More captains busted !

[ifly25]

2 more captains who fakes their papers got busted by the DGCA . now what the hell is going on in india ?????????? :confused:



here's the link :

Two more pilots land in trouble for fake licences - The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-more-pilots-land-in-trouble-for-fake-licences/articleshow/7658947.cms)

[sunny441]

Was just about to post a link...........

Commercial pilot arrested for forging marksheet - India News - IBNLive (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/commercial-pilot-arrested-for-forging-marksheet/145336-3.html)

The bigger question is - how is the DGCA going to find the kids who faked the hours in their logbooks, whilst doing their flying abroad?

[gerago]

The DGCA must really go to South Korea and teach the KCASA or MLTM something about busting fakers with dodgy credentials; from what I heard, plenty of fakers but the Koreans do not want to " lose face " about the rest of the world knowing about the incompetence in detecting fakers!

[masalama]

For whatever reason they faked their exam results etc.... it was not worth it. It's good that the DGCA is going after this hard and hope the corruption within is also exposed and rooted out.
Also, making the ATPL/RT exams the way they are now is ridiculous. We all have heard of where candidates have failed their R/T oral exam on questions like frequency of tube light etc.... it's time to standardize and make the examination process more transparent, presently the system is prone to corruption and the quicker they realize this the better for the system.

I think we can brace for a few more of these to surface in the near future.....lessons for the new generation of Indian pilots.
masalama.

[IAC_Pilot]

They can't issue the licenses, do you think they have staff and skills to do a thorough verification.

[SeniorEagle]

Most of the DGCA staff don't know a thing about flying. I think they are just as scared of the on-going Police investigation- Some will get busted for cheating.
In fact more of them need to be put in the dock for harassing all genuine cases. All this while the Fakes have ruled the roost.:(

[dan1165]

Incredible India :E...

[aviatepilot]

Insider news says that enquiry done today entire day in DGCA reports have come out that 15 more fake ATPL licenses have been detected...should be out in news papers in a day or two....

[millerscourt]

gerago

Not sure I agree with you there as a B777 F/O who I used to fly with in my old company had the cheek to join SQ as a B777 Captain until he was spotted by other Captains during ground school and blow me down he had the nerve to join Korean as a B777 Captain until he was spotted by other Captains there. He was booted out by Korean.I was amazed at how he thought he would get away with it as he must have known that several of us had joined SQ and KAL it being a small company that we had come from.

[rdr]

its very simple, all holders of Indian licences, should be banned from flying internationally until this fiasco is sorted out. let them kill their own people domestically.

[gerago]

KAL_Aviator...wow, high sounding title. Some compliments to you. It must have hit you right in the gut.

KAL had managed to nab a paltry few, but many went through the hoops. Old timers would remember the billy freely who was later terminated for other reasons; devon doll the kenyan, tom piercy and a whole lot of riff raffs. We might just be able to add one more today!

[Chuck Canuck]

I will throw my two cents in...gerago is right on the money. Some years ago, someone did approach KAL flight admin about their misgivings about devon doll, billy freely ( as gerago calls them ), ricky johsi but the Koreans brushed him off. ricky somehow knew about this, hit the panic button and bailed out. The others knew the Koreans too well about not losing face and stayed put, reaping another few bonus years of bumper salaries before they were terminated for other reasons. There are many more but they have mates willing to testify on their behalf lending doubts which help the Koreans in not " losing face ".

[ilovfly]

indian pilots are gud, take my word for it. only the system is bad. in a corrupt administration dominated system the honest professional is left with no chance. seeing themselves left behind they are forced to join the 'fakes' bandwagon.:uhoh::hmm::hmm::suspect:

[millerscourt]

Chuck

Perhaps you are referring to some ex SAA who were Captains on types other than B744 but had it on their licence as F/O but got command direct on the B744 as KAL assumed they were B744 Captains? I met one of those in the Seoul Pub a few years back as I was on a double crew with an ex SAA Captain in SQ when we met this character.

[Lithgow]

There are a few Indian FOs in SIA with very dubious credentials.

[masalama]

rdr said its very simple, all holders of Indian licences, should be banned from flying internationally until this fiasco is sorted out. let them kill their own people domestically.

