Aiming to make flight training for aspirants of commercial pilot licences (CPLs) and private pilot licences (PPLs) significantly cheaper, the Government Flying Training School (GFTS), Jakkur, has procured a single engine simulator that would bring down trainee expenses by a whopping 50 per cent. The simulator – an FNPY-II single engine simulator – will be commissioned at the GFTS premises in Jakkur. “In the absence of a simulator, the trainees had to go to Hyderabad or Mumbai to get simulator training. The new single engine simulator (at GFTS) will not only be used by the pilots to meet the training requirements, but will also save their time and money,” said Wg Cdr (Retd) Amarjeet Singh Dange, chief flying instructor, GFTS. He said the simulator training expenses are borne by the students themselves; and to train for the mandatory 20 hours, a student normally shells out Rs 40,000 during his course. “Earlier, the students had to go to other flying schools for simulator training which charge Rs 2,000 per hour. Whereas the in-house simulator will charge only Rs 1,000 per hour. In addition, they have to spend on accommodation and other facilities, which is a burden to them,” Dange said. The simulator training does not include the course fee, which is about Rs 20 lakh for those studying to obtain CPL and Rs 6 lakh for PPL. There are currently 36 students pursuing flying training at the GFTS. To obtain a CPL, a student will have to clock 200 flying hours and the course duration is two years, while for the PPL the flying hours is 40 and the duration of the course is one year, as per guidelines of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
During the course, the students are introduced to theoretical courses in air regulation, air navigation, meteorology, aircraft general, technical specific aircraft and engines. The GFTS operates two Cessna 152 and two Cessna 172 aircraft to train the pilots. GFTS is also planning to procure a twin engine simulator in the future.
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