Academy of Aviation

DGCA + FAA India Pilot Program

Everything you need to meet DGCA requirements for easy co-validation. M1 Visa FAA Commercial Pilot Programs in the United States.

Academy of Aviation in the USA welcomes flight training students from India.



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Indian Student Required Information

Please read all of the information presented below. We have compiled this page specifically for students from India only, who wish to become a pilot by training in the USA. This page contains everything you need to meet DGCA requirements for easy co-validation.


**F1 Visa for Flight Schools Has Been Discontinued.** The Student and Exchange Visa Program (SEVP/SEVIS) in late August 2021 determined that a degree program will be required, along with flight training, in order to offer the F-1 Visa. Read more at: F-1 Visa Information.


DGCA (200 Flight Hours in Cessna 152) PPL, IR, CPL SE, and ME add-on.

Add 50 more hours of Shared Time Building to make it 250 flight hours. A Cessna 172 upgrade is also available.

Below this tuition estimate, we have listed applicable non-tuition fees. We provide an outline of these fees as a courtesy so you can properly budget. These non-tuition fees are not included in the tuition estimate nor in a student's payment schedule. All non-tuition fees are paid as they become due.

$50,862 2023 Pricing One-Time Subtotal

At a glance: DGCA Pilot Courses Price Breakdown

FRG/AKH/FFC-Intl: DGCA PPL C152 2023

  • 5 hours Simulator RedBird Dual w/ Instructor
  • 40 hours Flight Dual w/Instructor
  • 5 hours Flight Solo
  • 8 hours Pre-Post Instruction Briefing
  • C152 $135/hr
  • RedBird Simulator $105/hr
  • Instruction $75/hr
$10,575

FRG/AKH/FFC-Intl: DGCA IR C152 2023

  • 14 hours Simulator RedBird Dual w/ Instructor
  • 21 hours Flight Dual w/Instructor
  • 5 hours Pre-Post Instruction Briefing
  • C152 $135/hr
  • RedBird Simulator $105/hr
  • Instruction $75/hr
$7,305

FRG/AKH/FFC-Intl: DGCA CPL SE C152 2023

  • 24 hours Simulator RedBird Dual w/ Instructor
  • 34 hours C152 Flight SHARED Time Building
  • 85 hours Flight C152 Dual w/ Instructor
  • 10 hours Pre-Post Instruction Briefing
  • C152 $135/hr
  • C152 Shared time building $68/hr
  • RedBird Simulator $105/hr
  • Instruction $75/hr
$25,232

FRG/AKH/FFC-Intl: DGCA ME Add-on 2023

  • 15 hours Flight DA-42 Dual w/ Instructor
  • 2 hours Pre-Post Instruction Briefing
  • DA42 $405/hr
  • Instruction $75/hr
$7,350


Purchase terms

Student Visa Processing Fee - $675 (I20, I901 and Letter of Acceptance)
DS160 - $160 paid to US Embassy (not an AoA fee)
TSA (AFSP) Registrations - 3 ($130 each)
TSA Fingerprinting - $99
FAA Medical - 1 ($150 each)
Renter's Insurance (Annual)-1 ($405)
Cessna Kits (PPL,IR,CPL) - 3 ($400 each)
Polos - 3 ($100 Total)
FAA Written Exam Fee - 3 ($175 each)
Checkride Fees - 4 ($800 each)
Handheld Radio-1 ($250 each)

Housing (If through Academy of Aviation)-$1000 per month for a private room OR $750 per month for a shared room

***Forecasted FAA Exams and Non Tuition Pilot Supplies Fees above are not associated with the Academy of Aviation. They are to be paid by the student as they become due to the respective vendor. These costs are listed to give the student a prospective and approximate amount for exams and other fees***

In the event that fuel prices at a campus exceeds $5.00 per gallon for aviation fuel, Academy of Aviation reserves the right to impose a fuel surcharge.

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