This thread is unbelievable. I'd like to make the following points:
1. DGCA are a bunch of monkies. Everyone knows that. There is little point repeating the fact again and again and again.
2. dgca has changed massively in the past 2 years. A lot still needs to change, but they have improved. Please be patient.
3. It is aboslutely ridiculous to extend the general lack of intelligence displayed by the dgca, to the rest of the Indian population.
4. FAA exams are a joke.Recently I had 3 FAA CPL holders trying to convince me that a C-172 can glide 6nm for every 1000 feet of height loss. Infact one assured me that he had glided his C-172 5nm from 1500AGL with no problem. Maybee if he was riding a jetstream.