FATA Cakewalk
 

http://www.dgca.nic.in/result/FATA-042011%28s2%29.pdf
Only 2 out of 11 fail.5 score more than 80%...While we get smothered in our exams, it seems like cakewalk for our foreign brethren.

Makes sence.... These people already hold an ATPL and are doing a sort test on Indian specific regulations....


PT6A

So if I come to your country(assuming you are an expat), in order to fly, will I just need to appear for a SPECIFIC Air regulations exam or will I need to appear for an ATPL exam.Can you please clarify Sir.

There is a saying," Don't hate the player, hate the game". The whole FATA thing is a stop gap due to a short term pilot shortage. (Short term is open to interpretation) If you want to stay in India long term you would need an Indian license. Just as you would need a license from any country that you would choose to emigrate to.

Jet

Not quite right.

Other countries, E.G., Aust, NZ, UK, USA etc., who run the sausage factories do not require citizenship to hold one of their licenses and exercise the privileges, which many Indian students benefit.

A non Indian citizen, does not have a snow balls chance in hell of obtaining an Indian licence.

Level playing field?? I dont think so.

Ok so,you want to make the playing field equal?send 10 percent of you GA to India.:E:ok:And then you can have all the captain jobs you want!with a free ATPL..:ugh::ok:

We already have sent hundreds of thousands of jobs to India, I think a few hundred pilot jobs to keep your airlines growing at a quick pace is a win win for India.
Capapache you just don't get it. It will never be a level playing field, expats are paid more and given perks to attract them from their countries to yours. Most are highly experienced and allow your companies to grow faster, which means buying more airplanes and employing more 250 hour first officers. We must be paid more due to the fact we are temporary contractors. I dont enjoy the Indian cost of living, I must be paid a salary which attracts me to a contract. If you think it's an easy life being an expat go to a country which has worse living conditions, infrastructure and no job security have the local guy think you should be paid the same as he does even though his cost of living is 3x less than yours, throw in being away from your family and friends for ten months a year and tell me you think things should be equal. Most locals pay no dues as pilots, they attain 250 hours and are put in the right seat of a narrow or wide body, this is a very different path compared to most of the world. Your dues paying is dealing with the manutia the dgca gives you. Expats have paid their dues why should we pay your dues too. They have proven over thousands of actual hours they can safely due the job, giving a harder fata test isn't rewrite their career experience. Just keep your nose to the pavement and you will be a wide body captain by the time your 28. Cheers

@Apache
If you are an ATPL holder (from any ICAO authority), all you need to do is just an Air Law exam of that country to get its ATPL...thats how it works in most of the countries....

Capt Apache,

If you were to come to the UK to fly for a short term period, you would only do the Air Law exam, and sim check then be issued a validation for a period of one year.

However, we do not have a need for non JAA pilots at the momemt so you would be required to obtain a full JAA ATPL, and apply to th airlines via the normal channels.

So again barking up the wrong tree and making yourself look silly.

PT6A

ON a sidenote, I have been told that ALL pilots who had a FATA issued prior to 2010 are going to need to retake the fata air reg exam !

Anyone else heard this, sounds stupid, and I cant see in the CAR where this is written, the system for the FATA exam did change yes, but it doesnt say anywhere that the exam must be retaken.

I am surprised, you seem surprised.

Nothing, repeat nothing would surprise me whatever these imbecles come up with. They don't, after all recognise anyother ICAO licence medical.

Hello Everyone
 

Can anyone please tell me that is it a rule from the Indian DGCA that only 1 kind of foreign license can be converted to an Indian one?

I mean if I have got a foreign CPL converted into an Indian CPL, then I cannot get any other kind of foreign license (namely ATPL) converted to Indian??