r/Aspiring_pilots

Hey guys, I am planning for my DGCA ground classes. First of all I don’t live in Delhi. There are no good ground classes in my city, so I am thinking to go to Rampal Chowk Delhi for my DGCA Ground classes. I have heard many things from many people. Some say that the education quality is good there. I don’t know which ground school to exactly join. I have heard many names like VYAA golden epaulettes, Capt Sahil Khurana, Dr pilot and all, but confused, which is the best. I don’t know what is the condition there for like accommodation, food, etc. I have heard that many spoiled students live there which will force you also do not study and there only to waste their parents money. I don’t want to join any online classes, that’s why I have decided off-line classes for my exams, but don’t if going to Ramphal will help or not. students who have studied there pilots and and once were planning to go, there are welcomed to answer who have researched, please help.It will be appreciated.

Im 100% sure that i want to pursue aviation. Its been my dream since childhood. But financially my parents have savings of 15lakhs and we will have to take loan. I have been preparing for jee mains and mhtcet so i am confused whether i should pursue aviation directly after 12th? I don't really want to do engg or corporate (no offense) because that's something which im neither interested nor i am really good at. Thanks

I'm currently an Indian student studying in the US majoring in Mechanical Engineering and I will most likely graduate in 2028.

I dream is to and has always been to be an airline pilot, I wanted to take the Air Force route but I recently learned I can't retire till I spend 14 years in the IAF. I'm already doing flight training in the US under FAA Part 61. By the time I graduate, I expect to have at least an FAA PPL, an Instrument Rating, and potentially a Multi-Engine rating, and around 100–200 hours total time.

I've been looking into the Air India and IndiGo cadet pilot programs. Their eligibility information generally says that no prior flying experience is required, but I haven't been able to figure out whether having prior experience/licences can actually affect eligibility for an ab-initio cadet program.

Has anyone here personally joined, been accepted to, or gone through Air India or an IndiGo cadet program while already holding a PPL or having significant previous flight experience?

I'd especially like to know:

> Did you disclose your previous flight experience during the application?
> Did having a PPL or other license/rating cause any issues during the selection process?
> Is there a cap as to how much previous flight experience I am allowed to have
> Were you required to repeat the entire training syllabus despite already having flight experience (which I don't mind doing if it means I get to be a pilot at the end)
> Would someone having an FAA PPL, IR, MEI make someone ineligible or less suitable for these programs?

I'm not looking for speculation if possible, I'd really appreciate hearing from current/former cadets, people who were selected with previous experience, or anyone who even works in the industry and knows the answers to these questions.

I'm trying to get some clarity because I'm lost, but I can't seem to give up on the dream I've had for 15 years now and I don't plan on doing so either.

FYI for those wondering I'm doing a degree because I love engineering too (not as much as flying) and my high school took me to EFTA where I met a A380 captain that was forced to retire due to a medical condition and he now trains pilots, its just something to fall back on if incase something unforeseen happens.

THANKS!!!