Oldest aviation school to take off again

Bangalore: One of India’s oldest aviation training schools is gearing up for a revival, after being shut for almost three years at Jakkur air field.
A new administrative block was inaugurated at the school on Wednesday.
Flight instructors at the school told The Times of India that they would take in 35 students from January 15, 2010. They would need to complete 200 hours of flying to get a commercial pilot licence and 40 hours for a private pilot licence (PPL). The qualification for the former is second PUC with Physics and Mathematics and SSLC pass for a private licence. Each hour of flying will come at a cost of about Rs 7,000 for a student.
There is one Cessna 172 four seater, one Cessna 152 two seater, one Hansa 3 built by NAL that will be used for the training. One 172R with a glass cockpit will join the fleet in August.
19/11/09 Times of India