Flying training institute at Berhampur soon

If things go as per plan, the second flying training institute in the state may come up at Rangeilunda air-strip near Berhampur University, about 12 km from here. The institute will be built by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, government of India.
A senior captain from the Director General office of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Binodini Devi visited the airstrip recently and discussed with the state works department engineers on refurbishing it.
A senior pilot of the ministry also visited the site last week and asked the works department engineers to develop it as per the parameters required for Visual Flight Rule (VFR) air-strip and also provide at least two rooms to conduct the pilot training courses. “We have agreed to provide all necessary infrastructure facilities to the Ministry of Civil Aviation to establish a flying training institute at Rangeilunda” said district collector, VK Pandian.
The airstrip has 720 meter run-way and a large vacant area for aircraft parking.  The works department has recently constructed a boundary wall around it, said the executive engineer, Berhampur (Division-II), PK Das. The work has already started to upgrade the airstrip to VFR airstrip standards, he added.
Rangeiulinda will be the second pilot training institute in the state after Bhubaneswar. At Bhubaneswar, 80 students are currently taking pilot training.
04/06/10 Business Standard/Sify