15-563: Madras Flying Club is an aviation academy in Tiruchi , India . It offers courses on pilot training, aircraft maintenance, and cabin crew management, among others. It is one of the oldest aviation academies in the country. Originally based in Chennai , the Madras Flying Club has been based at Gate No. 1 at Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tiruchi since 2019. The Madras Flying Club
30-515: A flight school or as private lessons with no syllabus with a flight instructor as long as all experience requirements for the desired pilot certificate/license are met. Typically flight training consists of a combination of two parts: Although there are various types of aircraft, many of the principles of piloting them have common techniques, especially those aircraft which are heavier-than-air types. Flight schools commonly rent aircraft to students and licensed pilots at an hourly rate. Typically,
45-400: A six-month certificate course for customer service agents. Flight training Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft . The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills. Flight training can be conducted under a structured accredited syllabus with a flight instructor at
60-545: Is the process undertaken by a pilot to update their license to allow them to fly a different type of aircraft . A class rating covers multiple aircraft. An instrument rating allows a pilot to fly under instrument flight rules (IFR). A night rating allows a pilot to fly at night (that is, outside of Civil twilight ). Bishop Heber College Bishop Heber College is a religious minority educational institution in Tiruchirappalli , Tamil Nadu , India . It
75-577: The Bharathidasan University . An aero lab equipped with aero engines and other aviation-related equipment is being set up in Bishop Heber College. Courses offered include three-year bachelor of science degrees separately in aviation and aircraft maintenance, a six-month pilot-training course, post-graduate diploma in airline operations, air hostesses and airport ground handling, a one-year diploma courses for assistant flight dispatchers, and
90-596: The Chennai International Airport to the Tiruchi International Airport . Beginning with the initial fleet of the Puss Moths , Tiger Moths , and Chipmunks , and then to Pushpak , the modern fleet of the flying club include the glass-cockpit Cessna 172 R . The flying club has a total fleet strength of 6 aircraft, including three Cessna 152A , two Hansa 3 , and one Cessna 172 R . Recently,
105-489: The 21st person on the list. All the three owned aircraft and started a flying club in the village of Kanadukathan in their homeland, 250 miles south of Madras. After Independence , under the president-ship of Jawaharlal Nehru , the flying club celebrated its silver jubilee in October 1955. On 12 September 2009, the flying club celebrated its 80th anniversary. In November 2018, the flying club announced shifting its operations from
120-696: The Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 1975 and is recognised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, New Delhi. In its first 90 years of operations, the flying club has produced more than 1,500 pilots. The Tamil Nadu government has allotted two acres of land adjoining the Tiruchi airport for the development of the flying club's infrastructure. In 2020, the flying club collaborated with Bishop Heber College in Tiruchi to offer aviation-related degree and diploma courses to be awarded by
135-413: The first international flight from Madras to Colombo in 1935. First members of the club include three Nattukkottai Chettiars, namely Avadaiappan, S. A. A. Annamalai and Solaiappan. In 1931, Avadaiappa Chettiar became the fifth person and the first Indian to get a private pilot's licence. Soon after, also in 1931, Annamalai Chettiar became the sixth person and the second Indian on the list. Solaiappan became
150-472: The flying club acquired an Iskara jet engine from the Indian Air Force for education and exhibit purpose. The flying club has an aviation library, three air-conditioned, computer-aided smart class rooms and conference hall with audio and visual equipment. The flying club also has plans to collaborate with a foreign aviation organization to enhance the training quality. The flying club is registered under
165-499: The flying club. With Flt. Lt. H. N. Hawker as the first pilot instructor and M. W. Hulcoop as the first flight engineer, the first instructional flight took place on 21 July 1930. The first two aircraft, VCT-ABH and VT-ABI, were named by Lady Beatrix Stanley as "Garuda" and "Pushpak", respectively. Mohammed Ismail Khan became the first Indian instructor, who served with the Club from 1942. The Club's chief flying instructor, Tyndale-Biscoe, flew
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#1732844587441180-514: The gathering announcing the formation of a new flying club at Madras with the financial grant from the Director of Civil Aviation. The flying club was incorporated on 4 March 1930, and, with the subsidy for commencing flying programs granted in April 1930, the flying club was formally inaugurated on 20 August 1930 by Sir George Frederick Stanley , the then Governor of Madras , who was also the first patron of
195-585: The hourly rate is determined by the aircraft's Hobbs meter or Tach timer , therefore the student is only charged while the aircraft engine is running. Flight instructors can also be scheduled with or without an aircraft for pilot proficiency and recurring training. The oldest flight training school still in existence is the Royal Air Force 's (RAF's) Central Flying School formed in May 1912 at Upavon , United Kingdom . The oldest civil flight school still active in
210-702: The world is based in Germany at the Wasserkuppe . It was founded as "Mertens Fliegerschule", and is currently named "Fliegerschule Wasserkuppe". Pilots must first gain their Private Pilot Licence (PPL). They can then progress to a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), and finally an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL). Some countries have a Light Aircraft Pilot Licence (LAPL), but this cannot be used internationally. Separate licences are required for different aircraft categories , for example helicopters and aeroplanes . A type rating , also known as an endorsement,
225-576: Was established in Madras in October 1929 as a private club, long before passenger traffic commenced at the city's airport . It was established by a pilot named G. Vlasto . It commenced on 19 November 1929 with a meeting at the Madras Guards Institute on Poonamallee High Road . In the meeting, which was presided over by Chitty, W/Cdr. A. Cooper, the then Secretary of the Aero Club of India , addressed
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