Wow, while we're at it rdr why dont we just arrest and jail all Indian pilots and parade them through the slums of mumbai in chains until the fake ones can be seperated from the genuine , very simple right? Oh sorry, that's the simple justice meted out in Singapore , guilty until proven innocent???

Nxt time rdr , let the hangover subside before posting, it'll help .:ugh:

masalama.

[fatbus]

How many pax are at risk at this very moment? Does the DGCA know how many fakes are out there? How do we protect the pax? Ans: thousands,have no clue, ground all carriers in question until its sorted

[sunset_contrails_10]

Masamala

rdr is right on this one. In India, for their passengers safety, they are grounding all unfit expats.

Indian crews should only be allowed to operate within Indian airspace to protect all other counties passengers and citizens.

They have already proved in Mangalore that an experienced Indian First Officer couldn't prevent a tragedy with an incompacitated Commander at the controls. Now you have fake Commanders at the controls?

[Chuck Canuck]

millerscourt,

you are quite correct but it's quite a long story with those SAA characters. Besides the SAA guys, KAL also had quite a number of fakers. KAL pilot training is basically " cook book " style and if the fakers memorise all the " recipes " and rehearse those seemingly endless callouts ( more to impress rather than anything of substance ), wallah they sail through the OE training. Throw in lots of " yes sirs " and survivor tips from conniving fellow expats, they probably sail through comfortably.

Other than the B744 fleet, many of the Alteon checkers on the simulators had never physically flown the planes they are training/checking on. Some have not been with any major carriers; they got into Alteon through dodgy recommendations, good luck joining at the right time and good playacting in the box. Hence many had real difficulty spotting the fakers in the sim training phase. Once let loose on OE, many fakers cleared through the hoops easily flying cook book style. Their deficiencies only show up once they are paired in a 3 man crew schedule where they roster 2 captains and 1 F/O whereby the everyday demands of real life flight operations slowly peel off their masquerade.

Of course there are excellent type rated instructors who had physically flown the planes they are instructing on and a precious few who still do great job despite not having flown on type. However fakers still slip through on account of those sloppy ones.

[masalama]

contrails wrote:Indian crews should only be allowed to operate within Indian airspace to protect all other counties passengers and citizens.

They have already proved in Mangalore that an experienced Indian First Officer couldn't prevent a tragedy with an incompacitated Commander at the controls. Now you have fake Commanders at the controls?

Look, Sunset.....I'm all for ensuring the fakers get the treatment they deserve , which as is known is arrest and criminal cases being slapped on them. But a good majority of us have worked hard to get where we are now.

Let us not generalize and paint all Indian pilots as fakers...the bad apples need to be dealt with strongly and swiftly .They have not only let themselves down but the country as a whole.

As far as the mangalore crash, am I missing something, is the final report out?? Was the pilot incapacitated????? Please correct me if I'm wrong but my understanding is the reports are snippets leaked by the media and not the final accident Investigation report ...I dont think it's appropriate at this time to debate on media hearsay......

take care, fly safe , masalama.

[ifly25]

guys i know this is a stupid question ,but when these fraudsters get caught and get blacklisted by DGCA , are these folks eligible to apply for a foreign airline and start fresh in another country, if they fake the documents like letter from previous employer n stuff ? i know its a lame question but curisoity got the best of me :O

[rdr]

the trouble with people like masalama is that they dont realise the gravity of the situation. this is a problem amongst many Indian pilots, who think that any issue is an 'indian pilot vs foreign pilot one.'
something has to be done quickly to address the situation. but everyone knows the Indian style and pace of doing things. this problem has been there for years, and only surfaced thanks to the nosewheel touchdowns of the lady captain, and the no nonsense approach of Zaidi and Bhusan.
you can be rest assured that there are many more fakes in the system, some of whom may fly your own family, masalama.
but then, maybe you are a fake too!!!
go clean your house before pointing fingers

i wish i could say, have a safe flight

[DesiPilot]

rdr,

I was trying to stay away from this thread but I didn't like the tone of your post. I fully agree with Masalama, you cannot generalise and say that all Indians hold fake license. I am sure a few Indians are not the first ones to fake paper work, there had been many cases in the world with people flying with fake license.

Yes, we have worked hard to get our license. I hold FAA, JAA, DGCA (India) and now Vietnamese license. Are you telling me that I acquired all these with fake paper work? May be every time a pilot is caught doing something wrong we can stamp all the pilots from the same country as culprits! Next time an American/European pilot is caught drunk at an airport the rest of the world should stop the rest of the American/European pilots from flying over their countries?

Masalama never said that people who faked their license/paper work should not be punished. All he is said is that one should not generalise the whole nation for the action of a few pilots.

Happy landings.

[rdr]

there are brilliant pilots in India, just like any other country in the world. this is not about any Indian pilot. it is about the systemic disgrace we call aviation in India. Indian pilots have to stand up to the truth about what the DGCA, MOCA, etc are all about. it is sad to see this sort of thing being posted time and again in this forum.
as for my tone and generalisation, perhaps its wake up time after all.

btw, 57 pilots were caught for DUI last year.

[Rob Sponge]

..and another one bites the dust. Yet there isn't a follow-up done on this issue by the media. It is very disappointing to see that in every thread regarding Indian Aviation, we end up blaming the system (in this case, the DGCA). It is about time the DGCA comes clean. No-nosense approaches by Mr.Zaidi and Mr.Bhushan have triggered fear among the 'unqualified' babus within the DGCA who think they can get away with everything. I just hope the investigation cracks down on some of these people and many more of the pilots who fly our airlines carrying fake licences (CPL and ATPL). Our non-transparent exam system, outdated syllabus, hefty bribes being paid to clear the exams - this is such a disgrace to our aviation industry. I'm pretty sure the 'highly influential' ones will go scot free regarding this issue - of course, what are bribes for? How frustrated can you get when you think some guy who doesn't even bother to prepare for these exams, shows up at the exam centre with so much confidence knowing he would pass the exam when his 'big-shot Daddy' has taken care of the situation already. God help us. This has to stop. Even if there is a petition signed against the exam system and the syllabus by the 3000 odd pilots, we can bring about a change - a change for good.

[Sky Dancer]

Er..wonder if Mr.Sharan and his family would be worried ?:ok:

[Rob Sponge]

Sharan who?

[ELAC]

Chuck,

Not sure what years or fleets you're referring to specifically, but during the period I was there (2000-2005) there was little if any of what you've referred to going on the fleet I was involved with (A330). The Alteon instructors then were mostly top notch, particularly BV & DB who both put a lot into providing a good training experience.

Likewise, there were no obvious "fakers" on the fleet though there were certainly some who were not as strong as others. Overall the experience level was high and there were very few who ran into problems on a proficiency level. Now, relationships with the company and with some of the Korean pilots, that was another story that sounds like is still going on.

Not sure where things are at these days, but if KE is attracting more than its share of fakes and posers there may be a good reason for that. If you want those with experience and options to look your way you need to be offering a decent and positive work environment. From friends still there it seems that's something that still isn't too high up the to do list for Chairman Cho's minions.

ELAC

[speedbird787]

one more air india pilot has been arrested .same old story....
Now, Air India pilot arrested for forging papers - The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Now-Air-India-pilot-arrested-for-forging-papers/articleshow/7692710.cms)

[drive73]

The real question is when are the dgca members involved going to get arrested? I find it very interesting they are arresting pilots only, but don't seem to be worried about the other side of the transaction. As usual the dgca can do no wrong.:ugh:

[kunguru]

You are right. Whats the use of DCGA? This authority have to check your initial licence and then after issuing tha ATPL. And how can a company employe you without scrutinizing your licence? This shows there is a syndicate between the concerned party.

[nikhilheb]

I am an Indian pilot, trained in the USA, with completely legit papers.

Firstly, pilots with any form of fake papers are committing grave mistakes, because unlike in other professions, proper qualifications are required not just for your safety but for hundreds depending on you.

Having said that, everyone should realise that this would have been impossible had their been a stronger administration controlling this. To be frank, DGCA is a joke. Its corruption runs as deep as its ignorance to anything related to flying. Simple matters such as fake marks sheets can be cross-shecked so easily if someone bothered or cared, but no, money talks.

We have all been cribbing about DGCA and its shameful standards for a while now; isn't there anything we can do?

