Commercial Pilot License

Commercial Pilot License

• The age range for getting a CPL is between 18 years and 30 years.
• You need a minimum of 250 hours of flying to get this license.

• 150 hours have to be solo flying
• 25 hours of cross-country flying
• 10 hours of instrument flying (which means you rely only on the plane's instruments for flying without looking at the horizon or external assistance),
• 5 hours of flying in the night.

• A medical certificate from ACFME or IAM and theory tests in Air Regulations, Aviation Meteorology, Air Navigation, Technical and Planning are other important parts of the process.
• You can get the Private Helicopter License if you complete 40 hours of flight training with 15 hours of solo flying. You also need to take written exams on basic aviation subjects.
• To get a Commercial Helicopter Pilot License, you need 60 hours of flight training as well as appear for a written exam.
• Training Costs
  
  • Rs 900,000
  • For a Commercial Helicopter Pilot License Rs 1300,000
  • The fees at the premier flying school, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi, Rae Bareilly are above Rs 16 lakh for CPL+PPL. The 18-month CPL course for those who already have a PPL costs around Rs 12 lakh.

Private Pilot License

Private Pilot License

• After you obtain the SPL, you will be assigned an instructor to start your flying lessons. You will learn the basics of flying and your instructor will accompany you on flights.
• After 15 hours of flying with an instructor, you can fly solo and go cross-country as well.
• To obtain a Private Pilot License, you need to fly a minimum of 60 hours. Of this, at least 20 hours should be solo flying and 5 hours should be cross-country flights.
• You also need to appear for the written theory examinations in subjects like Air Regulations, Aviation Meteorology, Air Navigation, Aircraft Engines and Seamanship.
• You need to obtain the medical fitness certificate from the AFCME or IAM.
• You must have passed Class XII or equivalent exam with Physics and Maths.
• Training Costs
• Rs 3,500 per hour
• To get a PPL, you need at least 60 hours of flying. Thus the total flying expense is around Rs 210000.

Student Pilot License

Student Pilot License

• You must clear a written theory examination in Air Regulations, Aviation Meteorology and Air Navigation and Air Technical.
• You must obtain a medical certificate of fitness from doctors designated by the Director General of Civil Aviation. Only two bodies in India -- Air Force Central Medical Establishment in New Delhi and the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Bangalore -- are authorised to give you a medical fitness certificate.
• You need a security clearance.
• You need to take an oral examination and an aptitude test.
• You need to furnish a bank guarantee of Rs 10,000.
• If you clear the medical test and the exams, you will be granted the SPL.
• After you get a SPL, you can go ahead and get PPL and CPL. After getting the SPL you can directly go for a CPL. If you want to become a commercial pilot and get a job in the airline industry you need to have a CPL.

Alternative Modes of Travel

Though air travel is luxurious and time saving, many other alternative modes of travel have emerged with the advancement of travel technology.

Attractive tour packages with various luxury liners are offered by well known tour operators such as Cox & Kings. A normal cruise package from India to Singapore via other exciting countries may take two to five days and cost within a range of INR 19,000 to 36,000 per person.

Plan your journey well

To ensure that a journey becomes memorable and enjoyable, plans need to be chalked out well in advance. It is more important in the context of foreign tours as this involves possession of valid passports, travel documents and receiving valid visa well in advance of the departure date.

One also should get accustomed to the basic immigration and custom norms along with living conditions in the destination country beforehand to make the trip most pleasurable and exciting.

Visas and passports should be applied for well in advance so as to avoid any last minute cancellations and delays.

Pilot Training Course Duration

Pilot Training Course Duration
India

• Around 2 years

Abroad

• 6-12 months ( It may vary country to country)

Eligibility/Admission requirements
Age
For SPL - Not less than 16 years
For PPL - Not less than 17 years
For CPL - Not less than 18 year
Eye Sight
Your vision in one eye must be perfect - 6/6 eyesight. In the other eye, you could have an imperfection of 6/9, which must be correctable to 6/6.
Physical Fitness
You must be physically fit and free of any disease that can hamper normal functioning.
Educational Qualification

• Class 10 for SPL
• 10+2 with Maths and Physics with at least 50% marks

Pilot Training Average Fees and Expenses
India

• Rs. 10-18 Lacs depending on the flying academy.
• 18

Abroad

• Rs. 18-25 Lacs, depending on the country and flying academy.

