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Thanks Freicus!
However I am genuinely confused. As a 15 year old kid once upon a time when I was upto the usual mischief and not too focused on career thought processes amongst other grown up things, I had to take a tough call on what subjects to choose post Class 10. Chem bored me, Physics I liked, Maths was Ok and not really a hassle, but I loved Commerce Geography and History. My grades reflected this too, but that did not mean I was daft and should be excluded from certain career choices.
At 15 when priorities revolve around sports, fun, girls and other such things I don't think I made the entirely correct choice, which later resulted in me having to resign flying to a hobby vs a Career.
Few years later I had the good fortune of getting a first hand experience of the American Schooling system which has kids studying all subjects upto the 12th and then taking electives in college for 2 years before declaring their major ie: At the Age of 20 when they are better positioned to make the choice.
Friends of mine from this system had made and jumped diverse choices and it amazed me with the window of opportunity it gave them (I have a friend who was DJ, Cardio Thoracic surgeon and then went onto get a MBA and is now a COO of a FMCG company!! Another who was a Pilot before he changed over and now works with the Marketting department of an Automotive company).
The new board system seems to be encouraging this in India, but will the DGCA accept this? Also it still bamboozles me as to what use does the chemistry taught in Indian schools in grade 11 and 12 has to ensure exclusive domain to the aviation industry. Why cannot grade 10 PCM in India be sufficient as for the most part that tends to be grade 12 PCM in other countries????
Till we keep being competitivve and forcing such rules I am not sure the problem of unemployment of the 100's of pilots as well as debate on this forum will end as it lacks the clear thought process that the Indian government seems to have had in the past. Maybe a petition is due considering the rules of education have been changed now, otehrwise a new situation on DGCA rejecting kids from CBSE system might arise!!!!!
However I am genuinely confused. As a 15 year old kid once upon a time when I was upto the usual mischief and not too focused on career thought processes amongst other grown up things, I had to take a tough call on what subjects to choose post Class 10. Chem bored me, Physics I liked, Maths was Ok and not really a hassle, but I loved Commerce Geography and History. My grades reflected this too, but that did not mean I was daft and should be excluded from certain career choices.
At 15 when priorities revolve around sports, fun, girls and other such things I don't think I made the entirely correct choice, which later resulted in me having to resign flying to a hobby vs a Career.
Few years later I had the good fortune of getting a first hand experience of the American Schooling system which has kids studying all subjects upto the 12th and then taking electives in college for 2 years before declaring their major ie: At the Age of 20 when they are better positioned to make the choice.
Friends of mine from this system had made and jumped diverse choices and it amazed me with the window of opportunity it gave them (I have a friend who was DJ, Cardio Thoracic surgeon and then went onto get a MBA and is now a COO of a FMCG company!! Another who was a Pilot before he changed over and now works with the Marketting department of an Automotive company).
The new board system seems to be encouraging this in India, but will the DGCA accept this? Also it still bamboozles me as to what use does the chemistry taught in Indian schools in grade 11 and 12 has to ensure exclusive domain to the aviation industry. Why cannot grade 10 PCM in India be sufficient as for the most part that tends to be grade 12 PCM in other countries????
Till we keep being competitivve and forcing such rules I am not sure the problem of unemployment of the 100's of pilots as well as debate on this forum will end as it lacks the clear thought process that the Indian government seems to have had in the past. Maybe a petition is due considering the rules of education have been changed now, otehrwise a new situation on DGCA rejecting kids from CBSE system might arise!!!!!
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I think DGCA can solve the unemployment issue by NOT issuing CPL's to guys who scored less than 75% mark for grade 12. That should bring the number from 3000 to 300...
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quote - "I think DGCA can solve the unemployment issue by NOT issuing CPL's to guys who scored less than 75% mark for grade 12. That should bring the number from 3000 to 300"
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That's like saying eradicate swine flu by eradicating all humans
quote - "I think DGCA can solve the unemployment issue by NOT issuing CPL's to guys who scored less than 75% mark for grade 12. That should bring the number from 3000 to 300"
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That's like saying eradicate swine flu by eradicating all humans
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DGCA can also solve the unemployment issue by not issuing CPL's to people without a college degree. That will bring the number down from 3000 to 30.
How about DGCA issue CPLs after conducting proper Pilot aptitude tests?
The coveted position of an Airline Pilot is not a right just because you have spent Rs. 40 lakhs and you have a CPL. It is a position where you are in charge of the lives of several hundred people. A Surgeon is in charge of the life of one person whom he is performing the surgery on. How hard is it to become a surgeon? I honestly think that getting a CPL should be more tougher.
Think of yourself as a passenger. Who would you prefer flying with? An expat with four thousand hours or the fresh CPL holder who thinks it is his God given right to be called a Captain just because he has a CPL?
All you guys that are complaining that there are no jobs available, bla bla bla, blame yourself. You chose this career path. You should have researched it thoroughly before signing your life away. Yes, the media said that 4000 pilots would be needed by 2010, bla bla bla. Guess what? It's the media. You can't believe everything the media has to say.
There are no airline jobs? Well, go find another job. Driving a taxi is too low for you? I worked as a courier driver for two years during my flight training. I loved my job and I was actually sad to leave because I was really good at it.
The 10+2 Maths and Physics requirement is a joke. Being an instructor for a year in Australia (a year is all it takes to come to this conclusion), I do believe that Pilot aptitude tests should be made mandatory and also the applicant should show a genuine desire for aviation, not the fat pay check, the pretty flight attendants or the title of Captain in front of their name.
How about DGCA issue CPLs after conducting proper Pilot aptitude tests?
The coveted position of an Airline Pilot is not a right just because you have spent Rs. 40 lakhs and you have a CPL. It is a position where you are in charge of the lives of several hundred people. A Surgeon is in charge of the life of one person whom he is performing the surgery on. How hard is it to become a surgeon? I honestly think that getting a CPL should be more tougher.
Think of yourself as a passenger. Who would you prefer flying with? An expat with four thousand hours or the fresh CPL holder who thinks it is his God given right to be called a Captain just because he has a CPL?
All you guys that are complaining that there are no jobs available, bla bla bla, blame yourself. You chose this career path. You should have researched it thoroughly before signing your life away. Yes, the media said that 4000 pilots would be needed by 2010, bla bla bla. Guess what? It's the media. You can't believe everything the media has to say.
There are no airline jobs? Well, go find another job. Driving a taxi is too low for you? I worked as a courier driver for two years during my flight training. I loved my job and I was actually sad to leave because I was really good at it.
The 10+2 Maths and Physics requirement is a joke. Being an instructor for a year in Australia (a year is all it takes to come to this conclusion), I do believe that Pilot aptitude tests should be made mandatory and also the applicant should show a genuine desire for aviation, not the fat pay check, the pretty flight attendants or the title of Captain in front of their name.
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Why blame the DGCA? They are the governing authority not an airline, that can give jobs? Airlines provide jobs. Not the authority.
We could introduce a new test, let's name it THE EGO TEST.
We could introduce a new test, let's name it THE EGO TEST.
