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Career, salary and lifestyle of pilots-Explained by Capt.Bharat Singh bisht

How does the job of a pilot look like? How long should he fly everyday? What salary is given to pilots? What are the salient features you can see in a pilot job? Explained in Hindi by capt. Bharat Singh Bisht. List of other videos are as follows. You may jump to any section by […]

How to choose a pilot training academy? All points explained in Hindi

What are the points to check for choosing a pilot training academy? Should we be cautious about anything? Capt. Bharat Singh Bisht explains everything in detail with regard to this topic. Be sure to check this out before paying money to any school. List of other videos are as follows. You may jump to any […]

Licenses involved in pilot training-Capt. Bharat Singh Bisht explains in Hindi

How to become a pilot? What are the licenses involved in becoming a pilot? Through our video Capt. Bharat Singh Bisht explains it in detail. This is the 2nd part of the 13 video series in Youtube, about commercial pilot training. Note that the videos are in Hindi language for the ease of Indian viewers. […]

How to become a pilot? All topics discussed-video series by Capt. Bharat Singh Bisht

We are happy to inform you about our new video series for native Hindi speakers in India, about commercial pilot training. This 14 part video series covers everything about pilot training from costs, salary, training, flying, exams, finding a good pilot training school, reasons to choose and Indian or foreign training school etc. Capt. Bharat […]

Chesley Sullenberger quotes on aviation

After high school in 1969, I was appointed to the Air Force Academy. In ’73, I studied for my postgraduate degree and became a USAF pilot in 1974. After my discharge in 1980, I became a commercial pilot and flew my first airline flight at Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1980. I’m less shy now than […]

Radio Telephony RTR Exam pack for Indian pilot trainees (DGCA)

Radio Telephony Restricted Aero or RTR Exam is considered the toughest of exams a pilot trainee should go through, to get a commercial pilot license in India. With its high degree of uncertainty and vast area of knowledge required, it is notorious to have below 10% pass rate. Conducted by combined team of Wireless Planning […]

Downloads for pilots, trainees & aviation enthusiasts

This is the downloads section of pilot18.com. You may download a variety of aviation related stuff from here. Almost all content here are available for free to download while some are reserved to premium membership holders. You may become a premium member to access reserved content. Types of content available are: Ringtones Click here Document […]

DA 42 Trainer aircraft crashed in NFTI Gondia killing trainer and trainee pilots

Madhyapradesh, 26 April 2017: A trainer aircraft of NFTI flying academy where students seek pilot training, has been crashed killing instructor and the trainee student, this morning. The aircraft is a Diamond DA 42 model with Indian registration VT-NEM. It is one of the most widely used models of trainer aircraft to train new students. […]

India or abroad? Where to do my pilot training?

I have heard this question from many aspirants from India. Whether it is good to do pilot training in India or should I go abroad? They are expecting answers for a number of questions through this single question. Cost of training, job opportunities, ease of exams and ease of obtaining ratings are the main concerns. […]

DGCA Online trial exams for Indian ATPL, CPLpilot trainees

Commercial and airline transport pilot licenses in India are issued by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). A few exams are conducted and 70% marks are required for passing exams. Pilot18.com is introducing a revolutionary system for pilot trainees in India to prepare themselves for DGCA exams, at the ease of their home. No more […]