Orient Flight School, Auroville

Orient Flight School at Auroville founded in 1994 is an oldest and well-equipped aviation training centre situated in Chennai Tamil Nadu. Located at 1/40 – 9, Mount Poonamallee Road, St. Thomas Mount, this co-educational institution has been training young pilots for the next three decades.

Affiliated with the University Grants Commission of India, Orient Flight School has discipline-specific courses in aviation and aims at churning out industry-ready professionals in the nascent aerospace industry. Orient Flight School has among the best equipment and facilities in the market to ensure that the learners get the best experience in learning.

Sections of boys’ and girls’ hostels provide clean twin-sharing accommodation near the airport. These facilities guarantee safety and favourable conditions for students, in addition to which students have an opportunity to choose between a vegetarian or non-vegetarian diet. Both school library and resource centre contain substantial collection of books, films and tapes dealing with aviation studies.

Subscriptions to renewal include the general aviators’ dailies and magazines, Jeppesen, Oxford, and Pratt & Whitney among others, to ensure that students are up to date with the knowledge in the market. On this aspect, Orient Flight School has especially made today’s comprehensive establishment to show its dedication.

The campus includes state of the art flight briefing and debriefing facilities in the hangar, accompanied by comfortable computer facility room. Given that communication plays a crucial role in aviation industry the school pays a considerable attention to the development of the language skills particularly the Aviation English.

For the convenience of commuting the institute has transport facilities from different corners of the city to reach the place wherever it may be. It was not clear the total courses offered and the number of students offered the courses but Orient Flight School offers a B. Sc. in Aviation and prepares students for commercial pilots.

It is presumably a theoretical curriculum complemented by practical flights, yet, no detailed information on the curriculum is shared. The school’s concentration on a particular aviation degree means that the school’s priority is to produce quality professionals for the airlines.

Enrolment at Orient Flight School is competitive and opportunity is given to those persons who can show their ability in the field of aviation. This allows Orient Flight School’s students to learn and practice within close proximity to a highly active aero sector in Chennai.

The following are the strengths of the school: The school provides quality education; The School has modern amenities; The school has adopted industry-specific curriculum. With continued advancements in aerospace industry, Orient Flight School is poised for nurturing the future generation of aircraft operators with the knowledge as well as expertise requisite in the(numpy) industry.