Hi All,
Hoping I can get some advice and some questions answered towards beginning my journey to being a pilot. For context I am 24yrs old, Living in CHCH, NZ. Have always loved flying. I am on a plane at least monthly travelling for work, have been on plenty of small aircraft on whale watching tours etc too. I have a discovery flight booked in a few weeks.
Currently I am thinking pathway wise to work on getting my PPL part time through Canterbury Aero Club by end of 2026 (Am fortunate to have good savings so would be able to fly frequently)
Then would look to go full time to IAANZ to get a Diploma in Aviation - Student loan and then pay the shortfall cost.
After this look to either study flight instruction or airline prep to help with either becoming an instructor or getting into GA to build hours, but unsure as this is a more confusing stage to understand. Is this a somewhat standard pathway or any recommendations for anything I may be missing?
I have NCEA level 3, but not university entrance. Not an issue getting into IAANZ with this however I note on air NZ website ads for turboprop FOs it says the following requirement. Do I need to find away to get some more NCEA credits or would this be irrelevant once qualified?
- University Entrance / Equivalent
Additionally I would love if there was an air NZ turboprop FO/Captain on here, bonus if CHCH based that can discuss rosters and how often there are nights away from home while on domestic turboprops. Just out of curiosity
Thanks