Kauley Hatton
8th Apr 2013, 17:27
I'm in sixth form studying A-levels (3 in total, History, Psychology and Philosophy) and i'm not born into a billionaire family. i have 10 GCSE's. so basically i have educational requirements to become a pilot. you get the idea, i have always wanted to be an airline pilot and so on. but i'm serious now and i'm at the point where i need to start making decisions about how to get into the right seat of an airline.
i know that British airways have the future pilot program, and i would have grasped the opportunity and shown them my skills, BUT :ugh: the course finishes (apparently) in 2014, and i will only be 17, not 18, and not have completed my a-levels yet. :hmm: . i have hurt my brain in sorting out how to get to that all important position, and have devised a plan and need to see if it is actually a good idea, or i'm not just becoming crazy.
now i know and understand :{ that the RAF are currently not interested in recruiting pilots as of now, so i decided to have a look at the army air corps in the British army. now i could go straight in as a pilot for lynx helicopters, but i thought of a more 'out of the box' way of doing that (as selection for that is also hard). i'm going to apply to join the army as an aircraft technician. now i thought as an aircraft technician, i would gain an inside out knowledge of how aircraft engines actually function, as well as enjoying the job in the process.
not only that, they army air corps has a 'soldier first, pilot second' tradition. this means that i could be an aircraft technician for 4 years, and when i am recommended for a promotion, i am able to transfer to flight school. if i pass my flight school phase and go on to become a pilot, i wuld be flying heli's and earning 30k a year. (even as an acraft technician i would be earning 17k a year, and have no living expenses). i would fly heli's (or be aircraft tech) until i have saved up around 150k (bearing in mind i would be having a good time in the process!)
now after spending 15 or so years and coming out with either military flying experience and aircraft technician experience, or just acraft tech experience, and that big lump of spending money, i could finaly 'buy' :eek: ATPL training into becoming a first officer for an airline.
now i would have heli flying exp, aircraft tech exp, ATPL and hopefully a house to live in, and then focus on being employed by an airline, and if no luck, well heck i still had a blast, and can continue with being and aircraft tech.
so there you have my life plan, into doing a desire i dont wish to sell my soul for. is it a really good idea? :ok: or am i just going mad in the head? :sad:
i know that British airways have the future pilot program, and i would have grasped the opportunity and shown them my skills, BUT :ugh: the course finishes (apparently) in 2014, and i will only be 17, not 18, and not have completed my a-levels yet. :hmm: . i have hurt my brain in sorting out how to get to that all important position, and have devised a plan and need to see if it is actually a good idea, or i'm not just becoming crazy.
now i know and understand :{ that the RAF are currently not interested in recruiting pilots as of now, so i decided to have a look at the army air corps in the British army. now i could go straight in as a pilot for lynx helicopters, but i thought of a more 'out of the box' way of doing that (as selection for that is also hard). i'm going to apply to join the army as an aircraft technician. now i thought as an aircraft technician, i would gain an inside out knowledge of how aircraft engines actually function, as well as enjoying the job in the process.
not only that, they army air corps has a 'soldier first, pilot second' tradition. this means that i could be an aircraft technician for 4 years, and when i am recommended for a promotion, i am able to transfer to flight school. if i pass my flight school phase and go on to become a pilot, i wuld be flying heli's and earning 30k a year. (even as an acraft technician i would be earning 17k a year, and have no living expenses). i would fly heli's (or be aircraft tech) until i have saved up around 150k (bearing in mind i would be having a good time in the process!)
now after spending 15 or so years and coming out with either military flying experience and aircraft technician experience, or just acraft tech experience, and that big lump of spending money, i could finaly 'buy' :eek: ATPL training into becoming a first officer for an airline.
now i would have heli flying exp, aircraft tech exp, ATPL and hopefully a house to live in, and then focus on being employed by an airline, and if no luck, well heck i still had a blast, and can continue with being and aircraft tech.
so there you have my life plan, into doing a desire i dont wish to sell my soul for. is it a really good idea? :ok: or am i just going mad in the head? :sad: