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Country's second flight simulator in Gurgaon

GURGAON: Flight safety has become the most crucial issue in Indian aviation lately, as two major air crashes have jolted the industry and brought forth concerns regarding adequate emergency procedure training for pilots.

Owing to the rising demand for aviation training, the first simulator centre in north India, and the second in the country after Bengaluru, will be coming up in Gurgaon next year.

A flight simulator is a machine that represents an actual aircraft cockpit in its original form and function, and can also emulate real crisis like bad weather, engine failure or any other technical glitch that may arise during a flight.

As the projections, according to airlines and aircraft manufacturers, estimate a rise in the number of commercial aircraft from 400 at present to over 10,000 in the decade to come, a shortage of well-trained pilots is going to be of concern to the airlines.

Vijay Kumar, CEO of Fly Sims Training Centre, Gurgaon, said, "There is an initial investment of Rs 100 crore to set up the centre that will have six simulators for Boeing 737s, Airbus 320s, and ATRs. The cost of each session use is pegged at $400 to $600 per hour, and an average training session will continue for 45 days."

Simulators are used for type rating, which is the process of training a Commercial Pilot's Licence holder to operate a particular commercial aircraft. It is also used by experienced pilots while appearing for higher positions like pilot-in-command, check pilots, instructors and auditors, among others. The simulators will be manufactured and installed by a Netherlands-based company, which is also eyeing similar markets in other South Asian countries like China , and Indonesia .

"India is one of the biggest aviation markets in the world today as the country has a huge pent-up demand for aircraft and simulators. The lack of adequate training here encourages aspiring pilots to go abroad for training. Naturally, if they get it here at almost the same cost, they'll definitely take it up," said Frank Uit Bogaard, CEO, Sim Industries B V, Netherlands.

He added that every new aircraft, which does a 24-hour shuttle every day, needs at least 10 pilots in order to operate all the flights as per the DGCA guidelines.

The simulators are designed to consume almost 60% lesser electricity, and can remain operational 24 hours a day. The centre, however, will not provide any certificates to the trainees, and claims to be training them to pass the DGCA specifications.

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