Basic Flying Training School (India)

{{short description|Flight training school of Indian Armed Forces}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox university | name = Basic Flying Training School | image = | image_alt = | caption = | other_name = BFTS | former_name =  | motto = | motto_lang = | type = Indian military academy | established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1987|12|16}} | officer_in_charge = | principal = | director = | dean = | head_label = | head = | total_staff = | address = Air Force Station Bamrauli | city = Prayagraj | state = Uttar Pradesh | country = India | postalcode =  | coordinates =  | campus_type = | campus_size =  | website =  | logo = }} '''Basic Flying Training School''' (BFTS) is an Indian flight training 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 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.<ref>{{cite news |author1=HT Correspondent |title=Prayagraj: Army gets 26 new chopper pilots |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/prayagraj-army-gets-26-new-chopper-pilots-101639327096454.html |access-date=28 April 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 December 2021}}</ref> At BFTS, Indian Army cadets undergo ab-initio flying and ground training that lasts five months.<ref>{{cite news |author1=HT Correspondent |title=IAF chopper topples during emergency landing, pilots safe |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iaf-chopper-topples-during-emergency-landing-pilots-safe/story-NAZBHrs4Gns3XWFkjwTJuK.html |access-date=28 April 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 March 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Army-pilots-pass-out-with-flying-colours/articleshow/17457193.cms Army pilots pass out with flying colours]</ref><ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/allahabad.htm Basic Flying Training School]</ref>

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Category:Indian Air Force Category:Aviation schools in India Category:1987 establishments in Uttar Pradesh