DGCA makes changes for issue of pilot licence

NEW DELHI: Intending to streamline the procedure for issuance of Indian pilot licences, aviation regulator, DGCA, has made changes which calls for flying experience of at least 10 hours as ‘Pilot in Command’ in the preceding 24 months from application date.

The move will help Indians holding a foreign commercial pilot licence (CPL), seeking to convert it to an Indian pilot licence. Many pilots have received training in foreign countries and also have flying experience abroad. Aviation regulator DGCA has said that many requests were received for issue of Indian pilot’s licences based on licences issued by other countries.