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Old 18th June 2013 | 11:57
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mad_jock
 
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Not really, just have a plan for your exams so that you do them without affecting your school work.

At this stage its very important that you get the most out of school and the best grades you can.

If you want to do more flying which will be cheaper than powered flight have a look at gliding its cheaper and loads of fun and will teach you good handling skills and look out.

The other thing which I know you won't have thought about is beefing up your CV for later on in life. So you need to be able to stand out from all the other pilots who are 20-25. You need things like voluntary work, sports or a hobby that's a bit different.

Have fun

MJ

PS I presume you are intending to go commercial if so go and get a class 1 medical before you do anything else. You can use it as a class 2 medical once it expires and is perfectly good for training. You will only need to renew the class 1 when you get your commercial license issued or when the class 2 rights run out. This is how it works in the UK but you will need to check it out how the Irish system works.

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