Neil Armstrong says that “Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying”. Yes they indeed rule the sky.

There are two types of pilot training, Helicopter and Professional Training. With Helicopter being one of the most versatile training courses it holds more scope in the coming days. The demand of the helicopter pilots has thus increased considerably.

The Professional pilot program is about converting a trainee to become a pilot of any professional aircraft. All aspiring commercial pilot has to make sure that they go through this professional pilot training.

Knowledge of flying an aircraft is not enough. Both theoretical and academic subjects are equally must for any professional pilot.

One has to be medically fit to undergo the training. So a medical certificate has to be obtained. A bank guarantee for the specified amount is a must along with a security clearance, to get going.

To get the student’s pilot license, more known as SPL, one will have to undergo a medical test to ensure their fitness. Getting this license is the stepping stone for any one to proceed further and get their Private Pilot License to get trained, so as to reach their ultimate destination.

A pilot need not have to watch for any cats or dogs running across or any children or ladies crossing the road nor there would be any road signs to look out for. So obviously it is considerably less fatiguing for a pilot than what a four wheel driver experiences.

Be it a helicopter or a commercial aircraft, one has to be in the shoes of a pilot to get the heavenly feeling of flying high in the early mornings. The decision of becoming a pilot may be one of the many major decisions of life time but surely a decision that one would never regret.

Helicopter is now considered to be one of the most versatile aerial vehicles. The role of the helicopters is becoming more and more important and meaningful day by day. It is believed that the Helicopter aviation industry has a lot of scope to grow from about 10% to 15% in India. The demand of the helicopter pilots has also increased considerably.

There aren’t many helicopter pilot training schools in India. But the increasing demand of the helicopter pilots in India has resulted into the planning of setting up a large number of Helicopter pilot training schools in various parts of India. Currently one of the best Helicopter Pilot’s Training Institute which is present in India is the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd which is based in Bangalore initiated the helicopter pilot training school
called the HAL Rotary Wing Academy. This institute was started in the year 2000. This helicopter pilot
training institute has been approved by the DCGA or the Director General of Civil Aviation.

The course structure includes a perfect balance between theoretical as well as the practical training. Various classes are conducted on the ground subjects on a regular basis. As far as the practical training is concerned the candidates get proper training in flying helicopters with trained instructors.

On successfully completion and passing of both theoretical as well as the practical exams, the candidate is given either a CPHL or a PHPL depending on the course taken. The CPHL is the commercial pilot’s License on Helicopter whereas the PHPL is nothing but the private pilot License in Helicopter.

The Professional pilot training programme is one of the best professional training programs that is available today. The program has been designed in such a way so as to convert an aspiring Indian pilot into a professional airline pilot. Any aspiring commercial pilot has to make sure that he or she goes through the Professional pilot training.

The decision of any candidate to be a professional pilot may be one of the most important decisions in his life and is surely one of the decisions which he would never regret. The most important thing needed for any professional pilot is to have good knowledge of flying an aircraft, but having knowledge of only flying an aircraft is not enough. Having knowledge of all the theoretical as well as academic subjects is a must for any professional pilot.

A large number of pilot training schools in India conduct professional pilot training classes where in the course has been designed in such a way so as to have less number of students in every class. This enables better interaction between the students and the instructors which helps in the academic success of the students.

During the Professional pilot training programme aspiring pilots are provided with theoretical as well as practical training. A few of the many pilot training schools which offer Professional pilot training programmes are:

High Flyers Aviation Services: High Flyers Aviation Services was established in the year 2005. It provides various pilot training programmes as well as aviation consulting. They offer a large number of training locations all across the world.

Tristar Aviation: Tristar Aviation has trained students from various countries such as India, Indonesia, Germany, Pakistan, Singapore, Korea, Japan, United Kingdom, etc. It has gained world wide recognition in pilot training.

In India several states have realized the potential of pilots. Thus the government has decided to provide opportunities to selective 9 candidates from the Scheduled tribes, Scheduled castes as well as OBC’s from the newly formed state of Chhattisgarh to get pilot training for free o f cost every single year. The director of Aviation of the state, Mr. Anil Tuteja, has states that the government will take care of the entire cost and expenses of providing pilot training to the boys of Chhattisgarh who belong to the poor families.

The only requirement for being able to get pilot training for free is that the candidate should have successfully cleared the Class XII with a first class with Mathematics and physics as 2 subjects. The candidates will be provided with pilot training at Sai Fly Tech Academy which is situated at Chakarbhata airport in Bilaspur. The cost that will be incurred to the government for providing pilot training for free to these nine candidates would come down to about Rs 1.32 crores for every single year.

