There are many ways to break into aviation... Ask some people from the previous generation, they will tell you how...
For all the Fesh CPL holders who are inclined, here's a few tips......
It will be a little easy for those who have trained in outside India, specially in USA & Canada, you can do a Instructor rating or CFI/ CFII for about $7,000 in USA or for slightly more in Canada. Canada is better coz you can get a work permit relatively easy.....
There is none ways to break into Indian Aviation.Since two generations above mine it was same - either be defence SSC or get into cockpit of Dakota's/Avro's/Fokker's with bare minimums then gradually upgrade to jet's.Now its either 737/320 or ATR and given preference choice is obvious.
Its very easy to gain hours when your citizen of USA but getting work VISA for USA is NIL for anyone from any sector of employment if not properly sponsored by a company and that too if you are in service sectors not aviation.Either wait for green card or 10 years to have right to work there.Same goes for many other countries were aviation is fully developed.
Relocating to unknown land needs many considerations and someone who has already spent big chunk of money for basic flying training will first try to land a job than do another course. That's human nature.
No Caravan / GA jobs in India
Says who????? There are plenty, just not for newbies......
If there was, a corporate or a charter job in India flying a Caravan, P68, Baron, Seneca or a King Air, Who will get hired:
A) Guy with 250 hrs, who has not flown in 2 or 3 yrs except a few hours to renew his licence ......
OR
B) Guy with 1000, 1500 or 2000 hrs total with 100, 200 or 300 + hrs on a twin, experience flying some glass cockpit A/C, Baron 58, Seneca V, maybe even a King Air or some other turbine aircraft with experience in real life flying, flying in busy airspaces & class B & C, crossing the ocean to go to Bahamas, flying across the mountainin, near icing conditions, flying .... shooting ILS approaches to the minimums. The sky is the limit in what you will experience.....
Experience gives you confidence which is reflected in your body language & in the interview....
So there is NO jobs for freshers in GA or C208 then how will they gain hours or experience ?
Find a Caravan job posting from last 5 years in India.There is 5 208A/B in India out which 2 are unworthy to even taxi out of ramp one in Delhi and another in Lucknow.People flying in India's GA crawl towards 75-100 hours in a year if charter compnay is doing good biz in friendly environment on King Air's /Citations /Hawker's which easily out numbers Caravan's.So pick a number of your choice for per yearly hours gained on Caravan's.I can personally say that you will not gain more than 100 hours / year in India's GA plus pay is peanuts.
You have yourself given reply about " Why freshers don't get GA jobs in India " in part B ,So no further comment.
I have seen people just sitting free for years & years, doing nothing but just waiting for that perfect airline job on an Airbus or Boeing, a Job which never comes.... People are just sitting in Delhi or Mumbai or some town in India; drinking everyday & feeling depressed about everything, cursing the DGCA, cursing the airlines & the scene of aviation with NO Jobs, etc etc.....
Flying in itself is a great stress relief........It is 10 times better than anything.
Sorry i beg to differ with you.All people wait certain time to find a job in irrespective of any field of work , you yourself must have spent some time wandering off here and there be it in the name of networking or other. Everyone will feel depressed when things are soo low in aviation all around the world, Its been same for ages in India and nothing is new....some wait for 2-3 renewals of license while others wait for mere days or weeks before they get job.
Sorry but your solution is outdated by at least a decade.
The reply or wisdom of words that you provided is evergreen BOOK reply to freshers.It worked earlier but not now & certainly not in Asia or with Indian nationality as you might know getting work VISA for us is different than say people from westernized world gets.Plus when people with multi thousand hours on TYPE are getting laid off or finding difficult for new jobs what chance a freshly cooked license holder has ?
Only chance now days is to get rated on 737/320 and wait which is risky but chances are still coming if you are rated.
No offence by the way !
