Training

To become a commercial pilot in india, one has to frist possess a Student Pilot Licence (SPL). To get the SPL those with 10+12 with science and aged atleast 16 years should register at a flying club which is recognized by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India. Registration requires a medical certificate, security clearance and a bank guarantee. An oral examination in subjects such as Air Regulations, Aviation Meteorology, Air Navigation, Engine (technical and specific) follows the registration. Successful completion of the examination entitles you for an SPL certificate.

The second step is the Private Pilot License (PPL). PPL training includes sixty hours of flying of which about fifteen hours are dual flying, that is accompanied by the flight instructor and atleast 30 hours of solo flying apart from five hours of cross-country flying. This makes one eligible for the PPL exam, which consists of Air Regulations, Aviation Meteorology, Air Navigation, Aircraft Engines and Seamanship. The age prescribed for appearing for this exam is 17 years and an educational qualification of 10+12 along with a medical fitness certificate issued by the Armed Forces Central Medical Establishment (AFCME).

A Commercial Pilot Licence may be obtained only after a PPL has been acquired. To obtain a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) 250 hours of flying (including 60 hours for the PPL) is necessary. Besides that you have to undergo a medical fitness test which is held at New Delhi and an examination which consists of Air Regulation, Aviation Meteorology, Air Navigation, Technical, Planning and communications in the form of Radio and Wireless Transmission. With the CPL, a pilot can take up any proffesional as flying in the air.