This scheme will not only be beneficial to the people of Chhattisgarh in improving their financial status but will also extremely beneficial to the aviation industry in our country because it will generate more number of pilots.

Another way of getting pilot training for free is by joining the Indian Air force as a pilot. This can be done easily by giving the entrance exam of the NDA after the 12^th standard. Here, you will get your pilot training for free of cost and you will also get a stipend for 3 years during your training. After the successful completion of your training, you would be posted at an Air Force Station and your post will be of a pilot.

As India is growing as an economy the need to be able to travel by flights has increased manifold. With India being the second most populous country in the world the demand for pilot trainers as well as pilots in this country is extremely high.

India currently produces a very large number of pilots in the country. Some of these have done their pilot training courses abroad where as others have done their pilot training courses through pilot training institutions in the country itself. Pilot training in India is catching up as it is one of the favorable professions liked by the youth of the country with a large number of young people wanting to become pilots.

There are several pilot training institutes or schools in the country where you can get admission in order to become a successful pilot. You can join any of the pilot training academies in the country which have the pilot training course and also provide the pilot licenses to the students who join the pilot training course. Some of the pilot training colleges or academies in the country are written below

• Rajasthan State Flying School, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Rajputana Aviation Academy, Kota, Rajasthan
• Yash Air, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
• UP State Flying Training Institute, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
• Andaman & Nicobar Flying Training Institute, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
• Frank Airways, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
• Bangalore Aeronautics and Technical Services, Bangalore, Karnataka
• Assam Flying Club, Guwahati, Assam
• Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding and Flying Club, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• Aviation Training Academy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• Delhi Flying Club, New Delhi
• Orient Flight School, Pondicherry
• Wings Aviation, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Kerala Aviation Training Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• Nagpur Flying Club, Nagpur, Maharashtra
• Jamshedpur Cooperative Flying Club, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
• HAL Rotary Wing Academy, Bangalore, Karnataka

Pilot Training Books

There are several good pilot training books as well as aviating course books which are available in the market. Some of these pilot training books are by foreign publications as well as authors where as some of the other books are by Indian publishers as well as Indian authors. These pilot training books may be a part of your studying curriculum or may be required to be read by you as suggested reading books or reference books which have been recommended for the pilot training course. You do not really need to go to the book store in order to be able to buy such pilot training books. Infact you will be able to find these pilot training books on the internet as well.

Some of the names of the well known pilot training books which are easily available these days and are used by thousands of students as well as pilot training instructors are,

• Flying Training (Vol 1)
• Aviation Law and Meteorolgy (Vol 2)
• Air Navigation (Vol 3)
• The Aeroplane – Technical (Vol 4)
• Air Pilots Manual (Vol 5) Radio navigation and instrument flying
• Air Pilots Manual (Vol 6)
• Radiotelephony (Vol 7)

The above mention books are commonly used by students. They have been written by Trevor thom.

Another popular foreign author series of pilot training books which is very popular is. These following books have been written by Jeremy M. Pratt.

• The Private Pilot’s Licence Course Book 1: Flying Training
• The Private Pilot’s Licence Course Book 2: Air Law and RT
• The Private Pilot’s Licence Course Book 3: Navigation, Meteorology and Flight Planning.
• The Private Pilot’s Licence Course Book 5: Human Factors and Flight Safety.

The student’s pilot license training is an exam which is conducted by a large number of flying clubs in India. This examination covers various papers in Air Navigation Air Technical, Air Regulations, and many more such as Aviation Meteorology etc. The student’s pilot training license exam is a theoretical examination and in order to clear this exam successfully, it is very important for a candidate to have adequate knowledge of all the general questions.

In order to be eligible to get a student’s pilot license training a candidate needs to be atleast 16 years old or in the 10^th standard. Along with that a candidate aspiring to get a student’s pilot training license should also have various other things which include a medical certificate which states that he/ she is fit to take the training, a security clearance as well as a bank guarantee of a particular amount.

People taking the student’s pilot license training need t appear and clear an oral exam every single month as well as a medical test. The final authorities for the fitness are the Institute of Aviation Medicine (IAM), Vimanpura Bangalore as well as the Air Force Central Medical Establishment (AFCMC), Subroto Park, New Delhi. The candidate aspiring to get a student’s pilot license should also clear the Pilot Aptitude Test.

Once the candidate clears the medical fitness test he or she gets the student’s pilot license or the SPL. A student’s pilot license is a very important license for any pilot since it is only after getting a student pilot license, that a pilot can proceed to get Private Pilot License training.

