What avenue to take ab-initio?
Hey guys,
I needn't tell you that I want to be a pilot but after having trawled through this site and a few others I really don't know which avenue to take, and I am being bamboozled by all the bloody acronyms hanging around in aviation!
Firstly, I have zero experience but was contemplating spending some hard-saved cash on a PPL. For career progression, is it a good idea to get some flight time and a PPL under my belt? I cannot afford to take the PPL just for fun and I would need to progress to be able to earn money from aviation...
Assuming it is a good idea to take my PPL, would I then need to go modular with regards to training for an fATPL, or is the option of going integrated still open to PPL holders? Would it even be a good idea to go integrated after achieving the PPL?
What are career prospects like for newly licensed ATPL holders? I have no A-Level's at grade C+ and therefore no University degrees so is this likely to hold me back from becoming an airline pilot?
Apologies for all the questions and I am sure that some have been asked before, so if you could point me in the direction of the answers at least then that would be great. Also, if there are any must read websites detailing the whole process from nil to fATPL including courses/flight hours needed/acronyms and what they mean/etc etc then that would be really cool too.