OK so I'm leaving high school in around a month, and basically i want to be a helicopter pilot (as i have done since I can remember). Used the search button and not found much as this is quite an individual question...
I know a airline pilot quite well and he's given me lots of advice and help etc, also he fly's helicopters as a hobby and has taken me up in his once before. I am 100% determined on this and not one of those "if you want it enough you would have done it". Here's the main problem, my birthday is in august and i don't think you can do a ppl course till your 17?? (I'm 15 at the moment)
I don't want to be waiting around doing nothing for a year before I start training, my choices are either A levels or Airbus craft apprenticeship as a "aircraft wing fitter" which is a three year course and sends me out with aeronautical engineering (would this be helpful?). I would think airbus, or would it be of irrelevance?
Those are my options and I want to do the one which would be more beneficial - or any other thing that could be more helpful? I can't go of to oxford of anything like as I'm that not, I am relatively bright predicted mostly B's and one or two A's.
And just to finish I do have the funds train fully as I have some inheritance by one of my relatives, my eyesight is brilliant and I should think I would be able to pass most medicals..
What should I do?
Thanks,
peter