FRTOL- FLIGHT RADIO TELEPHONY OPERATERS LICENSE .

BY CHARAN
SO I WILL SAY YOU WHAT IS THIS AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF AVIATION.
SO LETS START WITH THE BRIEF OVERVIEW

WPC ISSUES THE RTR LICENSE .

AND ON THE BASIS OF THIS RTR LICENSE DGCA ISSUES (FRTOL) . WITH THIS LICENSE YOU
WILL GET PRIVILAGES TO USE THE RADIO EQUIPMENT OF ANY INDIAN REGISTERED AIRCRAFTS.

AIR INDIA ( VT -ANP) INDIGO AIRLINES ( VT-ITC)

BASICALLY AIRCRAFTS IN INDIA ARE REGISTERED WITH (VT) WHICH STANDS FOR (VICEROY
TERITORY ). AS A PREFIX .
> AND FRTOL IS MANDATORY FOR ALL THE COMMERCIAL AND AIRLINE PILOTS .
> BECAUSE LEGALLY YOU CANNOT FLY WITHOUT THIS LICENSE.

NO 1 FRTOL - RESTRICTED
NO 2 FRTOL - UN RESTRICTED.
FRTOL - RESTRICTED FRTOL - UNRESTRICTED

VALIDITY :- 10 YEARS VALIDITY - 5 YEARS

> AND WHAT DOES RESTRICTED MEAN IN FRTOL. IT MEANS YOU ONLY HAVE PRIVILAGE TO
USE ONLY (VHF) - VERY HIGH FREQUENCY ABOVE 60 MHz . BUT AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICA-
-TION USES THE (HF)' - HIGH FREQUENCY WHICH IS BELOW 60 MHz . SO TO OPERATE THESE
YOU NEED TO OBTAIN FRTOL ( UN RESTRICTED ). AND FOR ISSUE OF CPL AND ATPL ISSUE
YOU NEED TO HAVE FRTOL .

APPROX COST .
THIS COST IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN YOUR CPL TRAINING . YOU CAN CALL YOUR FLYING
SCHOOL AND CAN KNOW THE EXACT COST . BUT IN GENERAL IT COSTS AROUND 1 LAKH BUT
IT IS INCLUDED IN THE TRAINING . THIS COST INCLUDES ALL YOUR GROUND CLASSES , YOUR
STUDY MATERIAL , LICENSE ISSUE AND OTHER THINKS REQUIRED IN THIS .
AND FRTOL ISSUE COST IS CHARGED BY DGCA WHICH IS 5000 INR.