Friday, October 3, 2008

Aviation - More Insight about being Pilot !!

I’m sure that every one of you has dreamt of flying at one point or the other in your life. For some it is just a dream, but for some individuals like myself it is a little more than a dream, it is a passion. I always wanted to get into a cockpit and just reach for the skies, but wondered how?
Many questions just flood your mind, like, what are the qualifications required? Do I need to do a specialized vocational course to become a pilot? How much does it cost? Where will I do my flying? How will I do my flying? How can I fulfill my dream?
Well nowadays it is far easier to become a pilot than you ever thought. The whole process for becoming a pilot starts from within you. If you achieve the right frame of mind and aptitude, then the rest of it is just a cake walk. After you have your mind set, all you need to do is to appear for the DGCA or Director General of Civil Aviation examinations held every three months. Well to start flying you require a license, and the beginners start of with a CPL or a commercial pilot’s license. For getting this license you need to clear just three general subject papers and two technical subject papers of the DGCA.
The three general subjects are Air Navigation, Air Regulation and Meteorology. Navigation is basically a subject which will familiarize you with the instruments and aids required to find your way among the skies. And like any other profession, aviation also has certain rules and regulations. You will be familiarized with these in the subject of Air Regulation. And, the third and the most interesting subject of these three is Meteorology. This subject tells you about the environment you fly in. How the clouds and winds are formed and what effects they can have on you and your aircraft.Apart from these three general subjects, there are two technical subjects as well one is the technical general, which deals with the theory of flight i.e. how the aircraft flies. And the second is the technical specific paper, in which you will study the specific aircraft that you are going to fly in, in most cases this is the petite Cessna 152A.

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