About Us

The Academy

We Wish Had Existed.

Horizon Aviation Academy was built on one belief: every aspiring pilot deserves a mentor who tells them the truth — about the costs, the timeline, the struggles, and the rewards.

Our Vision

A Foundation Built on Honesty

To become India's most trusted pilot training institution — one where no student ever has to navigate this journey alone, misinformed, or financially exploited. We exist to protect your dream and deliver it.

Our Mission

Airline-ready pilots — not just exam qualifiers

Protect the aspiring pilot — unfiltered guidance from Day 1.

Build real aviation knowledge — to airline-competitive standards.

Mentor, not just teach — instructors who've lived the journey.

Where We Are

Hyderabad-based. Pan-India reach. International network.

Horizon operates both offline (Hyderabad) and fully online — serving students across every state in India. Our international flying network supports student placements for flight training in the USA, New Zealand, South Africa and India.

We are the largest and the most honest academy in India.

600+

Aviation aspirants counselled

100%

DGCA exam pass ratio

6

DGCA subjects covered

4

International flying bases

Our Journey

How We Started — and Where We're Going.

2022

Horizon was founded

Built by Capt. Gurujyoth after living the mistakes the system forces on student pilots — so the next generation wouldn't have to.

2023

Pan-India online classes launched

Live online ground school reaches students across every state in India.

2024

100% DGCA pass rate sustained

Air Navigation, Met, Tech Gen, RTR(A) and Air Regulations — students consistently among India's top scorers.

2025

Building India's most complete pilot platform

End-to-end: from eGCA registration through ground school, flying, licence and airline cockpit.

Our Team

The People Behind Your Dream.

Capt. Gurujyoth Singh Bhandari

Founder & Lead Instructor · @pilot.gurujyoth

Pilot mentor with 8 years of industry experience and 5+ years training aviation aspirants across India. He has personally counselled and trained 600+ students — many now flying commercially with airlines worldwide.

Recognised as one of India's leading DGCA ground school instructors. His Air Navigation programme consistently produces the country's highest DGCA scores. End-to-end support from eGCA registration through airline interview prep.

Teaches

Air Navigation · Meteorology · Technical General · Air Regulations · RTR(A) · Airline Interview Prep

Capt. Raghav

Faculty — CPL Ground School & Operational Training

Over a decade in aviation and 500+ flight hours. Holds a South African CPL with a Frozen ATPL and ICAO English Language Proficiency Level 6. Command experience on the Cessna Caravan and Cessna 206.

Trained under Oxford Aviation and ICAO CPL theoretical knowledge standards. Multilingual across English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Punjabi and French — creating an inclusive environment for students from every corner of India.

Teaches

Aviation Meteorology · Technical General · Technical Specific · Air Regulations

What We're Building

A reputation built on outcomes — not marketing.

Every student who clears their DGCA exam on the first attempt, every student placed into an airline — that's the only metric we measure our success by.