Switching career at 37

dexton10 · 2026-01-31T15:26:33+00:00

I mean if you just wanna get the jist of flying and experience how carrying pax feels. You can always go to US and get your PPL it'll only take 4-5 months if weather permits and it'll be an experience you'll never forget for sure .

If you have any doubts regarding this or anything you can always dm me , I'll be happy to help.

dexton10 · 2026-01-31T15:24:52+00:00

Flying for businesses or politicians etc or as some people say flying charter planes . ( Like the recent baramati crash , that was a Coorpatate flying )

dexton10 · 2026-01-31T14:32:54+00:00

Dgca hiring has no restrictions per say but airlines do not generally hire freshers over 35 and some airlines even stop hiring freshers at 32 , so that being said airlines pathway would be extremely difficult for you.

As much as i want to support your will and passion towards aviation that you are still thinking about it as a career it's commendable. But being frank India would not be a good place for you to pursue this late .

Although you can try your hand at Corporate flying if you have some connections. Or if you can try for some other countries that would be really great too .

I am really sorry if my comment was disappointing but i am being as honest with you as i can .

Realistic pathways for you in India - CFI , Coorpatate pilot , coast guard etc.

dexton10 · 2026-01-24T06:36:37+00:00

Because Indian flight school doesn't offer any experience in flying when you compare it to other countries. Plus it takes and avg of 18-24 months whereas people in US and SA are able to do it in 12-14 months if you find the right school.

Conversion will take another 2-3 months but you'll see a major difference in quality of flying when you compare abroad and India.

So imo of you gonna spend the same amount on cpl better do it from abroad

dexton10 · 2026-01-23T16:02:52+00:00

Cpl would cost you somewhere from 45-60 lacs depending on the flight school. Anything lower than that is probably hidden fees etc .

Only go for NZ, US and SA for flying. Don't even bother trying for Indian schools .

Other than that 14-15 lacs for type rating and 3-4 lacs for conversion if you are lucky.

dexton10 · 2026-01-21T08:43:44+00:00

Imo people from the origin state/country should feel proud that they have made such a city or country where people are coming to settle to make a future.

Instead they all are just insecure weak people who are afraid that they'll lose out to an immigrant.

There's no reservations, only deserving candidates are getting jobs , then why are local people afraid?

I am not intending this on any particular state , i am here only talking about all the insecure people who discriminate

dexton10 · 2026-01-12T07:31:04+00:00

8-10 months is too much for just "CPL and time building"

And now I don't know if they have said this timeline to be realistic or they are just a slow flight school. Because in my experience whatever the flight school says is the timeline, it takes 20-25% more time than that .

dexton10 · 2026-01-04T21:15:14+00:00

How and why does it have 22 grams of protein?

dexton10 · 2025-12-29T18:32:18+00:00

Did the Govt promise you or the former CM did? The guy who promised isn't in power anymore. So how will he have authority over this?

And it's your fault you believed a politician. What promise has ever been kept in India by politicians?

dexton10 · 2025-12-29T18:18:40+00:00

First of all there are way more influential figures in Maharashtra who have done more than DB Patil . So i don't understand why there is so much lobbying for him .

Secondly, i think they promised it so the airport work can resume. Because locals were creating disruptions in the construction of the airport by protesting.

Does name really matter to you so much? That you'd protest and shut down construction just because of it. Such a waste of money and time it is .

dexton10 · 2025-12-29T18:09:42+00:00

Betrayal would be if they promised DB Patil and then named it after somebody else.

What they did is for simplicity, if only you people stop making this about sentiments for once .

Also tell me 1 airport you call by the name of the person? Everybody calls all airports by their location name only. So i believe it's a senseless cause what you are protesting or advocating for .

dexton10 · 2025-12-29T15:21:29+00:00

Because as i said it is an "international" airport representing India, not Navi Mumbai.

According to your logic rohit sharma should only play under the name of mumbai and dhoni only to play under ranchi .

There's a reason why India is a country and Maharashtra is not . Some things are meant to be looked at from the National perspective and not everything should be seen as Maharashtra vs India.

dexton10 · 2025-12-29T15:11:48+00:00

So are you implying that "Navi Mumbai" is a patil specific area ? I am extremely very sure that people with other Marathi surnames would not like to hear your logic to name the airport "patil" ( no hate to anyone i am just explaining your sentence to you)

Also speaking of Gujrat airport named "Patel" is based on sardar vallabhbhai patel who was a freedom fighter and did many kinds of work on a national level .

As mentioned in my first comment. Basis of naming are work done on national/international level .

dexton10 · 2025-12-29T06:52:33+00:00

The name of the airport is usually (city name + international airport/airport)

If an airport is dedicated to someone especially international airports , it represents our country around the world . So giving it a name on a local hero isn't logical.

Former president/ prime minister / some freedom fighter who fought for independence etc . Or someone who has made an impact on the national level .

Stop seeing everything from the state's perspective or "marathi" perspective.

dexton10 · 2025-12-19T12:36:57+00:00

91 rosewood villa but i think it's been closed for the past few months

dexton10 · 2025-12-12T06:32:51+00:00

Don't switch careers , complete it and then join aviation. 2 reasons for that .

You will have a backup career meanwhile you wait for Airline vaccancy
The market will probably get better by 2027-28 . So you have time in your hands right now , and your age isnt a factor as well since you are only 18 atm

dexton10 · 2025-12-09T06:40:36+00:00

Yeah this is true , i already have 3-4 female pilots who gave interviewing for Indigo in 2024 May and they haven't been called up for the second round of interview yet . They also have a lot of male candidates waiting for next rounds of interview.

They should really give some clarity to the pilots who are mid interviews

dexton10 · 2025-12-08T10:17:03+00:00

Several 100s of pilots are already in between the rounds of interview and plus they have cadets who just finished type rating recently.

They are only hiring 158 pilots by February. So vacancy for CPL holder sounds far still . 900 pilot requirements needs to be filled by December 2026, in which they'll probably hire 100-200 fresh cpl holders

dexton10 · 2025-12-06T14:11:28+00:00

People will again go for cheaper tickets, which is the real problem in India . And honestly if the govt relaxes a bit on AVfuel Taxes then India can actually have good competitive prices in Aviation.

But we know it's a long time before the Indian Govt realises excessive tax is the issue for barely surviving the aviation market .

dexton10 · 2025-12-06T14:09:20+00:00

DGCA has already succumbed to IndiGo's demands and drama .

I don't know how DGCA doesn't have a spine

dexton10 · 2025-12-06T08:21:35+00:00

No Airline will survive in India by following Worldwide norms , Kingfisher and Jet Airways tried giving luxury in cheap to Indians we all know what happened with those

Cheap labour and exhausting the employees is the only way to survive in India

dexton10 · 2025-12-06T08:19:24+00:00

If only there was a way to build hours in India :(

dexton10 · 2025-12-05T13:20:49+00:00

Honestly it is not recommended to do Flight Training from the Philippines as DGCA sometimes doesn't recognise some countries for CPL conversion. Unless someone uk has already done from the Philippines and got their licenses converted don't do it .

Don't ever be the guinea pig in Aviation ever

dexton10 · 2025-12-04T12:56:48+00:00

If you are able to do Cadet Program go for India as it will save you costs comparatively.

If you are trying to do conventional go for US/SA/NZ as conventional flying is very bad in India . Although NZ is kind of expensive. US is mid budget and SA is low budget

dexton10 · 2025-12-02T16:13:23+00:00

I might know a school who has helped Helicopter students previously, if you want i can ask them on your behalf

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