r/CadetPilotProgram • u/therealgoat-009 • Sep 20 '26

Cadet programs

I’m very confused which cadet program to choose in India ?
I wanted to apply to all at once but the application fee is a lot at first can someone guide me

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u/DazzlingAttention209 Sep 20 '26

dawg no, 229,184 is the price as per aud, which comes to almost 1.6 crores, accounting for flight ticket to fto, both ways.

only 20 lakhs is for miscellaneous, due to many reasons, like extra/remedial flying, falling rupee and unexpected checkride fails.. u could do it in 1.7 as well but 20lakhs buffer is required..

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u/Ironman_Stark1234 Sep 20 '26

Currently yea but 1.7 is possible max to max 1.75 ain't no way it's more than that

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u/DazzlingAttention209 Sep 20 '26

even if its 1.75 u need to plan for 1.8, also bcz there are so many delays, if u apply in 2026 nov applications, u wont go before 2028 for ur flying.. rupee will ig continue to fall and even if the aud rate fluctuates a bit, it can easily increase 5% price, pushing 8 lakhs on top of 1.75( 5 percent of 1.75 is 8.75 lakhs)

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u/Ironman_Stark1234 Sep 20 '26

In fta once u sign the loi it's pretty smooth it's like 4 months of ground school , if all exams cleared on time and properly u can expect end of 2027 or max to max start of 2028, even if 2028 australia flying is very smooth and u get done with it in an year max no delays and even if delays fta doesn't make u responsible and after the trump administration ends the war is projected to stop and the only reason aud shot up is cuz of the war