[captjns]

On a daily basis, there articles concerning unqualified pilots are appearing in news papers in India, ie... Times of India, Hidu Times. It appears, on the surface, there is a clear and present danger that there are far more unqualified airmen acting as PIC then meets the eye.

It appears this is an increasing systemic problem coming to the surface. Perhaps other countries should consider scrutiny equal to that of Indonesia carriers and their pilots too.

Airlines establish and or emphasize procedures when one or two pilots err from the straight and narrow or find themselves in trouble.

Countries ban foreign carriers from there soil if their is evidence of violations of safety of operation too.

This situation deserves attention by other countries as it is evident that malfeasance is afoot. I feel bad for those who may be put under undo scrutiny because of the few who were so arrogant to think that the regulations promulgated by the DGCA does not appy to them.

If the DGCA won't take action then the aviation authorities around the world should.

[alouette3]

Banning Indian carriers in other countires will never happen. Why? Simple economics.First, Boeing and Airbus are falling over themselves to sell Indian carriers airplanes by the dozen. You need to just pick up any Aviation Week & Space Technolgy to confirm that.All the Indian govt has to do is to ask the private carriers to cancel their multi billion dollars worth of orders and both Boeing and Airbus will cry foul to their respective governments. The carriers will not be affected. They will simply buy Embraers from Brazil and keep on trucking.Who loses?
Second, the retalition from the Indian govt.will be swift. Foreign carriers will have to submit the bonafides of their pilots for the carriers to continue operations to and from India. If we take the emotion out and look at this scenario objectively, we will have to acknowledge that India will not be the loser.
The solution is in taking baby steps. I believe the DGCA ,under the current leadership,is doing just that. Scrutinize and punish the defaulters (Pilots and Airlines who hired them included) .Tighten the oversight. Make the ATPL exam a little more realistic and do away with the very subjective Oral part.Ultimately, the tide will turn.Clean house. But one room at a time. As to changing the corrupt culture.That will never happen. You see the Indian philosophy is : the end justifies the means.
And ,finally, might I dare suggest, all this talk of banning Indian carriers to operate into other countries is a bad case of schadenfruede?A lot of expats are smarting at the new DGCA medical requirements and the fact that the FATA is on it's way out and Indian (un)qualified pilots are being accomodated at the cost of the expats jobs and so on. Guys ,I feel for you.But I also know ,you want nothing more than to see Indian Aviation fall flat on it's face. A.KA. The Smoking Hole.
Fire at will.
Alt3

[Capt Turbo]

Thanks for a clean tread (almost) without the usual "racist" BS associated with discussing these grave and urgent issues. Thanks also for some post nailing some of the problems.

Unfortunately, the real issue is not if someone is "improving" his or hers papers. The real issue is:
1.-The DGCA papers are in-comprehensive and without relevance to safe flying.
2.-The no-"fee"/no result system.
3.-The Light Prop directly to Medium Jet transition.
4.-The Indian Aviation Klondike scene.

1.- Minimum requirement is a syllabus + relevant study material + known question types (within the syllabus). If genuine results does not improve your competence as a pilot, then bogus papers or not does not make a difference. Google JAR FCL or FAA to see how it shall be done. Sadly, the Brits left the Indians with an academic system based on "Memory Items Only" which, to this very day, has preventing them from "learning-by-understanding", and by making the tests in-comprehensive DGCA (and learning institutions in general) believes that they are at a higher academic level.

2.-And this opens for a market where for a small fee (actually less than the regular fee when taking the JAR ATPL theory exam) you can slip through. I know only of a handfull Indian colleagues who skipped the bribe and battled it out. The ongoing investigations may produce the wonder that the exams will be clean; I doubt, though.

3.-You cannot tell if an Indian pilot is a fake or not, because the entire Airline Ops Training is missing. I can tell within 10 minutes if my new co-pilot has flown abroad with a "real" airline, mostly because they have their operational priorities right. Those who come straight home with a fresh CPL from "Cheap Bill´s Flying School" and start directly in the 737 right seat do not have a clue about anything ("This line represent True North, son") except "Yes,Sir".
"Unstabilised...Go Around"....?? On the moon!
Many of the young Indian pilots actually do a wonderful job after a short while, but the point is that they could in reality have done their training on MS Flight Sim and you cannot tell the difference, because they push the buttons well, know all the limits but dunno how to use them.
The big fraud is that these guys are offered a job WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING, and whatever little training they may get is based on.....You guest it: Endless recitations.
Memorise and repeat alone is NOT what makes a safe pilot.

