Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation

The Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) is a Government of Haryana undertaking established in 1966 that operates four flying clubs in the state of Haryana, India to provide pilot training.[1][2]

Flying clubs

The Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation operates the following 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 four-seater Cessna 172 built in 2008 and an old two-seater Cessna 152 built in 1986. The institute 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] Four girls with state domicile and 10% students with Haryana domicile will get 50% waiver on tuition fee, Spice Jet 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
  • Narnaul Airport, Narnaul flying club at Narnaul Airport

Courses offered

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 natives of the state of Haryana who must apply for it using a Haryana Domicile Certificate.

See also

References

  1. ^ Haryana Institute of Aviation
  2. ^ Haryana Govt
  3. ^ Haryana Institute of Aviation Archived 2014-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Prospectus, page 5
  4. ^ "Haryana flies mostly on paper, The Tribune, Published on 3 July 2016". Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ Haryana CM ML Khattar inaugurates flight services from Hisar Airport, NewstrackLive, 3 Sept 2019.
  6. ^ Haryana CM launches UDAN regional connectivity scheme, India Today, 3 Sept 2019.
  7. ^ Haryana Institute of Aviation Archived 2014-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Prospectus

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