Flying schools get bad grades, DGCA warning

New Delhi: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found fault with almost all the 40 flying schools in the country, issued notices to over 20 of them giving them a 30-day deadline to comply with regulations.
One school in Bermi, Rajasthan has been asked to shut down due to gross non-compliance. One of the country’s oldest flying clubs, the Bombay Flying Club, has been allowed to conditionally restart operations even as the DGCA continues to keep it under strict watch.
“None of the 40 flying schools in India were following rules. They would be either logging false flying hours or they lacked adequate infrastructure to train pilots. We have given each school 30 days to fall in line otherwise their licenses would be suspended,” DGCA EK Bharatbhushan said on Monday.
During the audit of these schools, DGCA took the help of ATC concerned on whether a particular club really allowed candidates some real flying experience and the results were then matched with log book of candidates.
01/11/11 Sindhu Bhattacharya/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Nov 2011