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Pilot Training in Indonesia for Indian Students

Applying from India

Train to the Indonesian DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) standard, at partner flight schools in one of Asia's largest domestic aviation markets. We help you choose the programme that fits and plan your licence route home from day one.

For students from India: Fees below are shown in IDR, INR, with training, living costs and licence conversion through DGCA.

  • Flying weatherTropical climate with a wet season (roughly October/November to March/April) and a dry season (roughly April to October); timing varies by region (BMKG).
  • LicenceIndonesian DGCA commercial pilot licence.
  • HoursMinimum flight hours depend on the course type; your school confirms the exact requirements in writing.
  • EnglishEnglish language proficiency is required; your school confirms the exact requirements.
  • LifestyleLiving costs depend on your city and lifestyle.
  • CareerMulti-crew preparation, where your programme includes it.
  • VisaIndonesian education visa.

Why abroad

Why Indonesia for students from India

  1. 01
    Commercial pilot licence issued by DGCA Indonesia
  2. 02
    Course type sets the minimum hours; your school confirms the exact requirements
  3. 03
    Close to South-East Asian home markets
  4. 04
    A large domestic aviation market
  5. 05
    The DGCA standardTrain to the Indonesian rules for pilot licences; your school confirms the exact requirements.
  6. 06
    Approved coursesAsk whether the course is approved, as this can change the flight time required; your school confirms the exact requirements.
  7. 07
    Tropical flyingPlan flying around the wet and dry seasons with your school.
  8. 08
    Licence route homeWe plan your conversion back to your home regulator from day one.
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Facts from DGCA Indonesia rules and official sources, checked 9 Oct 2026. Training is delivered by independent partner flight schools.

  • CPLcommercial pilot licence issued by DGCA Indonesia
  • Hoursset by course type; your school confirms the exact requirements

Hours and ages are set by DGCA Indonesia and rules change, so your school confirms the exact requirements in writing.

Partner schools

Partner flight schools

Schools are named only once they agree to it. Your shortlist names each school, its aircraft and its fees before you pay a deposit.

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Partner flight school, Indonesia

Licence
DGCA Indonesia CPL
Hours
Set by course type; school confirms

Applying from India

From Mumbai to the cockpit, DGCA

Train in Indonesia and plan your DGCA conversion from day one.

Programmes

Programmes available

Costs

Cost of training in Indonesia

Indicative ranges for students from India, shown in IDR, INR.

Pilot training cost in Indonesia, in short: our planning figure for pilot training in Indonesia is ₹60–65 lakh. Course fees are set in IDR, so the rupee amount moves with the exchange rate, and your school confirms the final fee in writing.

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Training

CPL course fee, DGCA Indonesia licence

Plan on ₹60–65 lakh (our planning figure). Your school confirms the final fee in writing.

Living

Per month, plus one-off costs

Living costs depend on your city and lifestyle, and your school confirms the final fee in writing. Your advisor builds a written budget for your exact route.

Living costs depend on your city and lifestyle; a flight student's costs vary by base.

Funding

Pilots Sky Lend education-loan support

Funding planned against fee milestones

CPL training · Type ratings · Ground classes

Help preparing loan applications, collateral and non-collateral routes, with disbursement planned against school fee stages.

Light aircraft cockpit with a pilot seated at the controls

Safety

What we check before we place a cadet

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  • Regulator

    Each partner school operates under its national regulator.

  • Safety and fleet

    Each school's safety and fleet reviewed before we place anyone.

  • Instructors

    Instructor availability checked against the intake.

  • Accommodation

    Help with accommodation questions on arrival and after.

  • Escalation

    An advisor who knows your file and steps in whenever you need support.

  • Cadet desk

    Medical emergencies, visa and money-transfer issues.

Money milestones

Pay against visible milestones

  1. 1
    Written cost planTuition, exams, living, visa, insurance and conversion in one budget, before any deposit.
  2. 2
    Itemised quotationsInclusions, exclusions, rates and payment terms from each school, in writing.
  3. 3
    Staged paymentsAn invoice schedule matched to training stages, not one large transfer.
  4. 4
    Account statementsAsk the school for statements and a refund policy; we help you read them.
  5. 5
    Flexibility bufferContingency for weather, maintenance and re-tests, which are normal in flight training.
Training aircraft lined up on the apron

Join the call

Bring your questions to the call

  • An honest timeline, not optimistic guesses
  • A costed pathway from day one to the airline application
  • Real financing options that match your budget
  • Answers to every question parents ask
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Where you fly

Training regions and bases

Twin-engine training aircraft on a runway

Indonesia

Partner flight schools here train to the DGCA Indonesia standard. Your shortlist shows the base, the airfield and where you would live.

