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Old 24th Jun 2015, 17:49
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cyrilroy21
 
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@hyderabadi

There are a lot more aspects to this career than just obtaining a CPL

You need to remember that being an Indian Citizen the number of countries you can apply for a job are very very few . Any country outside India would normally require you to have certain number of hours of experience which is normally obtained after a flying job

Indian Aviation has been in the doldrums since the financial crisis of 2008
It is over regulated and heavily taxed leaving one or two airlines that are somewhat profitable
Number of jobs if you are a non type rated CPL holder are far and few
This has resulted in thousands of unemployed pilots in India estimated to be around 6000-7000
That being said Indian Aviation is growing but it will be a couple of years before things really start picking up

Very few companies call all the candidates that apply . The rest of them you usually need to know someone on the inside to even get called for an assessment

Not to forget that airlines in India will charge for the cost of training you to fly a Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 or whatever aircraft they hire you to fly
This cost usually ranges from 15 lakhs to as high as 35 lakh rupees

Please dont forget during a career as a pilot you have to keep renewing the medical certificate every year . If at any point of time you are made permanently unfit then you will never be able to fly as a pilot again

Please make sure your family also understands the risks involved and about the state of Indian Aviation at present and learn more about this career before jumping in

Here is a good start
If you had a DGCA CPL today , where would you apply ? who is hiring ?
Think about it and see what vacancies you can find
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