MUMBAI: The recent suspension orders issued by the civil aviation regulator to flight instructors of five flight training organizations (FTOs) will not in any way slow down the training of cadets or create problems for commercial pilot license (CPL) holders. who wish to keep their license valid. , Director General, Civil Aviation clarified on Monday.
In all five cases, other trainers have taken responsibility for jobs that were previously handled by suspended trainers. “Chief Flight Instructor (CFI) and Deputy CFI Pioneer, Aligarh has been suspended for a period of one year. FTO continues to act as the appointment of a new CFI,” said Arun KumarDirector General, Civil Aviation.
Similarly C.F.I. Madhya Pradesh Flying Club Indore has been suspended. “They already have 3 more CFIs/Dy. CFIs,” he said.
sub. TSAA, CFI and CFI of Telangana have been suspended. But there is another CFI in the school, he said. FTO approval of SVKM, Egg Has been suspended for 21 days. It is a small FTO with only 3 aircraft. The FTO of Chimes Aviation Academy has been suspended until its runway in Dhana is re-carpeted, which is a routine job that must be done after years of wear and tear.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended the FTO approval of the chimes after an inspection revealed that the runway had loose gravel and uneven surface and was unsafe for flight.
In the case of Shirpur FTO, three of its aircraft were found to have poor fuel gauge indicators. d notwithstanding that these aircraft were being operated. “Flight operations at this school have been suspended for three weeks. It will be allowed to operate only when things are in order,” Kumar said.
Following the accidents and incidents involving FTOs in India, the Director General ordered a special safety audit of all FTOs, which began on 21 March.
Audit found that in some schools, student pilots were not properly briefed and trained on emergencies and required exercises before being released for solo flights or cross-country flights. In some FTOs, instructors, student pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers had skipped the mandatory breath-analyzer test (BA) test, while in others the BA equipment was not in compliance with the requirements, the official said.
Another violation was false logging. In some cases the dual flight was found to be logged as a single flight, in other cases the taxi time was calculated for the student pilot’s instrument flight time, the audit found. Some FTOs were found to be operating aircraft with faulty fuel gauges, stall warnings etc.; Others had poor emergency response plans with obsolete contact details.
In all five cases, other trainers have taken responsibility for jobs that were previously handled by suspended trainers. “Chief Flight Instructor (CFI) and Deputy CFI Pioneer, Aligarh has been suspended for a period of one year. FTO continues to act as the appointment of a new CFI,” said Arun KumarDirector General, Civil Aviation.
Similarly C.F.I. Madhya Pradesh Flying Club Indore has been suspended. “They already have 3 more CFIs/Dy. CFIs,” he said.
sub. TSAA, CFI and CFI of Telangana have been suspended. But there is another CFI in the school, he said. FTO approval of SVKM, Egg Has been suspended for 21 days. It is a small FTO with only 3 aircraft. The FTO of Chimes Aviation Academy has been suspended until its runway in Dhana is re-carpeted, which is a routine job that must be done after years of wear and tear.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended the FTO approval of the chimes after an inspection revealed that the runway had loose gravel and uneven surface and was unsafe for flight.
In the case of Shirpur FTO, three of its aircraft were found to have poor fuel gauge indicators. d notwithstanding that these aircraft were being operated. “Flight operations at this school have been suspended for three weeks. It will be allowed to operate only when things are in order,” Kumar said.
Following the accidents and incidents involving FTOs in India, the Director General ordered a special safety audit of all FTOs, which began on 21 March.
Audit found that in some schools, student pilots were not properly briefed and trained on emergencies and required exercises before being released for solo flights or cross-country flights. In some FTOs, instructors, student pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers had skipped the mandatory breath-analyzer test (BA) test, while in others the BA equipment was not in compliance with the requirements, the official said.
Another violation was false logging. In some cases the dual flight was found to be logged as a single flight, in other cases the taxi time was calculated for the student pilot’s instrument flight time, the audit found. Some FTOs were found to be operating aircraft with faulty fuel gauges, stall warnings etc.; Others had poor emergency response plans with obsolete contact details.