The Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) is a Government of Haryana undertaking that operates 4 flying clubs in the state of Haryana to impart pilot training.[1][2]
The current minister for the 2014-2019 term is Ram_Bilas_Sharma_(politician).
Flying clubs edit
The Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation operates the following 3 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 4-seater Cessna 172 built in 2008 and an old 2-seater Cessna 152 built in 1986. The institutes 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] 4 girls with state domicile and 10% students with Haryana domicile will get 50% waiver on tuition fee, SpiceJet 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
Pilot License Courses offered edit
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 the natives of the state of Haryana who must apply for it using a Haryana Domicile Certificate.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Haryana Institute of Aviation
- ^ Haryana Govt
- ^ Haryana Institute of Aviation Archived 2014-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Prospectus, page 5
- ^ Haryana flies mostly on paper, The Tribune, Published on 3 July 2016
- ^ Haryana CM ML Khattar inaugurates flight services from Hisar Airport, NewstrackLive, 3 Sept 2019.
- ^ Haryana CM launches UDAN regional connectivity scheme, India Today, 3 Sept 2019.
- ^ Haryana Institute of Aviation Archived 2014-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Prospectus