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Redbird Flight Training Academy Reviews

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1 student has reviewed Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd in Baramati, Maharashtra, rating it 1 out of 5. 1 of them reports being scammed. Every review below was posted anonymously by someone who trained there.

DGCA rank 35 of 35 Base Baramati, Maharashtra
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Flying opportunity How often you actually got airborne 1.0
Fleet & maintenance Aircraft availability and serviceability 1.0
Instructors Quality and consistency of instruction 3.0
Management & admin Paperwork, licensing support, honesty 3.0
Value for money What you got for what you paid 1.0

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Altimeter-GC7 Left before completing ·2023-2026 ·

Worst flying school in india

Easily the worst flying school in india. They keep on increasing fees for old students, maintainance issues, no regard for students, students stuck there for 3+ years
Hidden or surprise chargesRefund promised but refusedPaid but aircraft never availablePromises made at admission not keptHarassment or intimidation of students

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What does a CPL cost here?

Package price · tap to view
₹68.65 lakh as published by the academy

Included

  • 185 hours single-engine, 15 hours multi-engine
  • 10 hours simulator on each of SE and ME
  • Ground training and DGCA exam prep, except RTR
  • Flight kit and examiner fees

Not included — budget on top

  • Boarding, lodging, meals, Wi-Fi and transport to bases
  • Any flying hours beyond the DGCA minimum

Paid in four instalments. The academy states this structure is valid for 90 days from 15 May 2026, that instalments already paid are NOT refunded on withdrawal for any reason, and that a 20% administrative charge applies if it arranges accommodation.

Source: Redbird — official CPL fee quotation (PDF) · academy states effective 2026-05-15 · checked 2026-08-28

Fees change, and what an academy publishes is not always what it quotes. Confirm directly before paying anything — and if what you were charged differed, say so in a review. Compare this against every other published CPL fee in India.

Accident and incident record

4 investigated occurrences · tap to view
  • 8 February 2026 Serious injury AAIB preliminary report published
    Cessna 172 VT-EUC
    Near Mangalur village, Vijayapura district, Karnataka
    Assistant flight instructor and trainee pilot, cross-country training flight
    Both occupants were reported in serious but stable condition, with neither injury described as life-threatening.
    AAIB preliminary report, VT-EUC
  • 8 December 2025 AAIB preliminary report published
    Tecnam P-Mentor VT-RFO
    Potlai, near Suktara airfield, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh
    Instructor and trainee pilot, circuit and landing training
    Both occupants were taken to hospital after the forced landing. The aircraft struck a 33kV power line on the way down, cutting power to 80-90 nearby villages.
    AAIB preliminary report, VT-RFO
  • 22 October 2023 Minor injury AAIB preliminary report published
    Tecnam P2008 JC VT-RBT
    Near Baramati Airport, Maharashtra
    Instructor and student pilot, training flight
    AAIB found this aircraft's Garmin SD card had also been removed and its data modified before AAIB retrieved it — the same pattern as VT-RBC three days earlier, at the same airfield.
    AAIB preliminary report, VT-RBT (classified as a serious incident)
  • 19 October 2023 Minor injury AAIB preliminary report published
    Tecnam P2008 JC VT-RBC
    Near Baramati Airport, Maharashtra
    Chief Flying Instructor, solo check flight after a reported brake/noise snag
    AAIB's report also states that a Garmin SD card and CCTV hard disks were removed from the aircraft and premises before its investigators arrived, without authorisation, and that the SD card's files had been modified before being handed over. AAIB recommended DGCA "take action ... against M/s Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt Ltd for obstructing the proceedings of the Investigation Team." DGCA temporarily suspended the academy's flying operations at all its bases after this and the VT-RBT occurrence three days later.
    AAIB preliminary report, VT-RBC
What this does and does not show. The sole objective of an AAIB investigation is the prevention of accidents and incidents, not to apportion blame or liability. Preliminary findings are not final and are liable to change. A raw count is also not a safety rate — an academy flying ten thousand hours a year is more exposed than one flying nine hundred, and the DGCA does not publish hours flown, so there is no denominator to divide by. Read each occurrence on its own terms. See every accident record we have compiled.

Redbird Flight Training Academy — questions students ask

Is Redbird Flight Training Academy DGCA approved?

Yes. Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd is a DGCA-approved flying training organisation and was ranked 35 of 35 in the DGCA's April 2026 assessment, placing it in Category C.

What is Redbird Flight Training Academy's DGCA ranking?

Redbird Flight Training Academy is ranked 35 out of 35 ranked FTOs in the DGCA's ranking of flying training organizations published in April 2026, assessed as on 28.02.2026. That places it in Category C — lowest ranked band in the april 2026 dgca assessment.

Where is Redbird Flight Training Academy located?

Redbird Flight Training Academy operates from Baramati, Maharashtra.

How much does Redbird Flight Training Academy cost?

Redbird Flight Training Academy publishes a CPL fee of ₹68.65 lakh, effective 2026-05-15. That is the academy's own published figure, not our estimate — the source is linked on this page. It excludes boarding, lodging, meals, wi-fi and transport to bases, any flying hours beyond the dgca minimum, so budget above it. The 1 review below are where you will find what people say they were actually charged, which is the number that matters.

Has anyone reported a scam at Redbird Flight Training Academy?

1 of the 1 review on this page is tagged by its author as reporting a scam or serious misconduct — most commonly refused refunds, hidden charges, or paying for training that never happened. These are the personal accounts of the people who wrote them and are not findings of fact. Read them in full below and judge for yourself.

Has Redbird Flight Training Academy had any accidents?

We have located 4 investigated occurrences involving Redbird Flight Training Academy's training aircraft. Each one is listed on this page with its date, the aircraft, what was reported to have happened, and a link to the source — mostly the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, India's statutory investigator. Read them in full rather than counting them: the AAIB's stated purpose is preventing accidents, not apportioning blame, a preliminary report is not a finding of fault, and a raw count is not a safety rate — India publishes no per-academy hours-flown figure to divide by.

Is Redbird Flight Training Academy a good flying school?

Students who have posted here rate Redbird Flight Training Academy 1 out of 5, from 1 review. That is too few to draw a firm conclusion from — read each one in full rather than trusting the average.

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