Start dates

Intakes and start dates

Ground briefing before a training flight

Next start date

Rolling intakes, ask the cadet desk for the next start date.

Eligibility

Eligibility and admission

General guidance from DGCA Indonesia rules. Your advisor checks your own case.

Age
Minimum ages apply at each stage; your school confirms the exact requirements.
Education
Completed secondary school; physics and maths help, and some home regulators require them for licence conversion.
Class 1 medical
A first-class medical certificate is required; your school confirms the exact requirements.
English level
English language proficiency is required; your school confirms the exact requirements.
Documents
Passport, school certificates, medical certificate, proof of funds and the school offer, as your visa route requires.
Cockpit procedures with a headset on

How it works

How to apply with the cadet desk

  1. 1
    Free 20-minute callA call with the cadet desk: eligibility, budget and a realistic timeline.
  2. 2
    School shortlistPartner schools in Indonesia matched to your budget and licence goal.
  3. 3
    Medical and documentsClass 1 medical booked, school documents and finance planned with you.
  4. 4
    Visa fileYour Indonesian education visa (E30 series) file prepared with you. No visa promises.
  5. 5
    Arrive and trainArrival plan, progress reviews with your school and a cadet desk.
  6. 6
    Convert and go homeLicence conversion planned with DGCA. Help applying to airlines after your licence, and help getting into an OJT (On-the-Job Training) programme, where available.
Training flight with an instructor

Visa

Visa process

Indonesian education visa (E30 series), sponsored by the school and applied for on evisa.imigrasi.go.id. The school confirms the exact visa index.

  1. School sponsor and offer
  2. Passport valid 6+ months and proof of at least USD 2,000 (3-month bank statement)
  3. Apply on evisa.imigrasi.go.id and pay the fee shown on the official eVisa site (checked 29 Oct 2026): US$150 + Rp2,700,000 for a stay of up to 1 year, or US$150 + Rp3,950,000 for up to 2 years, both extendable. You receive an e-ITAS on arrival and must show enough funds to live on
  4. Enter Indonesia within 90 days of issue

General guidance only. Requirements change; we guide you, with no visa promises. Official source: Indonesian e-Visa (official).

Passports and travel documents on a table

Licence conversion

Bringing your licence home to DGCA

Your Indonesian DGCA commercial pilot licence is issued in Indonesia. To fly commercially at home, you then convert it with DGCA.

What DGCA asks for · checked against official sources

Foreign ICAO CPL converted under DGCA CAR Section 7 Series G Part I: Indian Class 1 medical, RTR(A), DGCA papers (Air Regulations and Composite: Air Navigation + Meteorology), licence/logbook verification with the issuing authority, then a skill test in India.

Official source: dgca.gov.in

  1. Plan before you start

    We check the current DGCA requirements with you and plan your training records for conversion.

  2. Log every hour

    Your logbook is kept to the standard your conversion needs.

  3. Apply through DGCA

    We guide you through the process, and DGCA decides the outcome.

What DGCA checks when you convert a DGCA Indonesia licence

DGCA converts foreign ICAO commercial licences under CAR Section 7 Series G Part I and FCL Circular 01 of 2012 (Rev 1, 1 July 2019). You must meet the Indian rules on age, education, medical fitness and flying experience. In practice that means:

  • Authenticated original logbooks only. The issuing authority verifies the entries, and hours flown as a safety pilot or observer do not count as PIC.
  • A skill test in India on at least one aircraft type to be endorsed, plus an IR skill test in India if your foreign licence has no instrument rating.
  • Air Regulations and Composite (Air Navigation and Meteorology) passes within the 60 months before you apply, and an Indian Class 1 medical valid on the application date.

Ground school at an Indonesian school does not replace the DGCA papers. For conversion you still pass Air Regulations and Composite in India.

We suggest taking your DGCA Class 1 medical, and ideally clearing your DGCA papers, before you fly abroad. DGCA decides every conversion. Budget: our planning figure for Indonesia is ₹60–65 lakh, against about ₹75 lakh for training in India. Families can also look at pilot training loans up to ₹1 crore, subject to lender approval. See the full DGCA conversion route or compare pilot training cost in India vs abroad.

Questions

Questions from India

How long does the CPL take in Indonesia?

Your training plan sets out a month-by-month timeline for your school before you commit.

How many flying hours does a DGCA Indonesia CPL need?

It depends on whether you train on an approved course or the standard route. Your school confirms the exact hour requirements in writing before you commit.

Can I convert my DGCA Indonesia licence with DGCA?

