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What’s your opinion on Capt. Sahil Khurana, IFA, APC and Golden Epaulettes? Also pls share your recommendations

Hi guys Before we get into the update I need to address 1 thing that being it may seem like I’m spamming the sub with my updates, But in reality my posts are gaining traction within this flight school and actually making things more an inch, also it is to bring awareness to other potential students considering to join

Closing in a year since we Joined this flight school at Kurnool, we were excited to start this adventure little did we know we would be stuck in this hell hole, they assured us flying would start by November 2025 and well we’re close to November 2026 and there still seems no sign of flying yet they have the audacity to ask for Hostel and travel fees.

Stealing 25K a month,
As instated on my previous posts we’ve been paying 25K a month for practically nothing ( either sitting in the hostel or class self studying) 10K out of that 25K consists of travel expense going back and forth form the airport every day but the fact of the matter is we haven’t traveled to the airport not more than 4times in the whole year that too just to see what’s the status on the hangars construction, now that it’s been a year we have been asking the management to adjust that 10k over the course of the year into the next years hostel cycle as we haven’t traveled at all , but apparently the Chairman ( Chorman) has ordered that all student must pay the whole sum of 25K regardless of services availed,

Our chairman is a Billionaire form Kerala and you can look him up easily, how pathetic his existence must be to have that much money and not only cheat students who joined your institution but to also nickel and dime them for even that 10K a month, ( just as a fun fact whenever he visits our city office in Kurnool he takes a private jet and allegedly his 4 day visit alone he spends about 5-10 lakhs as he books out entire floors of the best hotel in town and sends his convoy of cars) there is a special place in hell for people like this and note u can’t shove your money up your ass when u enter Hell

They keep telling us flying in going to stat in x amount of days/weeks and the planes are coming Tommrow/day after but as days turn to weeks and weeks turn to months noting ever happens, fact of the matter is the hangar is still not approved by DGCA nor any of our planes with the same excuse of “ DGCA officials are coming this week “ going on for months at this point

Whenever we pressure them too much it’s the line “ u cause problems for the higher ups and they will cause problems for you” Thrown around as a threat, than of course there are those typical bad actors that keep kissing the higher ups asses (and maybe giving a few blowies) just for the hope of getting even more preferential treatment not realising his just cutting more holes into the Titanic hoping for a last minute life boat.

We want to take legal action but nothing can be done as we are too small and they are too big so all we can do is discourage future prospects of this flight school and not pay the fees for as long as possible

When we joined this institution they hand a long history as well as good rating and reviews, ( something tells me they are fake) it’s specifically Kurnool I wish I could say has this issue, but in reality Mysore ain’t any better as some people barely do 2 hours a month and most of the planes there are out of service, yet they advertise that they have 17+ planes in service in reality they only have 2-4 planes active In a given time and one of them is the Multi engine so it’s useless for newer students

Also for anyone at Orient Seeing This I am not shitting on you for no reason, if our flying we’re to start and it went fast and smooth you have my word I will make a positive post about this flight school
Meanwhile if any of us were harassed or threatened I will make more evidence which I hold, public and will call in media attention, I maybe not be a egotistical billionaire like our Chorman but I still have the resources to make things move

I am currently studying in class 12th with PCBM. I have always wanted to be a pilot ever since, but seeing how much is needed for pilot training makes me lose hope, plus there seems to be no scholarships available.

My parents annual income combined do not cross 8lakhs. I've searched online for solutions to fund my needs and taking an educational loan of 50+lakhs seems to be the only way. We have the collateral valued at about 40-50 lakhs but even if i go down this path, I'm afraid I'll put the me and my family in a generational dept if in any circumstance i fail to become a pilot.

I've thought of going down the cadet pilot programs path but the thought of the cost to do so kills me (90+lakhs). Though it seems (from what I've read) i will be guaranteed a job after my training is complete and Will i be able to pay back the loan if all goes well?

