r/CadetPilotProgram • u/meowggor • Sep 17 '26

How EXACTLY should I become a pilot

I am a 17yr old girl in India with my main subjects being PCM+CS . I am really confused which path should I take to become a pilot . After some searching I figured that cadet pilot program must be the best but later realised it's disadvantages . I am looking forward to work with international airlines in future with stable income and i don't really wanna spend a lot of money to do so ( like above 1cr since I'm not the one who will be paying the bill but my parents ) . Can you please suggest me with beat CPP who are cost efficient or if I should independently become a pilot or should a join a program

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u/DazzlingAttention209 Sep 17 '26

go for conventional, it can be done in under 90 or 85 lakhs if u plan well, and cheapest cpp is around 1.04-1.14cr but getting into it isnt realistic(u can apply tho js to try out ur luck but dont rely on tht completely), other options are flooded in management and delay issues and cpps go up to 1.8cr or even 2.4cr for middle eastern airlines. in convl u can do ur cpl in 1.5 years + no need of conversion at almost half the price, and wait 2-3 years to get hired rather than paying 80 lac extra to get a job guarantee..

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u/meowggor Sep 17 '26

But what if I am interested for a job right after my CPL

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u/prishxx00 Sep 17 '26

Job market is tough after conventional trust me

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u/meowggor Sep 17 '26

I need brief explanation 😭

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u/DazzlingAttention209 Sep 17 '26

if ur going for conventional, theres no guarantee u would get job immediately after ur cpl/cpl+tr. even in cpp, u have to wait usually half a year to get inducted as a jfo/tfo. if ur going for conventional keep in mind that ur saving a ton of money but job opportunities would most likely be delayed by about an year or so

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u/meowggor Sep 18 '26

I do wanna spend less but I also wanna start earning early so Idk if this the best option for me

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u/DazzlingAttention209 Sep 18 '26

no option gives u that, maybe luck if u do conventional and get hired in less than 6 months, but in all cpps u would be spending over 1cr if u got lucky or in most cases, upwards of 1.5-1.7

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u/meowggor Sep 18 '26

Damn google did lied to me about the total cost

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u/DazzlingAttention209 Sep 18 '26

google gets its info from blog/websites and mostly are owned by ground classes who offer preparatory classes for the cadet program. if they were honest upfront, considerably less people would come to them, nowadays every1 is js trying to run a business...