Converting a DGCA Indonesia licence with DGCA, in outline: Foreign ICAO CPL converted under DGCA CAR Section 7 Series G Part I: Indian Class 1 medical, RTR(A), DGCA papers (Air Regulations and Composite: Air Navigation + Meteorology), licence/logbook verification with the issuing authority, then a skill test in India. We guide you through the process, and DGCA decides the outcome.

Can Pilots Assist guarantee a visa or an airline job?

No. We prepare your visa file with you and plan your career steps honestly, but visas are decided by the authorities and jobs by airlines.

Is pilot training in Indonesia cheaper than in India?

On our planning figures, pilot training in Indonesia is ₹60–65 lakh, against about ₹75 lakh in India. Converting to a DGCA licence adds the Indian papers and a skill test in India, so compare full written quotes for both routes before you decide.

Can I get a loan through Pilots Sky Lend?

Pilots Sky Lend education-loan support helps students from India prepare loan applications for CPL training, type ratings and ground classes, with disbursement planned against school fee stages.

Why should we use Pilots Assist instead of applying to a school directly?

You can apply directly, and some families do. What we add is a second pair of experienced eyes on your side of the table: we compare schools and destinations honestly, prepare the admission, loan and visa paperwork with you, and plan the licence your child will need back home from the very first day. Once training starts, your child has one named advisor and our cadet desk, and after the licence we help with airline applications, OJT programmes where available and licence conversion. In short, your child never has to work the system out alone.

Does it cost anything to talk to you?

No. Counselling is free and there is no deposit to talk to us. You and your child can ask every question you have, compare destinations and see a plan before deciding anything. We would much rather you decide slowly and confidently than quickly and with doubts.

How safe is flight training, and how are schools chosen?

Flight training is closely regulated: every partner school trains under its national aviation authority, such as the FAA, SACAA, CASA, CAAP or the EASA system, which sets rules for aircraft maintenance, instructors and training. We properly vet every partner school before we suggest it. You receive the school's ATO or Operating Certificate, and we show you how to check with the regulator that it is valid. If you ever have a safety concern during training, your child's advisor and our cadet desk are a call away.

Who holds our money?

The flight school receives all training fees, and you pay the school directly, on the school's own easy payment plan. Pilots Assist does not hold your training money. Before each instalment, your advisor explains what it covers and checks it against your plan, so you always know where your money is going and why.

What will it cost in total, with every cost included?

The full cost includes tuition and flying, exams and licence fees, medicals, visa and travel, health insurance, accommodation, food and transport, and licence conversion back home. Our cost calculator shows current estimates for each destination in your currency, and your advisor builds a written plan for your child's exact route. We also help you set aside a sensible buffer, because retests, weather or extra lessons can add cost. Conversion fees at home are separate and paid to the training organisation and the aviation authority.

Should our child take a medical before we pay anything?

Yes, we strongly suggest it. Airline pilots need a Class 1 medical, and checking this first means you only commit money once you know your child meets the standard. For students planning to fly in India, DGCA's process starts with a Class 2 medical and then a Class 1 initial examination at a DGCA-designated centre. Your advisor explains the steps and where to go.

Can we get a loan for pilot training?

Families in India can use Pilots Sky Lend, our education-loan application support, which covers CPL training, type ratings and ground classes. We help you choose between routes, prepare a lender-ready file and plan disbursements around the school's fee stages. Families in other countries get loan guidance on how training is usually funded there.

What happens in an emergency abroad?

Your child can contact our cadet desk, and their named advisor knows their situation in detail. We help them reach the right people quickly, whether that is the school, a doctor, insurance or local services, and, with your child's consent, keep you informed. Health insurance is part of every plan, and we check it is in place before departure.

Radio call made from a training cockpit

Regulator and rules

Indonesia: who regulates training and what the rules say

Indonesia’s civil aviation regulator publishes its pilot rules online. We read the following on 3 November 2026 and show the source for each point.

  • RegulatorPilot licensing and pilot school approval sit with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of Transportation.
  • Licensing rulesPilot licences and ratings are covered by CASR Part 61, published by DGCA Indonesia. The copy we read is Amendment 5, so confirm the current text before you rely on it.
  • Pilot schoolsA flight school must hold a Pilot School Certificate under CASR Part 141. The DGCA procedure describes five stages from pre application to certification and gives 60 working days from a complete application.
  • Foreign licencesA pilot of a foreign registered aircraft in Indonesia needs an Indonesian licence, or one issued or validated by the state of registry.
  • Training creditFlight instruction can be credited when it comes from an instructor authorised by a contracting state’s licensing authority and is given outside Indonesia.

We did not find an official rule for foreign students specifically, so your advisor confirms visa and enrolment conditions with each school in writing and plans your DGCA India conversion from day one.

Sources read 3 November 2026: CASR Part 61, DGCA Indonesia, DGCA Indonesia pilot school procedure.

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