Aviation arena of the city is currently bubbling with positive energy because Nagpur Flying Club has restarted after being in the doldrums for one full year. Known as a glorious institution once, it had fallen prey to neglect and government apathy, but now it is about to see a complete turnaround...
Now that it has risen from the ashes like proverbial phoenix, serious efforts are being made to clear all the hurdles from its path. Divisional Commissioner Anoop Kumar, who is spearheading the mission rejuvenation, shares, "Earlier, there were permission issues because facilities at the club were as per the old GR. But now, we have fulfilled the requirements of staff and infrastructure as per new guidelines and got 90 days' permission from Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to train the pilots at the flying club. They have asked us to complete one or two more formalities, including hiring of some additional technical hands. We will fulfil all these requirements in the next 15-30 days and then we will obtain the permission for five years."
Training for commercial pilot licence usually costs a bomb, but here, the cost of the course is much lesser. Joint MD of NFC, Shriram Mundada, clarifies, "Usually, private clubs charge more than `35 lakhs for the complete course, including 200 hours of flying and 200 hours of ground training. But here, we charge around `17 lakh for the same course. In 1980s, this club was considered as one of the premier institutions of training the pilots, but in 90s, it was taken over by state government and went into a state of neglect. But now, it will soon regain its lost glory."
30/12/16 Vinita Chaturvedi/The Times Of India
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Now that it has risen from the ashes like proverbial phoenix, serious efforts are being made to clear all the hurdles from its path. Divisional Commissioner Anoop Kumar, who is spearheading the mission rejuvenation, shares, "Earlier, there were permission issues because facilities at the club were as per the old GR. But now, we have fulfilled the requirements of staff and infrastructure as per new guidelines and got 90 days' permission from Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to train the pilots at the flying club. They have asked us to complete one or two more formalities, including hiring of some additional technical hands. We will fulfil all these requirements in the next 15-30 days and then we will obtain the permission for five years."
Training for commercial pilot licence usually costs a bomb, but here, the cost of the course is much lesser. Joint MD of NFC, Shriram Mundada, clarifies, "Usually, private clubs charge more than `35 lakhs for the complete course, including 200 hours of flying and 200 hours of ground training. But here, we charge around `17 lakh for the same course. In 1980s, this club was considered as one of the premier institutions of training the pilots, but in 90s, it was taken over by state government and went into a state of neglect. But now, it will soon regain its lost glory."
30/12/16 Vinita Chaturvedi/The Times Of India
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