The schools which offer Pilot training play a very important role in any pilot’s life because they provide the entire training and the necessary skills that are needed to fly an aircraft which may include proper direction and control, understanding weather forecasting, etc.

There are a large number of pilot training schools which are currently present in India and are recognized by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. These Pilot training schools are:

• Bangalore Aeronautics Technical Services,

Mysore Aerodrome, Karnataka.

• Bihar Flying Institute,

Civil Aerodrome, Patna-1.

• Nagpur Flying Club,

Sonegaon Aerodrome, Nagpur, MAharashtra.

• Orient Flight School,

Adminstrative Office 40, GST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai-600 016,

• Flytech Aviation Academy,

102, AI-Kauser, Road No. 10, West Maredpally, Secunderabad-500 026.

• Government Aviation Training Institute,

Civil Aerodrome, Bhubaneshwar.

• Operations at Civil Aerodrome,

Pondicherry -605 008.

• Sahara India Aviation Academy 249/250,

Block A, Road No.6,National Highway No. 8, Mahipalpur (Near I.G International Airport), New Delhi-110037.

• The Bombay Flying Club,

Juhu Aerodrome, Juhu, Mumbai-400 049.

• Coimbatore Flying Club,

Civil Aerodrome, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

• Faculty of Flight Safety Services,

Delhi Flying Club Ltd., Safdarjang Airport, New Delhi-110 003.

• Academy of Carver Aviation Pvt. Ltd.:

Doddanavar Trade Centre,Near Fort,Dharwad Road,Belgaum-16.

• Gujarat Flying Club,

Civil Aerodrome, Hasni Road, Baroda-390 006, Gujarat.

• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi,

Fursatganj Airfield, Rea Bareli-229 302, Uttar Pradesh.

• Jamshedpur Co-operative Flying Club Ltd.

Sonari Aerodrome, Jamshedpur, Bihar.

• Andhra PRadesh Flying Club,

Begumpet Airport,Hyderabad.

• Assam Flying Club,

Guwahati Airport, Guwahati-7.

• Flying Club, Civil Aerodrome,

Indore-452 005, MP.

• Government Flying Training School,

Jakkur Aerodrome, Yelahanka Post, Bangalore-560 064.

• Ludhiana Aviation Club,

Civil Aerodrome, PO Sahnswal, Ludhiana, Punjab.

• Udan Flying School,

Indore-452 005, Madhya Pradesh.

• West Bengal Flying Training Institute,

Behala, Calcutta-700 060.

The main idea behind the establishment of the sport pilot training facility was to open up the adventurous world of aviation to a large number of enthusiasts.

A few of the must have’s in order to be able to take up sport pilot training are:

• The candidate wanting to take up sport pilot training should atleast be 17 years old.
• The candidate wanting to take up sport pilot training should possess a Valid state driver’s license
• The person aspiring to get sport pilot training should be proficient in the English language
• The candidate should be fit and should have good health and should not be using any harmful substances or medications that would question or doubt his or her motor skills.

In order to take up sport pilot training a little bit of research needs to be conducted. First and foremost it is very important for a candidate to decide the type of the aircraft he or she wants to fly. In order to decide a types, various factors such as the cost, the ease of flying, the speed of the aircraft, location, engine, athletic ability, storage and many other factors need to be considered.

In order to get a certificate of a sport pilot it is a must for any pilot to pass the 2 FAA tests which are the knowledge test or the written test as well as the oral and the practical test as required by the FAA.

The best thing about getting sport pilot training is that once you get the certificates, it never expires!

In order to become a successful pilot it is necessary to undergo intensive training. If you do not take your training seriously then the number of hours for which you get trained will increase and hence the cost of the pilot training program will also increase in the process. Hence as a pilot trainee you should take your training course seriously.

Here are a few pilot training tips that will help you become a successful pilot. Make sure that your pilot training schedule is a consistent one. If there are too many breaks in the training schedule then you might lose track of the course or you may need a lot of time in order to be able to review the part lectures or the training sessions that you may have been a part of.

You should have done your ground study before every training session. It really helps if you visualise the landing as well as the take off movements. You should also be well aware of the airplane take off and landing procedures. It is also important to be informed about the aircraft checklists. Also it is necessary to be mentally sound before a pilot training session as you need to have your concentration at a very high level during the training.

Having a good nights sleep before the training session will certainly help you as you will not feel weary or tired during your training session. Also you should revise the notes of the previous training sessions when you are due for your next session.