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Pilot's Trainings
 

Suvi's proposed Flying Training Institute will provide training courses for CHPL (Commercial Helicopter Pilot License) and PPL (Private Pilot License). It will also be addressing the flying training needs of special groups which require their own structured curriculum. Training will be done on R22 helicopters, used the world over for helicopter pilot training

The Pilot Flight Training Academy will induct candidates for flying training twice in a year in the months of January and July. Registration for these sessions can be done any time in advance. The course duration will be approximately 18 months for Commercial Helicopter Pilot's Licence (CHPL) and 6 months for Private Helicopter Pilot's Licence (PHPL). The duration may vary depending on various factors.


Qualification for CHPL

Both males and females are admitted for the course. The requisite qualifications for Commercial Helicopter Pilot's Licence (CHPL) are as follows:

Age:
Not less than 18 years on the date of application for DGCA licence. Allowing for the course duration, the student may not be less than 17 years on the date of joining the course.

Educational Qualification:
Pass in Class 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics or its equivalent from any recognised Board / University.

Medical Fitness:
Medically fit as certified by a DGCA empanelled doctor or Medical Establishment for issue of Student Pilot's Licence prior to commencement of the flying training.
 
Qualifications for Private Helicopter Pilot's Licence (PHPL) are as follows

Age:
Not less than 17 years on the date of application for DGCA licence. Allowing for the course duration, the student may not be less than 16 1/2 years on the date of joining the course.

Educational Qualification:
Pass in Class 10 or its equivalent from any recognised Board.

Medical Fitness:
Medically fit as certified by a DGCA empanelled doctor or Medical Establishment for issue of Student Pilot Licence prior to commencement of the flying training.

CHPL will entitle a candidate for employment with scheduled and non scheduled Operators (Commercial).

PHPL will entitle a candidate for employment on helicopters owned for Private Purposes (non commercial).

Ground Training:
As a prerequisite for CHPL or PHPL, the students should pass written examinations in Air Regulations, Air Navigation, Aviation Meteorology, Technical (aircraft and engines) and Signals subjects as per the syllabus prescribed by the DGCA. The Academy will coach the students on these subjects. Passing of the ground subjects is necessary before one qualifies for issue of Pilot's Licence by the DGCA besides completion of the flying training.

 
Flying Requirement:
 
As per the existing regulations, a student for CHPL must have 150 hrs of flight time in helicopters. A holder of Commercial Pilot's Licence on Aeroplane (CPL) or higher licence and who has satisfactorily completed not less than 500 hrs of flight time as Pilot in Command (PIC) on aeroplane, needs to fly only 30 hrs of on helicopters.

A student for PHPL needs to complete 40 hrs of flight time.

The flying hour requirement is subject to change as per changes in the Aircraft Rules. For further details on exact requirements please visit the site of the Director General of Civil Aviation at www.dgca.nic.in
 
Steps to becoming a pilot
 

1. It is necessary to pass a medical examination prior to commencement of flying training. You need to take  an appointment with one of these centers. We could help you with further details, which are also available on the DGCA website

2. Choose a reputable flight school - Copter Charters has some of the most highly qualified Flight Instructors on its team and who are recognised and fully accredited by the DGCA

3. Fill out an application

4. Obtain a Commercial Helicopter Pilot Licence. A minimum requirement of 150 flight hours and completion of a written tests conducted by the DGCA

5. You are now a licensed Commercial Helicopter Pilot! You are ready to work anywhere in India and capable of transporting passengers and cargo

6. Depending on what part of the world you want to work in you may need to do a conversion course for that region

7. You have now spent about a year & half training and gaining experience and are fully prepared to enter the work place!

 
Types of Helicopter Pilots
 

1. Aerial Survey Pilot
Helicopters have the ability to go in many areas where other forms of transport cannot easily go. A Pilot conducts air operations which are carried out in remote regions of the world.

2. Air Ambulance Pilot
An Air Ambulance Pilot delivers paramedic help where it is needed very swiftly, then provides fast transport for the patient to hospital. There are many hospitals in India today with helipads on their rooftops. Remember, helicopters save lives.

3. Police Services
Assist the police force in locating/tracking, as well as transportation of criminals.

4. Search & Rescue
Assist in locating and recovering injured/missing persons both on land and at sea.

5. Charter Pilot
A Charter Pilot flies fare-paying passengers and cargo as service demands. Flights are mostly of short duration over varying routes.

6. Flight Instructor
A Flight Instructor provides flight, and ground instruction in accordance with Flight School and license regulations and procedures. An instructor also prepares schedules, maintains records, and ensures that course standards, training requirements, and objectives are met by each student in each flight course.

7. News Helicopter Pilot
ENG or Electronic News Gathering is all set to take the Indian news industry by storm. Pilot a News-gathering helicopter to take the cameras and the reporters to the scene of action – Live !!

8. Test Pilot
Test Pilots fly new and modified helicopters to determine if the aircraft can safely do what they were designed to do, before the rest of the flying world takes them into the air. In India, there are no firms offering this course, and only Military pilots have this qualification when they undergo a specified course.

9. Corporate Pilot
Corporate Pilots fly aircraft owned by business and industrial firms, transporting company executives on cross-country flights to branch plants and business conferences. Intra – city flights are also an important facet of corporate flying.

10. Private Helicopter Pilot
A Private Pilot is someone who may have learned to fly as a hobby, for personal business or who is planning to purchase their own aircraft. As a Private Helicopter Pilot, you cannot be employed on a flying job by any company.

 
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