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The First Step

Hey there folks, hope you all are having a wonderful day. In this blog, I am going to give you a basic intro about all the topics an aspiring/trainee pilot must learn in order to clear the DGCA exams and get their CPL licence. 

For any of you thinking of starting a career as a pilot, you need to clear a total to 5 exams in addition to 200hrs of flying experience. These 5 exams are on 5 very important subjects that a pilot needs to be extremely well versed in to ensure the safety of himself and the entire crew. 

The 5 subjects are namely:

  1. Meteorology
  2. Air Regulation
  3. Navigation
  4. Technical General
  5. Radio Telephony Restricted (Aeronautical) or RTR-A
The first 4 exams are conducted by DGCA which is the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. It is the regulatory body in India. The exam for the RTR-A is conducted by WPC i.e. the Wireless Planning Coordination Wing, the process for this exam is a bit more complicated so we will discuss that in the future blogs. As of right now, we will be focusing on the DGCA part of the spectrum.

So by now, you've read all about the exams and the subjects you need to clear to be closer to your dreams of soaring through the sky. But, you might be wondering as to how you would do any of these things. Well for starters even before you enrol for classes in Delhi or enrol to a flying-club the first thing you need to do is to click on this website https://pariksha.dgca.gov.in/home and apply for a computer number. Now you might be thinking what's a computer number? A computer number is a unique number assigned to every pilot, it is this number which you will use to appear for the exams and it is this number that is your identity. Just a little tip it takes quite a while to get your permanent computer and it is quite a long process so word to wise, apply early.

Hurray!! You finally have your computer number and are ready to sit for those o so easy exams and ace them in your first trial. Celebrate for you have passed the first obstacle and all that you have to do now is pull up your socks and giddy up for we are about to start the journey to become the masters of the high sky. Until then keep dreaming big and stay safe and this is your Soaring Pilot signing off 🛫💖.

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