Both males and females are admitted for the course. The requisite qualifications for Commercial Helicopter Pilot's Licence (CHPL) are as follows:
Age:
Not less than 18 years on the date of application for DGCA licence. Allowing for the course duration, the student may not be less than 17 years on the date of joining the course.
Educational Qualification:
Pass in Class 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics or its equivalent from any recognised Board / University.
Medical Fitness:
Medically fit as certified by a DGCA empanelled doctor or Medical Establishment for issue of Student Pilot's Licence prior to commencement of the flying training.
As per the existing regulations, a student for CHPL must have 150 hrs of flight time in helicopters. A holder of Commercial Pilot's Licence on Aeroplane (CPL) or higher licence and who has satisfactorily completed not less than 500 hrs of flight time as Pilot in Command (PIC) on aeroplane, needs to fly only 30 hrs of on helicopters.
A student for PHPL needs to complete 40 hrs of flight time.
The flying hour requirement is subject to change as per changes in the Aircraft Rules. For further details on exact requirements please visit the site of the Director General of Civil Aviation at
www.dgca.nic.inSteps to becoming a pilot
1. It is necessary to pass a medical examination prior to commencement of flying training. You need to take an appointment with one of these centers. We could help you with further details, which are also available on the DGCA website
2. Choose a reputable flight school - Copter Charters has some of the most highly qualified Flight Instructors on its team and who are recognised and fully accredited by the DGCA
3. Fill out an application
4. Obtain a Commercial Helicopter Pilot Licence. A minimum requirement of 150 flight hours and completion of a written tests conducted by the DGCA
5. You are now a licensed Commercial Helicopter Pilot! You are ready to work anywhere in India and capable of transporting passengers and cargo
6. Depending on what part of the world you want to work in you may need to do a conversion course for that region
7. You have now spent about a year & half training and gaining experience and are fully prepared to enter the work place.
Both males and females are admitted for the course. The requisite qualifications for Commercial Helicopter Pilot's Licence (CHPL) are as follows: