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Expert: - 2/10/2008


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i have completed my intermediate from india &i want to persue my career as a pilot could u please suggest me what is the percentage requried for that and the duration of the pilot training and the total fee


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Dear Mohammed

You don't say if you have any flight time. To become an airline pilot requires that you have gained several licences--private pilot, then commercial with multiengine rating and so on.That is a commitment of quite a lot of time and money. At a minimum, it will require perhaps $10,000 to get the ratings. If you are in India, I'd suggest that you contact Air India or any of the smaller airlines and ask them what they require for their pilots. Also ask them for their recommendations of schools and other instruction.

I wish you success.

Cal Taylor

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Questions about the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, its history, operations and technical information. I wrote and published the definitive history of the C-133, Remembering an Unsung Giant: The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and Its People. Someone has done a good job of extracting material from my book for the article about the C-133 on AllExperts. I AM NOT an expert on educational opportunities in India or other countries and request that such questions be directed elsewhere. I will not answer such questions because I do not have the knowledge to do so adequately.

Experience

I accrued 1,837 hours as a C-133 navigator out of a total of 6,738 flying hours in the USAF. Twelve years of that time were as a crew member, the other years were in various training assignments and as a USAF intelligence officer. My flying experience includes time in the B-52H, C-141, C-133, AC-130, C-130 and the C-5A. I have considerable knowledge in general aviatio history.

Organizations
Air Force Association, Military Officers Association of America, National Association of Uniformed Services, Vasa Order of America

Publications
Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society; Warbirds publication of the Experimental Aircraft Association; Quarterly of the Jimmie Doolittle Museum, Travis AFB, CA

Education/Credentials
BA, HIstory; MA, Asian Studies; MA, Management

Awards and Honors
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, other military decorations

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