The job of a commercial pilot has everything from good money to glamour and travelling. But apart from all those attractive things the job of a commercial pilot makes him responsible for the aircraft he flies and the lives of his passengers. An airline pilot is in command of a flight. During the flight he is assisted by a co-pilot. Pilots check the pre-flight plan one before the scheduled take-off. 


CAREER PROSPECTS

Flying can be pursued as a hobby as well as a full time career. Unfortunately the number of vacancies in this field are very few. After acquiring the Commercial Pilot License (CPL) one can join any commercial airline or can serve in any of the private airlines such as Reliance, Tisco etc. One can also go in for Short Service Commission in the Indian Airforce as a pilot officer. If you do your CPL from reputed institutes such as Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy (IGRUA), Raebareli and score well national airlines such as Air India and Indian Airlines pick you up from the campus itself. As first officers pilots draw around 8000 Rs. per month. However they are paid much more ( 15,000 Rs.-22,000 Rs.) in the private airlines.

COURSE DETAILS

Educational eligibility required for joining the SPL flying course is 10+2 with physics and mathematics. Medical fitness test granted by AFCME is also needed. A person is required to give pilot aptitude test as well. There are mainly three levels of certificates required for flying. The first level certificate is the Student Pilot License ( SPL). Second level is the Private Pilot License (PPL). Commercial Pilot License (CPL) is the third certificate procured after 250 hours of flying training. One can also become a helicopter pilot for which one needs to have Commercial Helicopter Pilots License (CHPL). The highest category of certificates in this line is the Air Transport Pilot License (ATPL). After getting ATPL one can fly any kind of aircraft. 

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