4.-I failed an F/O on his captains upgrade as he could not answer correctly one single of many elementary and easy questions. The company passed him on grounds that they needed him "and we have to use whatever is available". That makes my blood freeze (I am no longer doing captain selections), and it demonstrates The Real Problem: Demand greatly outnumbers supply of qualified pilots here (I know you wannabes feel differently), so we have to do with whatever is available. This is not only an Indian thing; over the years there have been peaks in World Pilot Recruitment where we saw some very marginal pilots landing an airline job, but nothing compared to present day India. And they were given rigorous training once they had joined the airlines.

No, I do not endorse bogus hours/exams/competence, but my real worry is an environment where you have to land repeatedly on the nose wheel to be singled out. :uhoh:
Be careful out there, T.

[cyrilroy21]

@ Capt Turbo

Well said :D

[zlato]

Capt Turbo....
super cool....yeah u r right...
everything is about an Indian Issue!!
the whole system is to blame...straight from cpl to right seat of the jets..
cant begin to land properly and the sole thot is to move seats already.
move left and then move rapidly up the ladder.check pilot and the like.
competence is not the issue here.just the requirement.

And there is no wonder why people will not pay for fake papers and exam resiult fixing.Because if u wait for the exams the right and transparent way it cud mean a lifetime with all the paperwork and wait involved.(month and more to get licence issue) and now u know the verification processes involved are also ineffective!!
wait every three months to answer and get results for ATPL/viva
fixing seemed the easy way out considering the rapid progress after.

And also for all the Indian vs expat issue..

so much for the indians pointing to wanting the expats out of there.
they(companies) have much more experienced expats doing the same jobs for much lesser the amount of money what with retainer sals for turbo props commanders.only in india there can be such a huge discrepancy of salaries between nationalities doing same jobs!! (racist u wud say in other countries?)
but noone seems to be complaining!!
its the Indian Issue alright!!:ugh:

[casper63]

Dear Capt Turbo,

As an experienced pilot(?) do you really believe in media rubbish that the pilot landed repeatedly on nose wheel? If not then please don't propogate these idiotic reports circulated by scribes who have no clue what landing a jet is all about.
:=

[TopTup]

By the looks of things the reporters are just as qualified to fly under the DGCA banner as anyone else.

Turbo: great post. These fools have not witnessed it and therefore deny it. Head in the sand mentality. I witnessed similar events to you and resigned. Just look at the level of grammar used in a lot of the posts to gauge the standard of what an apparent professional airman is considered as.

What's worse is that they do see a lot of the crap but accept and believe it as normal and standard.

As mentioned earlier, I / we would like to say "stay safe", "safe flying" or "happy [nose wheel] landings" but best to say "be lucky".

[sim01]

Put these guys / girls photo's , names , personal and license details in the newspapers and on TV , make it known what'll happen when people do things like faking their licenses and endangering the lives of normal passengers and permanently revoke their licenses for life , no more licenses period . Make an example for those who think they'll get away with it , just do it and see what happens

[Capt Turbo]

Casper: From the jumpseat I have witnessed 737 touchdown speed of 164 kts (flaps full). If you know how, try to calculate if it landed "nosewheel first"; then we can discuss denial....
I have failed an instructor pilot for kicking in wrong rudder during a (slight) X-wind landing.
I have witnessed a widebody go-around from a few feet over the grass when the (experienced) F/O didn´t know how land during normal ops.
I have seen an instructor pilot loose control completely a few seconds after loosing normal speed indication (the SIM crashed).
I have failed an experienced, famous captain for retracting flaps instead of gear on a heavy widebody (Thanks Airbus for the wonderful protections).
I have seen quite a few CATIII qualified pilots who could not make a CAT I approach - even in full auto flight.
Is it bogus papers when airlines sign out pilot qualifications that the pilots do not have?????
Which Indian pilot can honestly say he or she is fully competent in LVO, RNAV,RMP,ETOPS,RCF planning,CPDLC,RVSM etc, etc, even if they are cleared and have the papers?
Does it contribute anything to safety wen you have to sit for six (6) days learning by heart the names of various committee members and being tested in your knowledge of the height of the wall surrounding BOM? These days would have done wonders if used for an ops course instead of AVSEC.

