How to become a pilot in India · A day at 30
06:10. Your flight to Delhi pushes back at 06:50.
One possible you at 30: a First Officer at Mumbai airport. Below is the route there from Class 10, and the parts nobody tells you.
Your flight strip
First Officers sit on the right
- CALLSIGN
- S2S 30
- TYPE
- A320
- FROM
- BOM
- TO
- DEL
- STD
- 06:50
- SEAT
- First Officer, right seat
- CRUISE
- FL370
The route · from Class 10
Your climb, from ground to cruise.
Tap a waypoint. Each one is a real step, with the part nobody tells you.
real waypoints have five-letter names too
Waypoint 2 of 6
MEDIC
V1 · decision point
The DGCA medical
A Class 2 medical first, then a Class 1 medical before your licence. Eyesight, hearing and overall health are checked.
Know before you choose
Pass the medical before paying any flying school. On a runway, V1 is the speed after which you're committed. This is yours.
Other routes into the sky
Not every flight needs a pilot's licence.
LOCAL TIME 06:10
| FLIGHT | DESTINATION | VIA | BOARDS FROM |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2S 101 | Commercial pilot | A flying school, then a CPL | PCM ONLY |
| S2S 102 | Airline cadet pilot | An airline's cadet programme | PCM ONLY |
| S2S 103 | Air Force pilot | NDA, then the Air Force Academy | PCM ONLY |
| S2S 104 | Air traffic controller | B.Sc or B.Tech, then the AAI exam | PCM ONLY |
| S2S 105 | Aircraft engineer | A DGCA-approved AME course | PCM ONLY |
| S2S 106 | Cabin crew | Airline selection after Class 12 | ANY STREAM |
| S2S 107 | Aviation management | A BBA or MBA in aviation | ANY STREAM |
Cabin crew and aviation management board from any stream. The others need Physics and Maths after Class 10.
same airport, different seats
Try the job
Run your own pre-flight checklist.
Pilots work through a written checklist before every flight, line by line. Tap each line that's true for you today.
no shortcuts, even for captains
BEFORE YOU BOARD
Each open line is something to talk through with a guide.
Now boarding
Your gate is Class 10.
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Facts on this page follow DGCA licensing requirements: Class 12 with Physics and Maths, Class 2 and Class 1 medicals, 200 flying hours and a minimum age of 18 for a Commercial Pilot Licence, and 1,500 flying hours for an Airline Transport Pilot Licence. Rules change, so always check the latest DGCA notices.