<p> The teams of officials and independent experts would begin inspection from April 18 and submit their reports within three months, official sources said.<br /><br />So far, 13 persons, including five pilots and three DGCA staffers, have been arrested on charges of using forged marksheets, fudged flying hours and related documents to procure flying licenses from the DGCA.<br /><br />A Chief Training officer of a Rajasthan flying club was earlier arrested for fudging the log books of some pilots.<br /><br />During their audit drive, the DGCA teams will verify the logged flying hours with the log books of air traffic controllers, where the flying had taken place in controlled environment.<br />They will also check the consumption of aviation fuel by the flying schools and their fuel bills to see if they match the flying hours clocked by their students.<br /><br />DGCA chief E K Bharat Bhushan, who briefed the three teams of officials and experts on Monday, has favoured a complete revamp of the pilot licencing process.</p>
<p> The teams of officials and independent experts would begin inspection from April 18 and submit their reports within three months, official sources said.<br /><br />So far, 13 persons, including five pilots and three DGCA staffers, have been arrested on charges of using forged marksheets, fudged flying hours and related documents to procure flying licenses from the DGCA.<br /><br />A Chief Training officer of a Rajasthan flying club was earlier arrested for fudging the log books of some pilots.<br /><br />During their audit drive, the DGCA teams will verify the logged flying hours with the log books of air traffic controllers, where the flying had taken place in controlled environment.<br />They will also check the consumption of aviation fuel by the flying schools and their fuel bills to see if they match the flying hours clocked by their students.<br /><br />DGCA chief E K Bharat Bhushan, who briefed the three teams of officials and experts on Monday, has favoured a complete revamp of the pilot licencing process.</p>