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Old 23rd Mar 2004, 12:04
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kommando
 
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Royal Navy FAA Helicopter Pilot

Hello yall i am new to this forum. I am interested in becomming a helicopter pilot in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. I don't really know anything about how to achieve this, so i would appreciate greatly any advice. I am particularly interested in knowing how difficult it is to become a heli pilot, compared to a fixed wing pilot. I understand that i would have to become an officer in the Royal Navy before becomming a heli pilot (am i correct on this point). I am not posh or anything i didn't go to a public school so do you think that this would hinder my chances of becoming an officer in the navy, and finally becoming a helicopter pilot? Also i don't have perfect eyesight and i have a history of mild asthma, would these factors immediately mean i would not be accepted for heli pilot training?

Thanks in advance
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