Ambitions Flying Club Pvt. Ltd.
- Total aircraft
- 4
- Single-engine
- 4
- Multi-engine
- 0
- Bases
- 1
Where it flies
- Karad, MaharashtraKarad Airport, Karad –Patan Road, Karad Satara, Maharashtra-415124
Fleet
DGCA lists 4 aircraft — 4 single-engine and 0 multi-engine.
- Cessna 152
- Cessna 172
DGCA approval
- Approval number
- 06/2016
- Valid from
- 1 Dec 2022
- Valid to
- 30 Nov 2027to 2027
- Ownership
- Private Ltd.
- Serial in DGCA list
- #3
What the DGCA figures tell you
In its favour
- DGCA graded it Category B in the April 2026 ranking.
- DGCA approval runs to November 2027, so renewal is not an immediate question.
Check before you commit
- DGCA lists only 4 aircraft. A small fleet means one grounded aeroplane is a large share of the line, so ask how many are serviceable today and how many students are sharing them.
- No multi-engine aircraft appears in DGCA's list for this school. A CPL needs multi-engine time, so ask where that part of the course is flown and whether it costs extra.
- A single flying base, so there is no alternate airfield when it is weather-bound or the runway is closed. Ask what happens to your schedule then.
- The nearest weather station is not the airfield itself for at least one base, so live reports are an approximation of what you would actually be flying in.
Every line above restates a figure from DGCA's published documents and says why it matters. Nothing here is our opinion of the school, and none of it measures teaching quality, which no public document reports.
Typical flying weather
The southwest monsoon (Jun–Sep) is the main disruption; the rest of the year is largely stable and flyable, which is why several of the largest FTOs are based here.
This is a broad regional pattern, not a forecast. What actually matters is how many days a year this base can fly — ask the school for its weather-cancelled sortie count.
Contact
Model this school's costAircraft-to-student ratio is the single best predictor of finishing on time, but DGCA does not publish student numbers — the fleet shown here is one half of that sum, and only the school can give you the other. Ask how many aircraft are serviceable today. Last transcribed 27 Jul 2026.
Beyond the DGCA list
Researched by us from the school's own site, Wikipedia and official pages, then dated and cited. This is weaker evidence than the DGCA figures above, and it is free editorial work: no school pays to appear here, and nothing in this section affects ordering, filtering or ranking anywhere on the site.
- Ground school
- Ground school through a partner
- One of the few schools here that is open about not running its own ground school: it states that it partners with a separate DGCA-approved organisation for ground classes and simulator training. Worth knowing before you enrol, because it means a second provider, and possibly a second location, in your course.
In its favour
- Open about outsourcing its ground school, which is more transparency than most sites offer.
- Karad is a quiet airfield where circuit traffic is unlikely to compete for slots.
Check before you commit
- Ground classes and simulator training are run by a separate DGCA-approved partner, which can mean a second provider, a second location and a second bill. Ask exactly who delivers what.
Weather at these bases
Karad is inland in western Maharashtra, partly in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats, with the June to September monsoon as the main interruption.