Basic Flying Training School (BFTS) is an Indian

flight training Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills. Flight training can be conducted under a str ...

institute located at the Air Force Station Bamrauli in Prayagraj for training cadets of the Army Aviation Corps. Established on 16 December 1987, it was originally setup for training flight cadets of the

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...

on HAL HPT-32 Deepak aircraft. On 5 July 1999, the school changed its role from training IAF cadets to training cadets of the Indian Army, the Indian Naval Air Arm, and the Indian Coast Guard. On 26 December 2005, the school re-equipped with HAL Chetak helicopters for training Indian Army officers. At BFTS, Indian Army cadets undergo ab-initio flying and ground training that lasts five months.Basic Flying Training School
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