<p>The club will offer flying training to trainee pilots for Rs 6500 per hour, claimed to be the cheapest in the country in central India. Indore in Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring Gondia district also have flying institutes but offer training at much higher price.<br /><br />Established by a group of flying enthusiasts in 1947, the Nagpur Flying Club has produced more than 250 commercial pilots so far. It was later taken over by the Maharashtra Government in 1990 and remained functional till October 1994.<br /><br />However, the club was later closed down due to various reasons, including cost escalation in Aviation Turbo Fuel (ATF), spare parts of trainer aircraft and non-availability of engineers and ground technicians.<br /><br />A group of aviators had then approached the Bombay High Court asking a directive to state government to restart the club and the Court was assured of reopening sometime back. The government later intervened and took a cabinet decision to revive the defunct club since 15 years.<br /><br />"The club today has acquired single engine two training aircraft, one in Cessna and another one is glass cockpit Cessna 172-R which has the avionics of Air Bus," the club's Managing Director Mujib Ahmad Khan, told reporters. The club also imparts training including theory to the trainee pilots and thereafter they are taken for actual flying training schedule, he said.<br /><br />"The club has recruited Chief Flying Instructor, Chief Engineer and their assistants and support staff to run the show," Khan, who is the Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) with the Nagpur division, added.<br /><br />Among the trainees this year, there are students from Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Mumbai, Pune and Marathwada region besides three from Nagpur itself. For obtaining commercial pilot license (CPL), 200 flying hours are needed and for Personal Pilot License (PPL), 50 flying hours are required. As per the fee structure of the Nagpur Flying Club, a trainee pilot will have to shell out about Rs 14.50 lakh for entire training and licence. Identical training in Indore and Gondia is costlier than Nagpur, Khan said.<br /><br />The club has tied up with the Centre for offering scholarships to backward class students under various schemes through Ministry of Social Welfare. It has also struck an agreement with some nationalised banks who are offering loan to trainee students which can be recovered after completion of training and induction in Airlines.<br /><br />Apart from civilians, Air Force personnel who are keen for flying civil aircraft have also enrolled themselves for training in Civil Aviation, Khan said adding even the top most flying officer of Air Force has to undergo training in civil aviation.<br /><br />The officials of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) inspects the aircraft everyday and gives air worthiness certificate which allows the aircraft to roll out of hangar. The club has approached the Directorate General of National Cadet Corps (NCC) for imparting training to its select senior division Air Wing cadets, Khan added.</p>
<p>The club will offer flying training to trainee pilots for Rs 6500 per hour, claimed to be the cheapest in the country in central India. Indore in Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring Gondia district also have flying institutes but offer training at much higher price.<br /><br />Established by a group of flying enthusiasts in 1947, the Nagpur Flying Club has produced more than 250 commercial pilots so far. It was later taken over by the Maharashtra Government in 1990 and remained functional till October 1994.<br /><br />However, the club was later closed down due to various reasons, including cost escalation in Aviation Turbo Fuel (ATF), spare parts of trainer aircraft and non-availability of engineers and ground technicians.<br /><br />A group of aviators had then approached the Bombay High Court asking a directive to state government to restart the club and the Court was assured of reopening sometime back. The government later intervened and took a cabinet decision to revive the defunct club since 15 years.<br /><br />"The club today has acquired single engine two training aircraft, one in Cessna and another one is glass cockpit Cessna 172-R which has the avionics of Air Bus," the club's Managing Director Mujib Ahmad Khan, told reporters. The club also imparts training including theory to the trainee pilots and thereafter they are taken for actual flying training schedule, he said.<br /><br />"The club has recruited Chief Flying Instructor, Chief Engineer and their assistants and support staff to run the show," Khan, who is the Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) with the Nagpur division, added.<br /><br />Among the trainees this year, there are students from Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Mumbai, Pune and Marathwada region besides three from Nagpur itself. For obtaining commercial pilot license (CPL), 200 flying hours are needed and for Personal Pilot License (PPL), 50 flying hours are required. As per the fee structure of the Nagpur Flying Club, a trainee pilot will have to shell out about Rs 14.50 lakh for entire training and licence. Identical training in Indore and Gondia is costlier than Nagpur, Khan said.<br /><br />The club has tied up with the Centre for offering scholarships to backward class students under various schemes through Ministry of Social Welfare. It has also struck an agreement with some nationalised banks who are offering loan to trainee students which can be recovered after completion of training and induction in Airlines.<br /><br />Apart from civilians, Air Force personnel who are keen for flying civil aircraft have also enrolled themselves for training in Civil Aviation, Khan said adding even the top most flying officer of Air Force has to undergo training in civil aviation.<br /><br />The officials of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) inspects the aircraft everyday and gives air worthiness certificate which allows the aircraft to roll out of hangar. The club has approached the Directorate General of National Cadet Corps (NCC) for imparting training to its select senior division Air Wing cadets, Khan added.</p>