Friday 27 June 2014

Finding a Pilot training school, check these points


Do you aspire to become a professional pilot? If yes then the very first thing you need is the right pilot training school, which can train and groom you to become an ace pilot. Well making career in aviation is full of adventure and excitement, if you like to rise up high in the air and have the passion for planes, opting the career of pilot is the best bet for you. Once you are fit for the basic requirements you need to apply for the commercial pilot license, the next thing you would require is a competent school, which can offer you the right training and grooming to make the flying simple and enjoying experience. Before you choose any, check these points to land up at a right place:

The Training Aircraft and Flight Training Devices (simulators)
The very first thing you need to do in the aviation school is to investigate the school, their fleet of aircraft along with the flight training devices or the simulators in simple world. The higher the quality of these equipments the better would be the school in terms of imparting the right training to the students. The school should have the updated and state of art aircrafts armed with the necessary stuff. The flight training devices gives you the best learning provided they are par in quality and functioning. Also, check whether the school has sufficient amount of devices, aircraft and other stuff for better learning and smarter education. 


The Ground School
The quantity and quality of the training school may sound like an important element of any good flight school, however, the other vital aspects of academics comes in the form of good instructors who are responsible in giving the theory and practical session about the aviation knowledge. A good pilot training school is equipped with these resources. You have two options either you get it in teaching classroom or find the same via the computer based training programs, whichever options suits you should be your choice. Your ground school training should be par so that you end up becoming the right pilot at the end of the day.


Location, facilities and maintenance
The place you are getting the training matters a lot. You should opt a school, which is located at a place with sunny skies and low winds. Having adverse weather can be a big concern for not getting the adequate flight training or the ground training. Also, the airport, which the school is relying for its various pilotprograms also, matters a lot. If you are keen to make a career, it is important to choose an airport having control tower having the precision approach. You can find out all these on a daily basis hence becoming accustom to these things is really important. Also, check the facilities, it should make your training an enjoyable experience, the housing should be par and so should be the other things.


Flight instructors
A good teacher can really help you in achieving your goal better and smarter. While visiting the school for admission, make sure you check the flight instructors. They should be par in terms of experience, knowledge and expertise. Any reputed school will have a competent staff to cater the said training properly.

Wednesday 11 June 2014

How to become Air India pilot?


Do you have the passion to rise up high in the sky and love to be in the air, if yes the career of pilot can be a tempting option.  The career of pilot is a blend of adventure, fun, excitement and even danger. Moreover, if you think of entering in Air India, it gives you some of the best rewards since it comes with a stable flying career. People who aspire to fly high can take plunge in the career of Air India pilot. However, before you think of taking a plunge into this career option, it’s wise to know the basics about Air India pilot career option. Let’s check it out:  

Check the basic requirements
If you intend to become an Air India pilot it is imperative to check basic requirements for the same. For this you are supposed to undergo the Air India Pilot Training program, which has its own set of requirements. The following are the requirements:
You are supposed to be the citizen of Asian country (particularly of Malaysia) with the age group of 18 to 20 as per the date of application. Secondly, you need to have passed SPM with at least A in Mathematics and English with B+ in Physics taken out in just one sitting. If you are coming from the Humanities stream you are supposed to have A in General science or should carry the Diploma or Degree in Engineering or science with the SPM level score of B in the subjects cleared in one sitting only. Thirdly, you should be good in English and Asian (Bahasa) language both in verbal and written. The fourth requirement is that you should be both mentally and physically fit having sound eyesight (vision of 6/60 without any optical source). The minimum height should be of 163 centimetres and lastly you need to sign a training bond as well.

The Air India training program
Now, what does the Air India pilot training program involves, is an important question to answer. Well to answer this question, it practices all the standard applications, the technical and behavioural tests, ground school training, emergency procedural training and training for using the flight simulators.
 
If you fit into the bill of the requirements and the eligibility criteria it’s time to apply for the program. Make sure you fulfil all the requirements before you send your application for the Air India Pilot training program. For applying you are supposed to visit their official site, which can be easily found over any search engine. All you need to do is to apply online and you would get an email giving you the details about the interview and test. Generally the application is open every year in the month of April in between 1st to 20th of this month.

The tests and interviews for entering the training program
The test for this program is divided in two different stages and the first one include the Cadet Pilot Assessment Stage one Entry Exam wherein you are supposed to appear for three papers (English, Math and Physics) followed by the final paper based on IQ test. Once you clear this stage, you are called for the second stage, which is the first interview. In fact there are three interviews, which you need to clear to become the pilot. The first one is general, second deals with English and Computer test along with simulator test and finally you enter into the debrief stage. Once you clear all interviews, you would be called for the fourth stage, which is the Crew Resource Management exercise.  Then after waiting for another few weeks, you would be called for the fifth stage wherein you would be interviewed by a panel of 3 captains. Once you clear this you are supposed to join the training program in order to become a pilot.

 
Bright future as An Air India Pilot
In nutshell, the Air India Pilots simply practise the standard applications, the technical and behavioural test, the ground school training, safety and emergency procedural training and employing a number of flight simulators during the training program.  Once you join as an Air India Pilot, you are bound to get a number of opportunities to unleash your passion along with a stable career and good pay package. The career progress in Air India is good and you would certainly love once you enter this place.

Thursday 5 June 2014

How to become a pilot?


There are many people who dream to become a pilot one day; however, treading this path is not an ordinary goal to achieve. In Canada, if you want to become a pilot, the requirements for getting the license of pilot are very much straightforward and simple to understand. You are supposed to check the specific steps and then qualify the required exams, which include both written and practical, before you finally get the pilot licence in this country. As far as Canada is concerned, you have four different types of pilot licence out here. The two are meant for private use, while the remaining is for the commercial use. However, all the licenses are required to attend training at flight school followed by qualifying the written and flight test.
First things first, you need to determine the kind of pilot license you are keen to pursue. For example, if you intend to become a recreational pilot, you require a Recreational Pilot Permit, which will allow you to fly your private planes carrying your friends and family within the country (Canada). However, the Private Pilot License can allow you to fly anywhere in the world. The other category is the Commercial Pilot License that can help you flying commercially anywhere in the world using both the smaller and bigger jet planes (wherein you remain a co-pilot). The Airline Transport Pilot License simply can allow you to fly the commercial planes or jets with the designation of captain.

Next comes is choosing the flight school, which is really crucial in terms of training and development of your personality for the said position. The flight training will help you to receive the commercial pilot license, which can take two years or more for the completion. The private pilot license usually takes one or two years in order to complete on a part time basis.

In the next step to getting the pilot license, you are supposed to clear the medical exam for it from any certified aviation medical examiner. This again can be done at any point of time, which can be can be complete while you doing your ground school portion of training or even before you start your flight program at any of your chosen school.

The next step to become a pilot involves complete your ground school courses/programs followed by qualifying the written exam for the private pilot license. For this, you are supposed to take the required flight lessons while you are in the ground school, first from the instructor and then go for solo training with the help your instructor who would simply guide you from staying at the ground.

Once you qualify both the written exam and the complete all your flight lessons, you are then required to qualify the flight test in order to get your desired pilot license. Both the exams (written and flight test) will going to test your skills and knowledge that you have honed during the flying school’s program. The moment you pass all these tests, you would be issued the license, which means you are free to fly and become a pilot.