r/CadetPilotProgram

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📊 CADET PROGRAM PRICING OVERVIEW (All prices on paper, no buffer included unless otherwise mentioned)

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✈️ INDIGO

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CAE — ₹97 Lakhs

⚠️ Not operational since 2023

Acron — Price unavailable

ℹ️ No brochure published post L3 acquisition. No students taken yet.

FTA — ~229,000 AUD (~₹1.58 Cr)

ℹ️ INR varies with conversion rate. Next batch: 2027. All payments in AUD.

💬 Rumoured that Indian portion may shift to INR payments in future.

Skyborne — 132,000 USD (~₹1.26 Cr)

⚠️ Food not included for CPL. Next adapt: Q2 2027

Insight Aviation — ~127,000 USD (~₹1.22 Cr)

⚠️ Notorious for additional/hidden charges and scammy practices.

Chimes — ₹94.1 Lakhs

⚠️ Price may increase. Selection is highly competitive.

Garuda — ~131,000 USD (~₹1.26 Cr)

⚠️ Notorious for scammy practices and overcharging.

Marigold — ~132,000 USD (~₹1.27 Cr)

⚠️ Notorious for scammy practices and overcharging.

NZCIPA — ❌ Unavailable

ℹ️ FTO has been closed. Remaining cadets transferred to NZAAL.

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✈️ AIR INDIA

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Aeroguard

> CPL GC + ATPL GC — ₹5 Lakhs

> Conversion — ₹5 Lakhs

> Type Rating (TR) — ₹34 Lakhs

> CPL (US) — 102,479 USD (~₹98.53 Lakhs)

> Total: ~₹1.42 Crore

⚠️ Excludes: Living costs for CPL/ATPL GC & TR. Food during US CPL not included.

Acron

> CPL GC + ATPL GC — ₹5 Lakhs

> Conversion — ₹5 Lakhs

> Type Rating (TR) — ₹34 Lakhs

> CPL (US) — ~110,000 USD (~₹1.05 Crore)

> Total: ~₹1.49 Crore

⚠️ Excludes: Living costs for CPL/ATPL GC & TR. Food during US CPL not included.

Amravati

> CPL GC + ATPL GC — ₹5 Lakhs

> Type Rating (TR) — ₹34 Lakhs

> CPL — ~₹76 Lakhs

> Total: ~₹1.15 Crore

⚠️ Excludes: Living costs for CPL/ATPL GC & TR. Food during Amravati CPL not included. Brochure is from 2025, prices may increase.

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✈️ MIDDLE EASTERN AIRLINES

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Air Arabia

> Approx 800,000 AED (₹2.1 Crore) including basic living expenses.

⚠️ Next batch in 2027

Fly Dubai

> Approx 800,000 AED (₹2.1 Crore) including basic living expenses.

⚠️ Next opening not known

EFTA (Emirates) & Qatar Airways

>Prices online. However, job isn't guaranteed.

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✈️ CONVENTIONAL

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> ₹80 lakhs to ₹1.05 crore for South Africa/India all inclusive depending on the path you take (for example doing cpl + tr + airline training can save some money compared to doing cpl and going for cpl vacancies since airlines like IndiGo charge extra for TR).

> ₹1.1 crore to ₹1.3 crore if you do from expensive countries.

> Waiting period depends on vacancies and your skill in cracking vacancies.

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📌 All prices are approximate and subject to change. Conversion to INR based on today's forex rate.

Over recent RTR(A) attempts, especially after the apparent restructuring around April 2026, many candidates including CPL/IR holders have reported a major shift away from operational radiotelephony toward highly technical communication-engineering subjects.
Reported topics include:
• LDPC Codes
• Spread Spectrum
• PCM
• Quantization Error
• Entropy / Information Theory
RTR(A) is a pilot radiotelephony qualification. Internationally, pilot RT exams are generally focused on:
• phraseology
• emergency communication
• radio failure procedures
• ATC interaction
• operational communication systems
The concern is not difficulty. Pilots are willing to study hard.
The concern is whether engineering-level digital communication topics are operationally relevant to the actual duties and safety responsibilities of flight crew.
If these topics are now considered essential for pilots, then there should exist:
• approved competency mapping
• syllabus provisions
• committee approvals
• safety rationale
• ICAO/international benchmarking
Students should respond professionally and institutionally:
File RTIs with Directorate General of Civil Aviation seeking:
• syllabus clauses
• competency justification
• approval notes
• moderation standards
• safety studies

Candidates who have appeared should formally email DGCA describing the nature of questions asked and operational relevance concerns.

Future candidates should submit official out-of-syllabus/relevance representations wherever permitted.

This is not about lowering standards.
It is about ensuring that pilot licensing examinations remain operationally relevant, transparent, competency-based, and aligned with aviation training principles.

Does anyone know what are the assessments for the qa cadet program and how long does the whole process takes for residents/born in qatar???

I cleared phase 1 and I am unsure i would pass class 2 medical so i need to wait to do class 2.

Is their any deadline for AICPP phase 2?

Does AI provides loan to cadets and if so what is the process??

I got to know that a few cadets received their GD/PI dates on the 20th may. I wanted to know whether the selections will happen in multiple batches or if there will be only one selection batch??

I had my class one initial from Apollo Delhi. Is it true in every five years? We have to visit AFCME for renewal?

Has anyone here recently joined the MPL program at Air Arabia or is currently flying as a Second Officer?

I’ve been hearing mixed things about the salary during the 1500-hour phase. Some people told me it’s around AED 5k per month which honestly seems quite low compared to flydubai .

Is that actually true?

Would appreciate any recent insight from people already in the industry.

Any idea how much the courses of cadet pilot programme preparation cost in any academy Rampal Chowk?

So i just got my computer number through digilocker but the problem is, it has recorded my last name in my last name as in if my name is abc and surname is xyz , in the portal my first name is recorded as abc xyz , is this an issue?

Dont get me wrong , I know Air india is in expanding and rebuilding stage but still the loses they encountered were more than they expected and it seems this will continue for a few more years until the fleet gets upgraded etc. But isnt there a upper limit? Would a well ran company like tata be comfortable loosing billions every year only to make marginal profits even if they become profitable in the future considering the revenue of the cash cow of tata ( tcs) is declining ? Would joining aicpp investing approx 1.5 crore rupees be a risky move and face delays to get inducted if they cut back on their expansion plans or end up like jet airways cadets back in 2019 if tata abandons Air india?

Can one still pass the ADAPT test if one misses a waypoint in the flight test?

What is the duration for ground school at icpp? Some say it's 6 months and some say it's just 4?