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priyank sharma

Scholar-Level 16

Dear Kiran,
Eligibility Criteria for CPL (Commercial Pilot Licence)
Candidate must be aged at least 18 years.
Able to understand, speak, read and write English for Commercial Pilot License.
Must have acquired Private Pilot License or must fulfill its requirement to obtain it.
200 hours of flying along with PPL 60 hours is required.
Medically fit.
Entrance Exam:
Candidates must have to clear the entrance exam before joining the course. Candidates must passed Bachelor's degree like Engineering with Physics and Maths subject of 55% marks along with 10+2 examination. Pilot aptitude test will be conducted during entrance exam. After clearing that,
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rahul r

Scholar-Level 18

Basic prerequisites to becoming a pilot:
You must complete Class XII under the 10+2 system or its equivalent with a minimum of 50 per cent marks in maths and physics.
You must be at least 16 years of age to be eligible for a Student Pilot License, 17 for a Private Pilot License, and 18 for a Commercial Pilot License.
Alternatively, you could directly enroll for the Private Pilot License once you have cleared Class XII and are 17 years old. This involves taking an exam conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation* consisting of theory papers on air navigation, aviation meteorology, air regulation and technical aspects.
Your visi
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rahul r

Scholar-Level 18

As long as your vision can be corrected to 20/20 with glasses or contacts, you will be eligible for a 1st Class FAA Medical Certificate, which makes you eligible to fly as a civilian professional pilot. This is much less restrictive than military pilot vision requirements. Military Pilot eyesight requirements:
To become a military pilot/Navigator, candidate's vision can be no worse than 20/70 (correctable with glasses to 20/20) in each eye. Normal depth perception and color vision is required. Effective May 21, 2007, applicants who have had PRK and LASIK eye surgery are no longer automatically disqualified from flight training. Regards
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Group Captain Vinayak DeodharLa vie est faite pour vivre pas pour stresser

Scholar-Level 18

Hello Aniket, Eligibility for schools for flying training is 10+2 with PCM. If you have taken admission in Diploma after 12th then you are definitely eligible. Else convince the flying school that Diploma is equivalent to 12th. (IIT's have this!).

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Harshit Mehta

Guide-Level 13

* To become a pilot:
-You need to first possess a Student Pilot License. You must be over 17 years of age and have completed 12th in Science (Physics and Mathematics) with 50%.
-Your vision in one eye must be perfect. In general medical terminology, it is called 6/6 eyesight. In the other eye, you could have an imperfection of 6/9, which must be correctable to 6/6.
General physical fitness is mandatory. You must be free of any disease that can hamper normal function.
-You need to register at a flying club which is recognized by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India.
-Next is Private Pilot License which includ
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Rahis Khan

Beginner-Level 4

You should be above 17 years old. You can have physics and maths in 12th. You shall have valid commercial pilot license approved from DGCA.

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To become a commercial pilot:
1. You need to first possess a student pilot license. You must be over 17 years of age and have completed 12th in science (Physics and mathematics) with 50%.
2. Your vision in one eye must be perfect. In general medical terminology, it is called 6/6 eyesight. In the other eye, you could have an imperfection of 6/9, which must be correctable to 6/6.
3. General physical fitness is mandatory. You must be free of any disease that can hamper normal function.
4. You need to register at a flying club which is recognised by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India.
5. Next is a private pilot l
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Sunil SoniManagement & IT Consultant

Scholar-Level 18

If you have done Diploma after 10+2 with PCM then only you are eligible for seeking CPL. Diplomaholders who have done diploma after 10th are not eligible for seeking CPL.

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Sunil SoniManagement & IT Consultant

Scholar-Level 18

Eligibility criteria to obtain Commercial Pilot License is as follows:
(a) Class XII under the 10+2 system or its equivalent with a minimum of 50 per cent marks in Mathematics and Physics.
(b) Minimum 16 years of age to be eligible for a Private Pilot License and 17 for a Commercial Pilot License.
(c) Vision in one eye must be perfect. In general medical terminology, it is called 6/6 eyesight. In the other eye, you could have an imperfection of 6/9, which must be correctable to 6/6.
(d) General physical fitness as approved by DGCA is mandatory.

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