<p>The audit by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) came in the wake of the fake pilot scam which led to cancellation of licences of over a score of pilots a few months ago for submission of fake or forged documents.<br /><br />DGCA teams carried out audits of 40 flying schools across the country since mid-April and found discrepancies in almost all of them, DGCA chief E K Bharat Bhushan told reporters at the sidelines of a CII conference on civil aviation here.<br /><br />"We have given them 30 days to comply with the guidelines or face stringent action," he said when asked about the status of the audit into the flying training schools.<br /><br />He, however, said the two state-run bodies -- Rae Bareli -based Indira Gandhi Rashtriya <br />Udaan Academy and Gondia Flying School -- were functioning as per the guidelines.<br /><br />Terming the audit findings as "disturbing", DGCA sources warned of action, including closure of some schools, if "blatant disregard of norms" continued.<br /><br />The discrepancies recorded in the audit include fudged recording of flying hours, no proper syllabus, non- availability of proper documentation, lack of essential infrastructure and even non-maintenance of air strips, the sources said. <br /><br /></p>
<p>The audit by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) came in the wake of the fake pilot scam which led to cancellation of licences of over a score of pilots a few months ago for submission of fake or forged documents.<br /><br />DGCA teams carried out audits of 40 flying schools across the country since mid-April and found discrepancies in almost all of them, DGCA chief E K Bharat Bhushan told reporters at the sidelines of a CII conference on civil aviation here.<br /><br />"We have given them 30 days to comply with the guidelines or face stringent action," he said when asked about the status of the audit into the flying training schools.<br /><br />He, however, said the two state-run bodies -- Rae Bareli -based Indira Gandhi Rashtriya <br />Udaan Academy and Gondia Flying School -- were functioning as per the guidelines.<br /><br />Terming the audit findings as "disturbing", DGCA sources warned of action, including closure of some schools, if "blatant disregard of norms" continued.<br /><br />The discrepancies recorded in the audit include fudged recording of flying hours, no proper syllabus, non- availability of proper documentation, lack of essential infrastructure and even non-maintenance of air strips, the sources said. <br /><br /></p>