Post-Graduation "Gap Years"
Hi Guys,
I'm looking for some advice from the Aviation community: I'm going to graduate next year from Uni after studying for a 5-year Masters in Aerospace Engineering. I'm currently in two minds with my next step. I know I definitely want to be an airline pilot, taking my PPL alongside my studies has only helped to reinforce this, however having been in Education for quite a while now, I'd like to do something other than learning for a bit.
Basically, I have just returned from Japan, and had a brilliant time over there. Because of the recession pushing the chances of getting into the right hand seat being pushed back even further than most of us first though and the ability to acquire funding at this point in time being relatively difficult, I am now considering waiting another year before applying to FTOs in order to spend a year in Japan teaching English, and learning a little Japanese along the way.
My question is then, do you foresee this having a negative impact on my chances of getting accepted by an FTO i.e. would taking a year out show a lack of commitment to my chosen career path by not pursuing a place in FTOs immediately?
Thanks in advance for the advice.