Mumbai: The Bombay Flying Club (BFC) has purchased three planes from the United States Air Force to train budding pilots.
The BFC president Mihir Bhagvati said, "Five-year-old aircrafts (Cessna 172 R) owned by the USAF were being sold and we decided to buy three of them. Each will cost us Rs 80 lakhs."
Three years ago, the Mumbai University and BFC started a Bachelor of Science in Aviation course, expecting an increase in demand for pilots again. These aircrafts will now be used to train pilots in Mumbai as well as Dhule the second flying facility of the BFC. The planes were earlier used by USAF for solo flight training.
The BFC has taken permission from the DGCA to import the aircrafts which are expected to reach Mumbai in the second week of October. After being assembled at Juhu, they will be ready for flight by the end of October. "These planes will provide the pilots experience with both regular analogue and glass cockpit," said Bhagvati.
20/09/14 Yogesh Naik/Mumbai Mirror
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The BFC president Mihir Bhagvati said, "Five-year-old aircrafts (Cessna 172 R) owned by the USAF were being sold and we decided to buy three of them. Each will cost us Rs 80 lakhs."
Three years ago, the Mumbai University and BFC started a Bachelor of Science in Aviation course, expecting an increase in demand for pilots again. These aircrafts will now be used to train pilots in Mumbai as well as Dhule the second flying facility of the BFC. The planes were earlier used by USAF for solo flight training.
The BFC has taken permission from the DGCA to import the aircrafts which are expected to reach Mumbai in the second week of October. After being assembled at Juhu, they will be ready for flight by the end of October. "These planes will provide the pilots experience with both regular analogue and glass cockpit," said Bhagvati.
20/09/14 Yogesh Naik/Mumbai Mirror
