuram, bangalore. A total of 60 hours of flying is needed of which at least 20 hours should be solo, including five hours cross-country.
A medical certificate has to be obtained from the approved authority. Before a PPL is issued, the candidate has to get the flight radiotelephone operator's licence from the DGCA.