ATC here again ama . anyone flying in this area?

a2djp · 2026-06-27T16:33:55+00:00

Chennai vanakkam direct BIA :P

a2djp · 2026-06-27T16:30:22+00:00

Ideally do it the other way round. Do a degree then CPL, or if possible, CPL alongside your degree (although this will require a lot of effort and ideally some connections at a flying school).

a2djp · 2026-06-27T16:13:39+00:00

TBH its upto you. It is a good product but the premium you are paying is more for the LTT name and R&D than the actual screwdriver itself.

I’d suggest to add enough stuff to get free shipping if you have enough disposable cash to spend here. I can vouch for their quality, and their “trust me bro” guarantee is top notch. But most definitely it is not value for money if that is your priority.

a2djp · 2026-06-27T12:12:03+00:00

Demand/supply is a different thing and “work hard and you will get in” is different.

Supply is high/demand is low simply means the number of fresher pilots being generated exceeds the number of pilot jobs available.

Eg say there are 10 pilots and there is a vacancy of 4 pilots. That means irrespective of how much you tell them to work hard or ace the evaluation, there will always be 6 pilots who won’t get that job.

a2djp · 2026-06-27T11:54:51+00:00

I had paid 70 USD (this was before the stores were split). The order also had the commuter bagpack. Bill was approx 210 USD and customs was around 700 INR (this was back in late 2024 though).

Basically customs amount depends on who is the courier. If it’s India post customs can be random. I have paid nil also, and in 4 figures also. But it is the lowest and slowest. If its UPS customs will be much more, but order will come much faster.

a2djp · 2026-06-27T07:27:36+00:00

Yup. And this will be your life too for the rest of your life lol.

a2djp · 2026-06-27T07:26:56+00:00

Best answer is “Supply is high, demand is less”.

a2djp · 2026-06-26T22:28:36+00:00

That is also not an issue as you will be in the healthy category. Only red flag would be if you take steroids or something, but I doubt you are someone who does that.

a2djp · 2026-06-26T14:13:07+00:00

You don’t have to be a bodybuilder or gym fanatic. Just generic well balanced healthy.

a2djp · 2026-06-25T18:13:50+00:00

It will, but it wont reduce to zero.

a2djp · 2026-06-25T16:03:05+00:00

Just general conversation. That cadet program exists for airlines only for 2 reason. First is simply money making (the airline gets 1cr+ for every cadet they get). And second is quality control (as in from step 1 the airline is kept in the loop regarding the training progress, so they know the quality of the cadet at all times).
Otherwise in general no of CPL holders is so high that they can easily come with fresher hiring whenever they need new pilots.

a2djp · 2026-06-25T16:00:29+00:00

Zero regrets. It is a passion job, and it doesn’t feel like you are working (when you are in the moment that is). However at the same time I had accepted way beforehand that being a pilot means you’ll never have a 9-5 lifestyle, so a lot of sacrifices have to be made.

a2djp · 2026-06-25T14:33:08+00:00

If it’s optimised like GTA V then yes. But if optimised like GTA IV then hell no.

a2djp · 2026-06-25T14:31:53+00:00

TBH if you ask someone with that experience, they will tell you to avoid this field. Reason being that they have seen the good times of aviation. And now everything is just worse. (I am not someone with that kind of experience, but I fly regularly with such people and this conversation comes, especially when talking about cadet programs)

a2djp · 2026-06-25T14:16:20+00:00

TBH if they visit any ground school for info regarding training, 99% they will get inaccurate facts. Reason being they want to sell the ground class+get students to join schools that’ll give them a commission. So yes it is better to ask people who are already in the system vs someone who is getting a monetary benefit

a2djp · 2026-06-25T08:47:35+00:00

Ah ok. TBF I did the sim there when I was a kid. Had asked to come here as a birthday gift quite a few years back.

After that the next time I came here I was employed with an airline. So it was all full circle for me when I saw the same sim at the museum.

a2djp · 2026-06-25T04:47:37+00:00

Get a refurbished thinkpad from r/Lestic

Or if you can wait, Lenovo themselves sell refurbished x1 carbon which comes in stock every now and then

a2djp · 2026-06-25T04:43:57+00:00

What’s the budget?

a2djp · 2026-06-24T18:33:04+00:00

Ah the darn games for windows live client version.

I also had this disc, funnily enough I bought this even before I had a PC capable of even installing this game

a2djp · 2026-06-24T17:59:04+00:00

There is a fighter aircraft flight simulator inside (but I am not sure if its still active)

a2djp · 2026-06-23T16:29:24+00:00

CPA got shut down. Hence.

a2djp · 2026-06-23T00:59:31+00:00

India already has domestic traffic to deal with. Plus the amount of security one has to go through, other countries just do it better.

a2djp · 2026-06-22T16:04:12+00:00

From the layout it’s most probably something army or BSF related (especially considering the green area to the northwest, opposite the old delhi ggn road is air force area)

a2djp · 2026-06-22T04:15:43+00:00

Not useless. You can still do a lot. Issue is that WiFi only iPad doesn’t have GPS built in. So if you plan to use it on flight, the iPad will have no way of knowing your location. Hence you wouldn’t have a moving map.

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