How to Make Career as Pilot? Check Salary and Pilot Training Requirements

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How to become a Pilot?

Pilot Career Requirements: Being a pilot is a highly rewarding and glamorous job. One who is a highly skilled, trained and a determination power can become a pilot. It is not only the ability to control the aircraft is qualifying to become a pilot but some skills are required to become a pilot as following.

• An ability to understand technical information
• Good communication skills
• Team working skill
• Coordination & awareness, self-confidence, discipline
• Leadership quality
• Knowledge of mathematics & physics

Pilot Career Path and Eligibility:

• A candidate must clear higher secondary education 12th with Science stream. 
• Candidates should be medically fit to meet the required standard according to Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as tested by the approved medical official & must obtain the medical certificate.
• Candidate’s age should be more than 16 years. 

Pilot Training:

There are courses to become pilots as follows: Private Pilot License (PPL), Commercial Pilot License (CPL) and Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL). These courses are designed to meet the requirement of syllabus prescribed by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). It is divided into two parts one is practical training & second is theoretical training. The course offers you the knowledge of the following concepts:

• Air regulation
• Air navigation, general & flight planning
• Air meteorology
• Aircraft & engine

Candidates may log on to http://dgca.gov.in. To get the information regarding training, examination scheduled syllabus, examination centers, etc.

Pilot Training Institutes in India:

• Indian Aviation Academy, Mumbai
• All India Institute of Aeronautics, Dehradun
• Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy, Secunderabad
• Government flying training school, Bangalore
• Government Aviation Training Institute, Bhuneshwar
• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Academy, Bareli
• Sahara India Aviation Academy, New Delhi
• West Bengal Flying Training Institute, Calcutta

Career Prospects of Pilot:

Pilots are responsible for carrying cargo and passengers for one place to other places throughout the world. There are varieties of job opportunities for pilots. In the aviation sector to become a pilot is the best career option. The skilled and commercial pilots are always in demand always in government as well as in the private sector. There is also scope in the corporate sector where the businessmen have their own aircraft. If you want to professional pilot you should join as a pilot officer with employer companies such as Air India Airlines, Coast Guard, Vayudoot and other major airlines industries and also in abroad. The plenty of opportunities are waiting for you in India as well as in abroad.

Here are Some Best Employer Industries as Follows:

• Air India
• Indian Airlines
• Singapore Airlines
• Spicejet
• Sahara
• Jet Airways
• Air Deccan
• Indigo Airlines

Pilot Salary or Remuneration:

Pilots are highly paid as compared to other sectors. At initially they may earn up to Rs. 50000/- per month. A captain pilot can earn up to Rs. 1 to 3 lacs per month depending on the airlines.

More Related Queries:

• How to become a pilot after 12th?
• Pilot career in India/ requirements/ training institute in Gujarat

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