Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation
The Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) is a Government of Haryana undertaking that operates 3 flying clubs in the state of Haryana to impart pilot training.[1][2]
The current minister for the 2014-2019 term is Ram Bilas Sharma.
Flying clubsEdit
The Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation operates the following 3 flying clubs providing flight training for aspiring pilots.[3]
- Hisar Aviation Club at Hisar Airport: As of July 2016, Hisar based Aviation flying club had two aircraft, a 4-seater Cessna 172 built in 2008 and an old 2-seater Cessna 152 built in 1986. The institutes has 15 approved seats to impart training for the commercial pilot licence (CPL) and private pilot licence (PPL). The CPL requires a minimum of 200 hours flying experience.[4] In September 2019, Spice Jet also started a flight training academy at Hisar airport with 10 training aircraft to train 100 pilots every year.[5] 4 girls with state domicile and 10% students with Haryana domicile will get 50% waiver on tuition fee, SpiceJet will place 70% of the 100 pilot trainees within its own organisation.[6]
- Pinjore Aviation Club at Kalka Airport
- Karnal Flying Club at Karnal Airport
Pilot License Courses offeredEdit
The HICA offers flying training and preparation courses to pilots for the following Directorate General of Civil Aviation licenses':[7]
The Government of Haryana provides subsidies for the above to the natives of the state of Haryana who must apply for it using a Haryana Domicile Certificate.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Haryana Institute of Aviation
- ↑ Haryana Govt
- ↑ Haryana Institute of Aviation Archived 2014-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Prospectus, page 5
- ↑ Haryana flies mostly on paper, The Tribune, Published on 3 July 2016
- ↑ Haryana CM ML Khattar inaugurates flight services from Hisar Airport, NewstrackLive, 3 Sept 2019.
- ↑ Haryana CM launches UDAN regional connectivity scheme, India Today, 3 Sept 2019.
- ↑ Haryana Institute of Aviation Archived 2014-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Prospectus