Hiya Josh,
Good on you for taking the time to research flying.
It is a great profession and I promise you that you'll learn something new everyday. The people (your future colleagues) are great too - everybody comes from different backgrounds so there's always lots to talk about when time allows.
As other people have said; listen to your teachers and do your class/homework to the best of your ability - this will allow you to get good grades in your SATs, GCSE's and A Level's and this proves to training organisations like Oxford or Flight Training Europe that you can be taught. This gets you in the door (plus money too unfortunately). Then once you're in try your hardest to pass your flying exams (theoretical and practical) first time as this helps with getting a recommendation to an airline.
Then its about taking it one day at a time, listening to and learning from different peoples opinions and tips, doing well in your simulator assessments, truly being a team player and one day that fourth stripe will be yours.
Good luck Josh.
CB
(A319 British Airways - Gatwick)
Last edited by Chief Brody; 25th Feb 2009 at 17:21.