Blue Diamond Aviation is a professional organisation with its core competency being conduct of ground classes for aviation studies.  
  We specialise in imparting Knowledge Based Teaching and lay emphasis on providing a sound foundation in aviation subjects to potential commercial pilots.  
     
 

"Our mission is to prepare students for success in top-quality flying schools in India & abroad".

  
     
 

We are a professional team comprising high quality Qualified Flying Instructors (QFIs) and Qualified Navigation Instructors (QNIs), Instructors and Examiners for Air Traffic Controllers, Meteorology Instructors and Aeronautical Engineers who have earlier served with the Indian Air Force.

Most have been Instrument Rating Examiners or ATC inspectors and examiners and have civil aviation experience making an excellent blend of military and civil aviation experience with a passion for teaching.

  
     
  Our Faculty :-  
  UNMATCHED COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF AVIATION STUDIES  
     
     
 


Air Commodore AD Chhibbar, AVSM (Retd)
Chief Executive Officer

Ex Air Force Qualified Flying Instructor (Cat A2), Instrument Rating

Examiner,Member Aeronautical Society of India. Ex Deputy Commandant

of Air Force Academy, Chief Instructor & Chief Flying Instructor at

FlyingTraining Establishments of IAF, QFI at Flying Instructors School,

and Chief of Operations/Chief of Flight Safety of a private airline. Over

4600 hours including 1600 hours of instructional flying.



Capt Harold Bankien
Chief Operations Officer & Director
Business Development

CPL holder,Ex Air Force fighter pilot, Flying Instructor with Air Force

training Team at National Defence Academy. Over 1000 hours of flying

with teaching flying and Aviation subjects to cadets. Flying Instructor

with reputed Australian Flying School.
   



Capt RK Kachru
Chief Ground Instructor

ATPL holder, Ex-IAF Fighter pilot, Qualified Flying Indtructor (Cat A2),

over 7000 hours of flying experience on various civil and military

aircraft. Ex-Commander of executive jets, Flight Operations Manager

of a Corporate House, DGCA approved CGI of a civil flying training

school, teaching aviation subjects.


Air Commodore AKM Raje, VM (Retd)
Director Training (Aviation Studies)& DS Technical (General)

Ex Air Force Qualified Flying Instructor (Cat A2), Instrument Rating

Examiner, Qualified Gliding Instructor. Has worked as Flying Instructor

at Air Force Academy in India and Iraq, Chief Instructor of Flying

Instructors' School. Over 7500 hours including 2500 hours of

instructional flying. Has over 800 glider launches.
   


Capt SK Palkar
DS Navigation

Ex-Air Force Qualified Navigation Instructor , Instructor at Nav &

Signals School, Staff Nav at Air HQ VIP Squadron (DGCA Licenced Nav

with 1400 hours on Boeing 737 aircraft) with over 6600 hours of flying

hours on all types of aircraft.




Wing Commander V Ambre (Retd)
DS Navigation

Ex Air Force Qualified Navigation Instructor, Selected for instructional

duties with Air India. Has taught navigation to pilots of Span Aviation.

Over 7000 hours on various types of aircraft. Member Aeronautical

Society of India.
   




Wing Commander AL Aparanji (Retd)
DS Meteorology

Ex Air Force Met officer with over 35 years of experience in teaching

Aviation Meteorology. Ex Instructor Meteorology in IAF and CTE, Indian

Airlines.Specialist in Radar & Satellite meteorology. Participated in

Cloud Seeding flying operations.


Air Commodore PP Dani, VM (Retd)
DS Technical (General)

Ex Air Force Qualified Flying Instructor (Cat A2), Flying and Ground

subjects Instructor at Air Force Academy, Commanding Officer of A

Flying Training Squadron, Over 4000 hours including 1200 hrs of

instructional flying.
   


Wing Commander VD Tabib (Retd)
DS Meteorology

Over 30 years as Meteorologist with IAF and teaching meteorology to

cadets. Ex Faculty (meteorology) Pune University (Dept of Space).


Squadron Leader Des Raj (Retd)
DS Technical

Ex Air Force Aeronautical Engineer with vast experience on Aircraft

systems, Radio & navigation aids.

 
   


Capt AR Rotiwar
DS Air Regulations

Has held a Senior Commercial Pilots License (SCPL). Has been on

deputation to Ministry of Agriculture flying crop spraying aircraft. Ex Air

Force pilot with extensive flying experience (over 4800 hours) on

transport aircraft. Has good knowledge of Air Regulations.


Group Captain HS Chahal (Retd)
DS Technical (Specific)

Ex Air Force Qualified Flying Instructor. Flying and Ground subjects

instructor at Air Force Academy, Commanding Officer of a Fighter

Training Squadron, over 3100 hours including 950 hours of

instructional flying.


 
     
  "To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home".