Pilot Training Basics

Pilot Training Basics
Want to become a commercial pilot? You can realize your dream, provided you meet the minimum requirements, and join a flying academy to obtain a commercial pilot license. With the increase in competition in the airline industry, the career prospects of a commercial pilot are very bright. Today, pilots are earning more salary than ever before, and there are more airlines to hire them.
To become a commercial pilot you must get a Commercial Pilot License (CPL). But before you get a CPL, you must have a Student Pilot License (SPL). There are three pilot licenses, SPL, Private Pilot License (PPL), and CPL.
A CPL allows you to fly for airlines. Once you get an SPL, you can go for Private Pilot License (PPL) or Commercial Pilot License (CPL). But the PPL does not allow you to fly commercially and is generally taken up by those who have a passion for airplane flying.

Animation Specialist

Animation Specialist
One can specialise as a 3D or 2D modeler, special FX Creator, Animator, Character Designer, Games Designer, and Interaction Designer.
Career Prospects
The Indian animation industry is currently at US $500 million and is expected to reach US $1.5 billion by the year 2009. Yet, statistics reveal not even half of the manpower requirement in the animation industry is being fulfilled in India. With international companies such as Walt Disney, Warner Brothers and Fun Bag Animation looking at India for sourcing content as well as doing projects in collaboration with the Indian animation companies, there has been a growing demand for animators in the country.
NASSCOM says that India's gaming industry (computer games and mobile games) is expected to generate $424 million by the 2010. NASSCOM has projected a creation of an additional 300,000 jobs in this sector in next few years.
In the animation industry you can work as:

• • Modeler
• • Layout artist
• • Clean-up artist
• • Scanner operator
• • Digital ink and paint artist
• • Compositor
• • Key frame animator
• • Background artist
• • In-between animator

Average Salary
After completing the on job training in some leading animation production studio, you can earn around Rs. 12000 to 15000 as a junior animator. A senior animator with an experience of 3 to 5 years can take home a sum of Rs.30000 to Rs.40000. If you have a portfolio of some outstanding animation work you can expect to earn more than Rs.50000 to Rs.60000.

Institutions for Animation

Institutions for Animation
There are a number of institutes that offer educational courses in animation. Most of these institutes provide placements and help their students to secure employment through tie-ups with various animation companies
Private Institutions

• Tekno Point Multimedia
• Maya Academy Of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC)
• Arena Multimedia
• Zee Institute Of Creative Arts (ZICA)
• National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT)
• The Toonz-Webel Academy
• Whistling Woods International
• Escotoonz Animation
• Hearts Animation Academy
• The JJ School Of Arts
• Government or autonomous institutions
• The National Institute of Design (NID), Paldi, Ahmedabad, offers courses in graphic design, animation film design, film and video communications and so on

1. Undergraduate Course: If you have scored brilliantly in plus two then you can join the four-year graduate diploma programs in design and opt for specialisation. Admission is through a written test and an interview.
2. Number of seats: 60.
3. Postgraduate diploma program: You can also opt for PG Diploma in design, with Communication Design as one of the specialisation areas. Communication Design consists of Graphic Design, Animation Film Design, and Film and Video Communication. Selection is based on an all-India-level entrance test and interview

• The Birla Institute of Technology (deemed university), Mesra, Ranchi offers a B.Sc. animation and multimedia course at its Jaipur and Noida Centres
• The Film and Television Institute of India, Pune conducts a year-and-a-half certificate course in animation and computer graphics. Fine Arts diploma holders are given preference
• The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Mumbai and Guwahati offers Master of Design (Animation) programs for meritorious B.Tech holders
• The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) centers in Pune and Mohali also provide training facilities in animation. C-DAC, Mohali offers Post Graduate diploma courses in animation and multimedia for graduates in any discipline

Study Abroad
You can also explore study options in animation abroad. Some of the preferred locations for training in animation are New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the US and UK. Click animation to explore various study abroad options in animation

Buy Cheap Air Tickets

The United States of America has maximum air linkages with almost every country of the world and regular flights operate from major cities of the world. Its international airports are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, New York, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC.

America has some of the busiest airports in the world handling millions of passengers daily. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Dallas's Fort Worth International Airport, Denver International Airport are some of the busiest airports in the world. Airfare in the U.S.A is very competitive and Americans are the world's most frequent fliers.

An overwhelming majority of foreign visitors arrive in the United States by air and with the constant increase in air traffic, fares have been lowered. For a cheap ticket, ticket prices of all the leading airlines for the best scheduled flight and low-cost flights may be compared through the web. It is advisable to purchase air tickets after receiving the visa.

International air fares to and from the USA are amongst the lowest. Air-India, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Jet Airways, KLM, Virgin Atlantic and many other international carriers fly to major American airports from major Indian cities.