I'm really lost, i dont know what to do but the thought of being in that cockpit entrusted by the passengers makes me want to do what seems to be financially impossible. Please help me in any way you can and no sugarcoating please

Anyone, who attempted met exam this month? how did it go for you guys? personally it was difficult as i didn't study wake turbulence (or whatever those questions were) around 3-4 questions were asked. the usual I.C.Joshi questions were less than 50 percent.the expected type if questions didnt come(being baised) HLH, climatology,thunderstrom, tropical system,airmass etc(very few 1,2 questions from each topic were asked) what do you guys think?

Here's the parameters:
Joined the airline at the age of 21. No loans on training ( assuming that his family funded everything ).
Got promoted to a Cpt at an age of 26.

Just a curious question, I do understand that aviation is not just about the money..

Hey everyone,

Over the last 3 months, I've built AviationGrade (aviationgrade.in), a DGCA exam prep site with chapter-wise practice and full mock tests, sourced from the actual Oxford ATPL books (Meteorology, Technical General, and Radio Navigation so far, with General Navigation coming next).

It's completely free for 1 week and currently has over 5000 questions.

What's on it right now:

• Chapter-by-chapter practice across Meteorology, Technical General, and Radio Navigation — pick a topic, work through it at your own pace, every question explained
• Full-length mock exams in the same pattern as the real DGCA exam - 100 questions, timed, same result format
• Everything sourced and cross-checked against the Oxford ATPL books, not scraped from random forums

How access works: Every account gets 7 days completely free the moment you sign up, no card, nothing, full access to every chapter and every mock test. After that first week, it's ₹100 to unlock another full month.

I want to be upfront about why there's a fee at all, because I know free-vs-paid is always a fair question on posts like this. I'm not a developer and had zero web development experience before this. Everything on the site, I learned and built from scratch over the last 3 months, including actual money out of my own pocket for hosting, domain, tools, and other bits I had no idea I'd even need going in. ₹100 for a month is genuinely just meant to keep the thing alive and let me keep adding to it, not to make this some big money-making thing. If cost is a real barrier for you, message me, I'd rather someone actually get to use it than not.

The bigger reason I'm posting this here, though, is to actually be useful to people in this community, and the only way I know if it is, is if you tell me. If something's wrong, confusing, missing, or just annoying to use, I want to hear it. If a question has an error in it, tell me, and I'll fix it. This is genuinely still a work in progress and I'd rather build it with people who are actually going through CPL/ATPL right now than guess at what you need.

Would really appreciate anyone willing to try it out and drop honest feedback, good or bad. Thanks for reading this far.

hey everyone,

I'm a 21F engineering graduate prepping for my CPL. I wanted to get some realistic feedback from working pilots, flight instructors, or former cabin crew on my career roadmap and financial strategy.

My Current Progress & Background:

• Education: B.E. Graduate + 10+2 with Physics & Math.
• Medicals: Class 2 Medical completed.
• DGCA Exams: Cleared Air Meteorology and Air Regulations. Currently studying for Air Navigation and Technical General.

The Financial Dilemma: I'm planning to finance my CPL via an education loan of around ₹55L–₹60L and ask my parents to cover the Type Rating out-of-pocket. However, this budget is extremely tight, and taking on that level of debt directly for conventional flying without a solid financial safety net feels risky given current market trends. If I go straight through the conventional route, I'm aiming to complete my CPL by 2028.

The Alternative Strategy: I'm considering applying as Cabin Crew first (e.g., with IndiGo/6E or Air India) before starting my actual flight school hours.

My Questions :

1. Is going straight for conventional CPL with a cut-to-cut budget a good idea right now and looking forward for vacancy around 2028(would try for non tr and pay airline for tr) , or is it wiser to join as Cabin Crew first to build savings/reduce loan size?
2. Has anyone here made the jump from cabin crew to the cockpit internally? How practical is using internal transition portals or employee schemes in Indian airlines?
3. Does working as crew cause significant delays in completing CPL flying, or is taking a sabbatical/unpaid leave from the airline manageable?

If one gets into the cadet pilot program of indigo and his/her FTA is chimes Aviation academy soo for that the current fees is 1.04 cr (1 cr 4 lkhs)... After that how much money is required overall?? Excluding travel

I already have my class 1 medical but due to an accident my doctor is suggesting me to do surgery what the-next step if i undergo my surgery remedicals or should i keep this thing hidden if re medicals whats the procedure