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Flying Training Establishments
 
 

ImageThe Indian Air Force has Flying Training Establishments exclusively set up to train you to take off as pilot. Each establishment is a mark of your progression, from basic to more complex levels of flying. On completion of training you are awarded your Wings at a Combined Graduation Parade held at the Air Force Academy.

Situated at some of the most beautiful locations across the country, the following are the five Flying Training Establishments:

  • Air Force Academy
  • Bidar (Karnataka)
  • Hakimpet (Secunderabad)
  • Basic Flying Training School (Allahabad)
  • Transport Training Wing, Yelahanka (Bangalore)

Bidar (Karnataka)
Located 160 km away from Hyderabad, the quaint little town of Mohammad Bidar (known now as Bidar) is host to an Air Force FTE. The FTE conducts Advanced Stage flying training for IAF trainees for 22 weeks, on HJT-16 aircraft. The curriculum followed here is identical to the one at AFA.

Hakimpet (Secunderabad)
ImageHistorically an important airfield, which was used in World War II as a transit airfield by the Allied forces, Hakimpet today is a modern training base. Here pilots selected for the Fighter Stream undergo a 22-week semester of training on the Polish-built ISKRA jet trainer aircraft. This semester takes place after commissioning and is a prelude to continuation of training on fast jets.

Pilots selected for the Helicopter Stream undergo a semester of 22 weeks on the HAL built Chetak helicopter and subsequently move on to another 22 weeks of training at Yelahanka, Bangalore.

Basic Flying Training School (Allahabad)
Located at Bamrauli, Allahabad the Basic Flying Training School (BFTS) imparts flying training to officers of the Indian Army and Indian Navy on HPT-32 piston-engined aircraft. Entry of officers for Army Aviation and Naval Aviation is based on the requirements of the respective service.

ImageTransport Training Wing, Yelahanka (Bangalore)
Pilots selected for Transports Stream undergo a one-year program divided into two semesters wherein they undergo flying training on Avro, Antonov-32 or Dornier-22-8 aircraft. The Yelahanka Station also has a Helicopter Unit operating Mi-8 aircraft where the second semester of training for Helicopter Stream pilots is undertaken.

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