The Federal Aviation Administration gives a flight school a Part 141 certificate to flight schools that have met all the requirements in order utilize their own syllabus to train the students. By obtaining this certification, the flight school is allowed to train students at a more accelerated pace which can reduce time necessary to complete all the pilot ratings.

A Part 61 school also offers flight training but is bound the Federal Regulations which dictates the requirements by which a rating may be obtained. Any Flight School is able to train students under Part 61 however a flight school that carries a Part 141 certificate has taken the effort to get their training program approved. Part 61 does take slightly more flight hours but allows a student more flexibility to train at their own pace.

Since Falcon Aviation Academy is able to train under both, depending on the student's progress, he/she can decide on which program would best fits their specific needs.

After having successfully trained a lot of international students and looking closely at their progress throughout the course, Falcon has developed the program specifically for the international students.

Currently, the following programs are conducted under the respective regulations:

Many schools in the US follow the Part 141 syllabus for their entire training, while this may seem like a shorter and cheaper course, it also restricts what a student can do in a particular lesson. Every individual has his/her unique capabilities and pace at which they can pick up the essential flying skills. The Part 61 course gives a lot more flexibility to both the student and the instructor to experiment and move the program along at a fairly comfortable pace which not putting any undue pressure on the student. Also, the Part 61 course keeps the FUN aspect in an individual's flying.

If however, early in the training the isntructor believes the student can keep up with the rigourous 141 program, he/she can be transferred to that program.

Unlike other major schools in the US, Falcon is not a school with just one flight base. The school at present has 5 major bases with dedicated aircraft and instructors permenantly based.

These bases are:

Every instructor has approximately 3 students

Falcon Aviation primarily has Diamond aircraft (Eclipse DA20, Star DA40, TwinStar DA42), however to meet the requirements of the DGCA, we also have Cessna aircraft (C150, C152, C182RG, andn C177RG). The DGCA registered and approved our Beechraft Baron for completion of the multi engine training program.

Within the next few weeks, Falcon Aviation will also be purchasing several Piper Seneca's that will supplement the Multi Engine training fleet.

No other school offers such a wide variety of training aircraft which is key to developing the ideal flying skill set aviation employeers are looking for.

Once a student successfully completes his/her training, including the Initial Certified Flight Instructor training with Falcon Aviation Academy, he/she will have an option to work as a flight instructor with the school.

• You must be at least 17 year of age
• You must be able to read, write, and understand the English language
• You must hold a minimum of 10+2 with Mathematics and Physics
• You must qualify for a Class I medical certificate
  with the FAA and DGCA

Falcon Aviation accepts the following forms of payment in additional to a bank draft or bank to bank transfer.

You must Contact Us for appropriate bank routing information.

No, the payment for the course must be made as specified in the initial confirmation letter. This is needed as the school give the internatinal students a "block rate" for every hour of operation. This rate is fixed and will not change throughout the course.

These cost is predetermined based on average completion rates, additional funding may be required should there by any personal decision to delay your training or if the completion standards are not met in a timely manner.

The program cost for the course is given in the confirmation letter which is sent after completion of the application to Falcon Aviation Academy. This is an estimate based on an average student. Actual cost may vary depending on the individual learning abilities and type of aircraft used for training. If the student requires any more training than the hours specified or wants to change the aircraft type for a specific part of the training, a revised price will apply. These modifications to the program can be worked out and changes incorporated if needed.

Based on the costs incurred by our previous international students we have calculated an estimate of the costs that the students might incur. Keep in mind that the living expenses vary from person to person and the actual costs will depend on whether one will be cooking or eating out as well has his/her life style.

Typically, $650 dollars per month should cover all living costs (which includes $350 for rent, and $200 for food and other household needs).

The program cost for the course is given in the confirmation letter which is sent after completion of the application to Falcon Aviation Academy. This is an estimate based on an average student. Actual cost may vary depending on the individual learning abilities and type of aircraft used for training. If the student requires any more training than the hours specified or wants to change the aircraft type for a specific part of the training, a revised price will apply. These modifications to the program can be worked out and changes incorporated if needed.

Transportation to and from the school will be the responsibility of the Falcon Aviation. There is a shuttle service which runs several times a day to and from the apartment complex that you will be staying at.

The accomodation can be easily arranged by our school associate, Mr. Mrigendra Kale. He has set up apartments that are usually shared by 4 other students. These are 3 bedroom apartments that are furnished with a Refrigerator, Microwave, Dishwasher, Air Conditioning/Heat, Hot/Cold Water, Electricity and Bedding.

The apartment complex's have swimming pools, tennis courts, gym, laudry, dryers and a on site maintenance facility should any appliances need repair.

A VISA counceling session can be scheduled if needed with our partners in India. Any other documents needed to apply for the VISA or bank loan can be sent by the school.

No, as long as you have never been rejected a US VISA before, you can apply to any consulate.

The consulate has three major concerns...

1. That you qualify for the training
2. That you have a good reason to come back to India
3. That you have finances to fund your training

Please have all the following documents ready with you before you go for the interview:

I-20 Form (Falcon Aviation will send this to you)

VISA Documents
Sevis Report
Appointment Letter
HDFC receipt
Colour Photographes

Aviation Qualifications
10+2 Certificate
DGCA / FAA medical
DGCA test results (if you have them)

Financials
Bank loan for the amount of money required for your training
Bank Statements to verify available funds for living expenses