I want to be a pilot and I am from India, 17 year old boy, I study physics I don't have maths as my subject in 10+2 level. Can I become a pilot outside India?
Certainly you can, but it will take a couple of years before you join an airline.In countries like NZ and Australia, i have met a couple of Indian Origin pilots in GA.After getting your CPL from flying schools you can apply to be a flying instructor.After you get enough hours and experience you can appear for airline interviews if that’s what you're looking for.Couple of instructors from my flight training academy were inducted into Cathay Pacific.
Airline pilots money?
If you are talking about airline pilots, then I have a complicated answer for you. If you are talking about the local airport, then I have another answer for you. Simple answer first: At your local airport, the pilots are pilots because they have money. If you can afford an airplane (a nice twin or just a factory new model), there is a good chance you can afford a Maserati. This isn't true of all airplanes and situations, but is a good rule of thumb. Now the complicated half: Airline pilots make bank. Eventually. The first couple of years, however, are pretty rough, and it's also pretty expensive to get to those first couple of years (about 40 grand for the full training compliment plus about 100K for a college education). By the end of a pilot's career, however, that new S-class doesn't seem like such an imposition anymore. Check the link for a break-down of pilot pay.
What are the training fees for a commercial pilot in India?
Since you have asked for the minimum fees I am going to assume you are talking about a plain Indian CPL with no Multi Engine Rating.I must however, at the outset, inform you that spending this minimum amount will not get you placed in an airline because there is quite a bit more to be done after the CPL.A CPL, depending on where you do it from, will cost you around 20–25 lacs (all costs in ₹) which for western readers is 2 to 2.5 million INR. As on date, one of the best places to do this course in India is at the Bombay Flying Club because of competitive costs and quality of training.CPL cost is generally composed of the cost of flying which is averaged at around ₹ 9000 per hour on a Cessna 172. If you were to do a CPL with no Multi Engine you will not be eligible to apply for Airbus openings hence airlines like Indigo, Go and Vistara are out of the question.Hence a Multi Engine Rating becomes prudent and important. That brings up the CPL fees by a couple of Lacs, for western readers, around 200 thousand INR.There is a lot more to discuss in terms of Type Rating costs and Airline Training costs. I suggest you read my detailed answer on pilot training costs here:How much does it ultimately cost to become a commercial pilot in India?The disparity between just a CPL and the cost to get you into an airline cockpit, could be around 30 lacs owing to type rating costs and airline training costs.In the meanwhile, the simplest answer to this question is 20 - 25 lacs.I hope this answer helps.
What is the best flight simulation game for pilot training?
I used to be airline pilot - In addition I was pilot training manager for a few years with my airline - 10 years ago, a computer sales company offered us some such games free - these were FSX games supposedly representing 737 type airplanes - The computer sales company is the one supplying all our computers - Airline offices and airport facilities... big business - we are good customers - So I directed these games to the 737 instructors and check pilots - They all agreed a couple of week later..."worthless" for training - We even think it could be detrimental to proper training of a pilot - You could get accustomed to do erroneous procedures - And remember, you do not have an instructor to teach you and critique you - If flying a "737 simulator game" you should not be a pilot flying "solo" - Where is your co-pilot...? How do you acquire crew coordination...? Proper cockpit procedures...? - PF and PNF duties - Use of check-lists...? If you would see a "real simulator" training session, you would understand - Complete waste of time - not even worth the $50 it would cost - lt is what...? - Just a GAME... not a training aid... If they were any good, airlines would have them in their training departments - Yes, we have 2 classrooms with desk computers on tables for students - But these are used for computer based training - Such as 737 systems training, FMS programming etc. Funny fact - Some of our instructors now joke about trainee bad procedures in simulators - They say "hey, this is like real airplane... not like a FSX game...!" - I heard them say that during debriefing...! Gives you an idea of the opinion of instructors about "flight simulator games" - Then... many of you are not pilots, cannot even fly a basic Cessna trainer... I remember some questions here un Y!A... "Why my FSX 767 does not go faster than 300, it is a 600 mph airplane...!" But you want to learn to fly... with a 737 jet airliner...? Do you learn to drive cars with 40 tons semi-truck or 50 seat Greyhound bus...? I was a 747 pilot and instructor - I tried to fly one, a 747 PMDG - one of our pilots offered this to his son... I crashed and burned on all my landing attempts - And I have nearly 10,000 hrs of 747 time as pilot...! .
Can and airline pilot get married to flight attendant?
The more common coupling is Flight Attendant/Flight Attendant couples. It would be almost impossible for a F/A and a pilot (married or not) to work the same schedules. It's all handled separately. Most airline couples I knew were happy to be at the same base, let alone able actually fly together unless they held the same position. Flight Attendant couples often fly together on the same schedule. It was possible on one of the airlines I worked for. Once they became parents, I noticed they often stopped, both because of child care arrangements and simply because if the unthinkable happened, their children would lose both of them. Pilot wives often didn't work, especially with children because of the erratic schedules their husbands held and the long absences. If they did, it was often part time and close to home. Partners of pilots often used their benefits to pass ride while their significant other was working. Actually, pilot/Flight Attendant couples are quite rare. Not that many of the crew actually even interacted with the pilots, just the purser and those working First. The pilots I saw were mostly married, much older and former military, therefore politically quite conservative. F/A's are usually a little more progressive, almost alternative thinkers. Different worlds really...Although I hear that this is more common on local companies where the pilots are younger and not necessarily ex-military. I'm not sure if companies can legally stop their employees from marrying. One major U.S. company doesn't hire if someone in the family is *already* employed with them but I doubt anything can be done once two people have jobs with the same company.
What should I do right now to become a commercial pilot in India?
Complete your XII standard. If you are so inclined, appear for NDA and take Air Force as your choice. If you make a cut for the Air Force, they'll not only teach you how to fly in some of the most fascinating aircraft one could fly, but pay you to learn as well.On the civil side, remember there is no job guarantee and the industry is cyclic. But what you'll need to do is:Class II medical from DGCA approved Aeromedical Specialist. Followed by Class 1 medical from AFCME, New Delhi Join a flight schoolPreferably Indira Gandhi Udan Akademi at Fursatganj, Raebareli. They conduct an entrance examination two times each year. You will spend about Rs 38 lakh for CPL with multi and Instrument Rating and another 25 to 38 lakh for type rating before you get a job. In spite of this jobs are not guaranteed and there is stiff competition.You will get more information from the IGRUA and DGCA websites. Just google it.Remember, the airline industry is cyclic. It's good for a couple of years followed by half a dozen or more bad years.