A bit of a weird one?
Hello Everyone,
I am a 17 year old studying in England but have been raised up in America (Florida) all my life up until 8 months ago when my dad (who is British) decided to move back to the UK. So as you can imagine my life has been turned upside down and I'm trying to resettle, and as I didn't finish High School so have no qualifications.
I have wanted to be a pilot all my life, since I stepped into my dads Mitsubishi MU-2. And at the moment I am having a little difficulty coming to grasps with a number of things which I hope someone out there will be able to help me with.
I am studying a BTEC First Diploma in Business (worth 4 GCSEs A-C) and a Maths GCSE. I am predicted to get a B overall in both of those. But if I got a C overall would, and got a C in my Maths GCSE would I still be eligible for Flight Training in the UK?
I am sort of bad at maths, grade B would be an achievement and my dad told me I really need to improve if I wish to be a commercial pilot, however he is an old style pilot and I was wondering if he is still right or has the maths standard dropped?
I will be doing a BTEC National Diploma in Aviation Studies (worth 3 A-Levels A-C) next year, so again if I did this with Maths Grade C would this make me eligible.
I do plan on going to University and if I did, would I be better on getting a Business or Aviation related degree, I only ask this because my dad has always told me to have a back stop in case I lose my medical. And those are the only two subjects im interested in.
Since I am an American citizen and a British one I can easily go between the two, would someone be able to recommend where I did my training? I know its much cheaper in America but I'm thinking about where the job growth will be, in Europe or america?
Also if someone could provide me with information about loans for flight training, it would be greatly appreciated.
Many MANY thanks for reading all of this, and for your responses,