Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi

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{{Short description|Public Central University in Raebareli}}
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|name = Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi
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|motto = "Provide wings to dreams"
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|type = [[Public university|Public]]
|established = {{start date and age|df=y|1985|11|7}}
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|accreditation = [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA)
|address = [[Fursatganj Airfield]]
|city = [[Amethi district]]
|state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|country = India
|postcode = 229302
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|campus = Rural
|academic_affiliation = [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University]] (since 1987)
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|website = {{url|igrua.gov.in}}
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'''Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi''' (IGRUA) is a [[Public university|public]] [[pilot training]] institute located at [[Fursatganj Airfield]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. It was established in 1985.<ref>[http://www.igrua.gov.in/Aboutus.htm About us]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indira Gandhi Uran Akademi |url=http://raebareli.nic.in/uran.htm |publisher=Raebareli district website |accessdate=2014-04-13 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730160455/http://raebareli.nic.in/uran.htm |archivedate=30 July 2013 }}</ref> It is an autonomous institution and comes under the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Govt relaxes norms for top job at IGRUA |newspaper=The Indian Express| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/business/business-others/govt-relaxes-norms-for-top-job-at-igrua/ | date=26 March 2014 |accessdate = 2014-04-13 }}</ref> In August 2013, the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] announced that a National Aviation University would be established on the IGRUA site.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Press Information Bureau|url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=97137|accessdate = 2015-07-20}}</ref>

==Courses offered==
The institution conducts flying training leading to the award of commercial pilot license (CPL). IGRUA also offers ancillary courses such as Multi Crew Coordination( MCC) and crew resource management (CRM).<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://igrua.gov.in/courses.htm|title = Courses Offered |accessdate = 21 July 2015}}</ref> IGRUA is also one of the approved institutes to carry out Certified Flying Instructors Refresher (CFI Refresher) Course by MOCA, Govt of India.

== Campus location ==
The Akademi is about 15 km from [[Raebareli]] on Raebareli-Sultanpur National Highway. It is about 100 km from [[Lucknow]] which is the capital of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state of [[India]]. The Akademi is well connected by Road and Rail. The nearest civil airport is at [[Lucknow Airport]] and Main Railway station is [[Rae Bareli Junction railway station|Raebareli Junction]]. IGRUA has opened a new base at [[Kalaburagi Airport]], Karnataka on 19 January 2021.

==See also==
* [[List of pilot training institutes in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.igrua.gov.in/Aboutus.htm Official website]

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{{Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)}}
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Bombay Flying Club

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| type = [[Societies Registration Act, 1860|Society]]
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1928|05|28}}
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| accreditation = [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA)
| affiliation = [[University of Mumbai]]
| president = Mihir D. Bhagvati
| principal = C. Kumar
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| address = Juhu Aerodrome
| city = [[Mumbai]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| country = India
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The '''Bombay Flying Club''' is the oldest [[flying club]] in India, established in 1928, located at [[Juhu aerodrome]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombay Flying Club to open up the skies |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-12-25/mumbai/27190104_1_bombay-flying-club-new-aviation-policy-aai |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811072801/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-12-25/mumbai/27190104_1_bombay-flying-club-new-aviation-policy-aai |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 December 2003 |accessdate=12 June 2010 }}</ref> At present, the Bombay Flying Club's College of Aviation offers programs such as [[pilot training]], [[Aircraft Maintenance Engineer]], and [[cabin crew]], approved by the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA), and also [[Bachelor of Aviation|BSc Aviation]] and BSc [[Aeronautics]] programs with affiliation from the [[University of Mumbai]].

==History==
Bombay Flying Club was incorporated on 29 May 1928, and commenced instructions on 13 January 1929 when they received their first two [[De Havilland Moth]] aircraft, presented to them by the Government of India. A third aircraft, A D.H. Moth (Gipsy) was won by the Club as prize offered by Sir Charles Wakefield to the first Indian flying club which should turn out 12 qualified pilots, of whom at least six were to be Indians.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombay Flying Club "At Home" |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%200199.html |work=[[Flight Global]] |date=7 February 1930 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref> The Club used these aircraft for tuition, joy-rides, and air travel. The activities of the club were, unfortunately, limited by the fact that the aerodrome at Juhu was not suitable during the monsoon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombay Flying Club First Annual Report |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929-1%20-%200670.html |work=[[Flight Global]] |date=1 August 1929 |accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> This problem was solved by 1937.<ref>{{cite news |title=Juhu Improvements |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1937/1937%20-%202980.html |work=[[Flight Global]] |date=28 October 1937 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref> The Club received its licence to build a hangar and garages at the aerodrome on 17 August 1931.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombay Flying club moves court against AAI order |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-03/mumbai/31280833_1_bombay-flying-club-aai-airports-authority |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710122922/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-03/mumbai/31280833_1_bombay-flying-club-aai-airports-authority |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 April 2012 |accessdate=24 April 2012 }}</ref>

[[JRD Tata]], the father of Indian [[civil aviation]], who received India's first pilot licence, trained at this club in 1929. Lady Dinshaw Petit, his sister, became the first lady to obtain a pilot licence in India.<ref>
{{cite news |title=Bombay Flying Club First Annual Report |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929-1%20-%200670.html |work=[[Flight Global]] |date=1 August 1929 |accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref>

==Current status==
It currently owns one [[Cessna 152 Aerobat]], five [[Cessna 172]] of which one is equipped with Garmin 1000 Glass cockpit, a twin engine [[Piper PA-34 Seneca]] and one [[Piper Super Cub]] PA-18.
The Club shifted part of its Training operations to [[Dhule Airport]] near the town of [[Dhule]] in 2009 to avoid the congested air-space of Mumbai. The Club leased the airstrip from the [[Maharashtra Airport Development Company]] in order to carry out its training activities without any restrictions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Busy city skies push flying club to Dhule |url=http://www1.lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=9&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=24-05-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar00900& |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 May 2010 |accessdate=2 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516155717/http://www1.lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=9&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=24-05-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar00900& |archive-date=16 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Despite the city's change of name, the club retains the old name.
However the flying training, Hobby flying & members flying continues at Juhu airport at Mumbai too.

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.thebombayflyingclub.com Bombay Flying Club]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111114132356/http://www.desicolours.com/bombay-flying-club/12/11/2011 In Pics: Bombay Flying Club]
*[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/mumbai-girl-aarohi-first-to-fly-solo-over-atlantic/articleshow/69334058.cms Aarohi Pandit from the Bombay flying club]

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