Conversion · DGCA return path
Admissions openA foreign licence is only half the journey home.
Students routinely lose six to twelve months after training because the conversion was never planned. Exams, medical validity, RTR(A) and the flight check all have their own clocks — we run them in parallel, not one after the other.
Conversion sequence
What DGCA actually requires from you.
Requirements vary with your licence, hours and issuing authority. This is the standard path for an Indian national returning with a foreign CPL.
- 01Prerequisite
01
Computer number
Your DGCA identity for every exam and application. Delays here delay everything downstream.
- 023–6 months
02
DGCA written exams
Air Navigation, Meteorology, Air Regulations and technical papers, supported by our ground classes.
- 032–4 months
03
RTR(A)
Radio Telephony licence through WPC — practical and oral, and a common bottleneck.
- 041 day
04
Class 1 Medical
Indian Class 1 medical from a DGCA-approved examiner, timed so validity carries into issue.
- 054–8 weeks
05
Document verification
Licence, logbook and hour verification with the issuing authority — accuracy matters more than speed.
- 06Final
06
Conversion flight check
Skill test with an approved examiner in India, followed by DGCA licence issue.
School, finance, visa and licence return planned as one journey.
Authorities covered
We handle every licence our students come home with.
- FAA (United States) CPL, IR and multi-engine privileges
- EASA (Europe) modular and integrated CPL/IR holders
- SACAA (South Africa) CPL and instructor-rated pilots
- CASA (Australia) CPL holders with mixed airspace experience
- Logbook auditing and hour reconciliation before submission
- Ground classes online and in-person for DGCA subjects
Common failures
What goes wrong — and how we prevent it.
Timing
01Exams started too late
Students wait until they land in India. We start ground classes while you're still hour building abroad.
Records
02Logbook discrepancies
Unsigned entries and mismatched hour totals stall verification for months. We audit before submission.
Validity
03Expired medicals
A medical that lapses mid-process forces a restart. We sequence medicals against your expected issue date.
RTR
04Underestimating RTR(A)
The oral exam fails plenty of good pilots. Structured practice, not last-minute cramming.
Docs
05Authority verification delays
Foreign authority responses are slow. We initiate them early and follow up weekly.
Next
06No plan after conversion
Conversion isn't a job. We move straight into type rating and airline application prep.
Next intake open
Already hold a foreign CPL? Get a conversion audit.
Send us your licence, logbook summary and medical dates. We'll return a sequenced timeline with the bottlenecks flagged.
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