The patient is very sick, and now some of the doctors are being expelled, ironically on medical grounds. With luck sheer time can cure a disease, even when the wrong medicine is administered, but for the Indian Aviation Disease I fear that something will break first (but not on my shift, I hope :\)

Yours "soon-to-be-expelled" doctor T.

[casper63]

Capt Turbo, It is obvious from your post that you are a very experienced Instructor. My only question to you is - in your entire career how many nose wheel landings have you witnessed in a jet aircraft or in the Sim? If the answer is none then how do you believe this media rubbish of several nose wheel landings without any damage to the aircraft? I have no issues with the other points raised by you, in fact I agree with you that the rot has set in and it needs to be cleaned up ASAP:ok:

[StinkyMonkey]

Indeed, the patient is very sick. I expect that all the pilots the DGCA will be forced to single out will all curiously not have powerful relatives...

I understand that Casper is upset, because I just happen to know that he is an outstanding professional with a difficult mission due to this rotten system.
It is indeed easy to forget that there are many very qualified pilots in Indian aviation whose reputation suffers in the current situation.

SM

[Capt Turbo]

Only once, and that was a Turbolev.....have seen 3-pointers, but that was 737s, never a 320, although 321 can come close (due to the aft-loaded flaps).
Point taken!
Fact seems to be that some damage war incurred to the nosewheel, and we have seen plenty of "nosewheel slammers", haven´t we....Is Indigo landing Conf 3 SOP?
So trying to avoid the "press trap", could it be a case of excessive de-rotation from a high (Conf 3) landing attitude?

Has anybody heard about a 320 nosewheel/3-point landing??

Thanks for pointing this out!

T.

[rdr]

look chaps, quit singling out the pilot. this issue is about the system. it dont matter if one is JAA, or FAA.............etc. the system from the PM, then the minister, the ministry, DGCA is crap. STOP running round in circles.
nobody in India refuses to accept that 5000 kids die a day there due to preventable reasons, rape is justified in the North, because women must be put in their place, corruption is a neccessary way of life......................

merely faking a flying licence is a walk in the park............
who cares ?? these bastards in the DGCA will walk free, the pilots will get vitimised. and, the whole of India, will believe the crap in the papers.

[JotaJota]

Has anybody heard about a 320 nosewheel/3-point landing??Never a NW landing for a A320 series (19-20-21). Even my old co. does CONF3 landing as SOP, never heard of one.

3 Pointers, seen a few from low time boyz, never done one myself in a transport AC in 15,000+ hrs... :=

[P51-Mustang]

Glad steps are being taken on this..!!

CBI-DGCA probing 'fake' flying schools - The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CBI-DGCA-probing-fake-flying-schools/articleshow/7715567.cms)

[rdr]

nothing will happen. the CBI is used to satisfy the public temporarily, and then kill the issue in the CBI itself. can you tell me of a single scam, case which has gone to trial after a CBI inquiry ?? the idea is to stop any issue about politicians/babus from reaching the Supreme Court.
a few pilots here and there will have to be sacrificed, but the real thieves and bastards will walk free. its good to see your trust in the system, but the reality is a different issue, until an uproar costs them votes.

[P51-Mustang]

@Rdr

More than my trust in the system, its desperation that makes me believe that something is better than nothing..!!

Its the public memory that lets these people walk away after a lil bit of hue & cry. In a few days when a new scam comes up this will be forgotten.

[P51-Mustang]

Another Air India pilot caught for forging marksheet, grounded - The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Another-Air-India-pilot-caught-for-forging-marksheet-grounded/articleshow/7718994.cms)

What is wrong these people..!!

[planeboy_777]

These guys sould be hanged mann:mad::mad::mad:........making the skies as well as the Ground unsafe for us live...

