HELP!
HI EVERYONE, I REALLY NEED SOME ADVISE ON BECOMING AN AIRLINE PILOT-IM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WHEN I LEAVE SCHOOL. I CURRENTLY HAVE 9 GCSE'S AND IM STUYING A-LEVELS IN MATHS, PHYSICS, GEOGRAPHY AND COMPUTING.IVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE AN AIRLINE PILOT AND I HAVE GOT ABOUT £6,000 IN THE BANK-IF I LEAVE IT IN THERE FOR LONGER THE INTEREST WILL BUILD UP AND ILL GET MORE,IM 16 1/2 AND IVE HAD 2 SHORT TRIAL LESSONS AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD.HERE IS A LIST OF QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW:
1. IS IT BEST TO START MY PPL NOW AND GO ON FROM THERE.
2. SHOULD I GO TO UNIVERSITY?- IF I KNEW A DEGREE WOULDNT HELP ME BECOME A PILOT THEN I WOULDNT GO, BUT STILL SHOULD I??
3. SHOULD I APPLY TO ALL OF THE AIRLINES SPONSORSHIP SCHEMES WHEN IM 18 OR WAIT UNTIL I HAVE GAINED MY PPL OR OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.
4. IVE ONLY £6,000 IN THE BANK, AND AFTER MY PPL IS IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE OUT LOANS, INSTEAD OF UNIVERSITY SO THAT YOU CAN GAIN YOUR CPL?
5. SUPPOSING THE JOB MARKET WAS GOOD LIKE 6 MONTHS AGO AND I HAD GAINED MY CPL/FROAEN ATPL, WHAT CHANCE IS THERE OF GETTING A JOB.
6. FINALLY, CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN THE BEST DETAILED WAY INTO BECOMING AN AIRLINE PILOT, BEARING IN MIND THAT I CANNOT JOIN THE RAF DUE TO -1 EYESIGHT!
THANKS A LOT.