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| Chepy Nasution: Don't Be Afraid Of Becoming A Pilot | | By admin |
| Tuesday, March 18, 2008 00:12:00 |
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Chepy Nasution: Don't Be Afraid Of Becoming A Pilot
Tuesday 18 March 2008 00:12 WIB
JAKARTA, SENIN - Aviation veteran Cheppy Nasution says the demand for pilots in the domestic and international aviation industry is huge. It is predicted that the demand for pilots will not be met within the next ten years. With such good prospects for pilots, parents are encouraged to enrol their children in pilot training, and they don't need to be afraid of aircraft accidents.
Currently, one of the best investments for parents is to enrol their children in aviation training programs to become pilots, commented Cheppy Nasution, a pilot who often participates in aviation rallies, to our Persda Network, Monday (17/3) .
The expense that you need to cover during the trainee commercial pilot training program in Indonesia is about Rp 300 million - Rp 400 million. In Australia, the cost of training is less because the cost of fuel is lower. Besides that, the time required to complete the training is shorter, only about one year to eighteen months, whereas in Indonesia it is on average about two years.
Of course the cost of pilot training is relatively expensive. This is due to the cost of fuel for the aircraft, currently Avgas is about Rp 22.000 per litre. Flying schools usually calculate costs based upon hourly rates.
But don't be afraid, the return from your invesment is very high. Rather than parents educating their children to University Degree level, which requires up to six years, and upon graduation there is no certainty of employment. Whereas if they go to a flying school, for the next five to ten years it is expected that the aviation industry will continue to experience a shortage of pilots, said Chepy.
Chepy mentioned, that the initial salary in domestic aviation, for instance level of second officer on average is about Rp. 7 million per month. This salary doesn't include flying bonuses, and other extras. If parents borrow the money to send their children to flying school, after they commence work loan payments of Rp 2 million per month will not cause difficulties for their children, who should never be unemployed, he said.
Currently there are many new airlines, and some existing airlines that are expanding their businesses. Lion Air, for instance is currently contracting 130 new aircraft. Each aircraft requires three to five crews. If one aircraft requires three crews then 130 aircraft multiplied by 6 requires 780 staff, captains and co-pilots. This is just Lion Air. Therefore, Indonesia is still short of pilots.
The risk for pilots appears to be high, for instance from aircraft incidents or accidents. Is this really a realistic reason for parents to be afraid of their children becoming pilots? The risks are relative. I myself have been involved in an aircraft accident, but I am still alive. If we talk about accidents it is like finding a life partner and death itself, it's in the hands of God. If they work for an airline where the margines for safety are maintained at a high standard, the margin for personal safety will certainly be high, it's not a problem. 'Now what if we compare the number of aircraf accidents with the number of bus accidents?' asked Chepy who has an aviation community in Pondok, Cabe, Tangerang (Indonesia, south of Jakarta).
According to Chepy, pilots won't be unemployed. The reason being that the demand for pilots is very high. If a pilot leaves a company there are many other companies waiting for them. Not only in Indonesia, but also countries in the Middle East like Qatar where the demand for pilots is very high.
Currently there are three flying schools in Jakarta. In those flying schools all of the students have already been booked in advance. They are immediately secured by aviation businesses, especially the commercial pilots, they certainly won't be unemployed.
Graduates from Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan Indonesia (STPI) in Curug, one of Indonesia's preferred aviation schools, as reported in Angkasa Online, edition 12 September 2007, and June 2007, STPI Curug has requests (orders) for 535 fresh graduate pilots. Before they graduate they have been booked by domestic airlines, but also by overseas companies. Requests for pilots are from Garuda Indonesia, (60 pilots), Lion Air (60), Merpati Airlines (25), Sky Train-China (120), Individual (20), Global Wing-Malaysia (250), Idea Flying School (80).
Chepy continued, pilot education is not a lengthy process. In Indonesia, for instance at Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan Indonesia, in Curug, Banten, you need two years. In Australia, the time required is less, one year to eighteen months is enough. There are a number of categories of graduate pilots, Private Pilot License (PPL), Commercial Pilot License (CPL), after which you require a jet engine aircraft rating. (Persda Network/Domuara Ambarita)
Translation: IndonesianAviation.Com
Source: Kompas.Com
http://www.kompas.com/read/xml/2008/03/18/00122290
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