[Sandy pilot]

I am very HAPPY as the CORRUPT DGCA is finally exposed. No pilot dared to bell the cat as DGCA would make his life hell and probably loose all his files and make him run pillar to post and see that he never flies.

I am going to the extent of saying NO RULES ARE FOLLOWED.

PRACTICE BECOMES THE RULE, AND RULES ARE NEVER PRACTICED.

Quoting yesterday's example, a friend went to IGI regional branch of DGCA to get his license renewed. The officer quoted that the pilot concerned is given a wrong rating. The official was either a total nincompoop or very smartly tried to fleece the pilot because he completely twisted the rule.

Such officials should be simply terminated as they are the termites in the system. Coming to DGCA examination. DGCA examiners made sure that there is no proper syllabus or syllabus remains with all the loose ends that are impossible to tie together. The reference books run in hundreds and there is NO vision to WHAT A REGULATOR LIKE DGCA WANTS TO REGULATE AS FAR AS THE EXAMINATION AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PILOTS ARE CONCERNED. THE FOCUS IS HOW MANY PILOTS CAN BE FAILED.

The ATPL, Airline Transport Pilot Licence, the ultimate licence for a pilot, also has oral examination. The people who conducts forget the syllabus and ask the questions totally out of syllabus because they themselves are not current with the subject. The examiner who sets the paper like NAVIGATION has no boundaries of syllabus and for example would ask about autopilots that is very specific to each aircraft and no single pilot can answer question about any autopilot of any aircraft just like that.

Examiners has no understanding or vision as to what is he looking in a safe and professional pilot. Recently, IGRUA, I believe has filed a complaint as the examination is out of syllabus. A bit on communication test called Radio Telephony (Aviation) conducted by Min. of Comm. It is another most most corrupt place in India. They are living in world war II times. The examination is completely arbitrary, without a head and tail and far far off from the reality. For example, in examination it is expected that the budding pilot knows all the routes by heart and that too the routes that may have existed some 5 or 10 years back. Pilots are expected to know how a transmitter works as if he is expected to carry out a repair, though DGCA would cancel the license of the pilot if he ever tries to carry out any repair on it himself as there is a specialized engineer for the same.

It also has an oral examination. The pilot is asked about the rules of air and other air legislation that he anyways is expected to pass with DGCA to be a pilot. He is asked how much wattage a bulb or a tube has, how a refrigerator works, or how a Public Announcement system works and draw its diagram. It is so bloody STUPID and biggest farce in the name of the communication skills and again far from reality. :ugh::ugh::ugh::ugh:

[captjns]

As I've said in the past SWIP and the Indian Airline Pilots Union are fighting the wrong battle in trying to get rid of expats.

SWIP and IAPU need to grow a pair. I'm sure with their vast number they should be able to. They have to step up to the plate and demand reform from their own DGCA regarding training, checking and upgrade requirements!

After all there is enough influence within the government concerning other industries... why not the aviation side?

Too many short cuts have been taken by god knows how many fakes operating in airspaces overseas.

[P51-Mustang]

Now one more..!!

SpiceJet sacks 2 pilots for fudging flying hours - The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/SpiceJet-sacks-2-pilots-for-fudging-flying-hours/articleshow/7740478.cms)

[yash]

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | Scan on flight schools (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110322/jsp/nation/story_13747731.jsp)

seems like everyone is going to be under the scanner from ATPL to CPL holders

[cvchetan]

In the other thread about the youngest female commander - she & her mother did their flying from YASH AIR in INDIA and I am more than confident that out of the logged 200 hrs needed fr CPL, she might not have done an actual of more than 50 hrs..

YASH AIR has been ever known for false logging and is a perfect place for budding FARZI pilots...

[flightknight]

One of the contributing factors in southeast asia is the amount of pressure exerted by families on youngsters to achieve careers due to social status. I have come across many southeast asian students who were not inclined or lacked the aptitude to become an aviator. Many of these youngsters already had jobs lined up for them even before they commenced their flight lessons. This problem is not unique to India. Hopefully, some folks will learn from the current crisis and decide their options of pursuing a career that requires aptitude, heart and perserverance.

[fatbus]

Southeast Asia is not India !

[olepilot]

...all pilots coming from India to Vietnam thinking most is working rather well in Vietnam Airlines.