Pilot barred for life by DGCA after found cheating during licence exam using gadgets

Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday barred a Mumbai-based pilot for life after he was found cheating in an exam, which is required to get Indian commercial pilot's licence (CPL), using electronic gadgets such as mobile phones and smart watch, an official order stated.

In a separate order, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday also barred a Guntur-based pilot for a period of two years from appearing for the exam after he was found to be in the possession of a mobile phone during the test on July 24.

In the order issued to the Mumbai-based pilot Mehboob Samdani Mohd Momtaz Khan, the regulator said, "During examination, you used unfair means and were in possession of two smartphones (one I-phone and one small smart phone), one smart watch and one connecting device."
To Khan, the DGCA said in its order, "Such conduct of an individual aspiring to become a commercial pilot is considered highly detrimental to the safety of aircraft operations and also to the safety of life and material in air as well as on ground and therefore the violation committed is considered very grave."
On the Guntur-based pilot Chadharajupalli Siva Nageswara Rao, the DGCA said in its other order,"During examination, you were found in possession of mobile phone."