Hello I'm really interested in aviation and always want to become an airline pilot when I grow up...I've been looking for aviation school recently and encounter a fair bit of questions...I have searched around on this fantastic forum but found nothing that really answers my questions...forgive me on this!
1: I realised some schools provide 1000 hour programme, while others don't, is this better than just getting the CPL? I heard the hardest part of building hours is the first 1000 hours...any advice?
2: If I have just finished CPL in the US/Canada, what is my chance of getting accepted by a charter airline? (say X/10?)
3: If I go the CPL/1000 hour programme, would I be able to pay off the debts (for flying school) after the training? what if I can't find a job?
4: and finally...is a degree (uni, bachelor, master) very important in aviation? without them, very hard to find a flying job?
Thanks for your great help, any input would be great appreciated!
flyer_spotter