DGCA medicals are case in point of the idiotic "red tapism" present.
What normally should take a SINGLE day for a Class 1 , becomes an absolute nightmare in India.
WHY the hell cant they just appoint authorised AME's like the FAA for conducting the medicals ?
As for the conversion , anyone remember this old article ?
DNA: Mumbai: Tough exams aggravate pilot shortage
The profiles of commercial pilots are changing, and so is the business of aviation and the technology of aircraft: we are trying to update study material accordingly. But this won't happen overnight. About the DGCA exams being the toughest to clear, well, that's because we maintain quality
