Reach for the sky

Pune: Recently, there has been a considerable increase in the number of students opting to stay in India and learning to fly, as it is more economical and closer to the home.
For the first time, all those with a thirst and love for aviation can look forward not only to fulfilling their love for flying, but also combine it with a lucrative and interesting career. Regardless of the commercial aspects, the fact is that flying is all set to be thrilling and glamourous with Carver Aviation Academy, Baramati, one of the largest and most productive flying schools in India.
The Academy now has over 100 students and 21 aircrafts – including 19 single and two multi-engine aircrafts which are continuously airborne. According to Mark Carvalho, the owner of the flying school, he is hardly able to cope with the demand. One of the things Carvalho has done to improve productivity is to buy the new Thorpe T211 single engine trainer aircraft from Taneja Aerospace and Aviation , Bangalore.
The facilities offered at the flying school are state-ofthe-art , that includes simulator training. Apart from this aircraft, they also have Citation XLS and P68C.
20/07/07 Sumantha Rathore/Times of India