Aviation Training Scene in India
Just as an aside, even if you want to start a flying school in India, there are no CFIs available. Even for an ex Air Force instructor with thousands of hours under his belt, it is a long bureaucratic ride through CPL. Even to get a date for your medical examination before you get to fly may take around three months.
There are long established flying schools in India lyiing dead as a dodo for want of CFIs and aircraft. The Karnataka government bureaucrats at Bangalore, floated a bid to operate the non-operational Government Flying School, Jakkur, Bangalore which is probably one of the oldest in India. The CFI was poached by another flying training setup where he was offered higher pay.
It has about one or two serviceable Cessna-152/172. The government said, resurrect, operate and revert it to government after five years. Which mad man wil go for it? In 5 years, an investor won't even be able to recover the investment.
The goverment of Orissa (On our east coast) has floated a bid for their government owned flying school which is now lying defunct. They are a little more circumspect. They have asked for a 'Operate and Transfer after 20 years' bid.
They had made an initial 'bid closing' date. It hs been extended, which is an obvious sign that there are not many bidders.
Someone told me that there are hardly about 13 or 14 CFIs to represent the huge billions that inhabit India. I foresee, import of instructors and CFIs. How long can people keep going abroad for flying training?
Cheers
vgk1945
Last edited by vgk1945; 18th Mar 2007 at 12:32.