Hi all..been quietly reading up on this forum a bit, it’s my first post and hopefully I’m posting this in the correct thread, so please be gentle
So my story goes - I’m 35 right now and working an IT job as of the moment, and have found myself with some money from an inheritance. Not a lot, but enough to pay for aviation school, from PPL all the way to A320 certification. Just a lucky break. I’m a Filipino, based in the Philippines and have been inquiring with some aviation schools (Omni, Masters, etc) and I’m deciding if it’s high time I leave my corporate job and go chase a dream. Corny, but it’s true
Anyhow, before I hand in my resignation papers to my boss, I want to be certain about one thing – tattoos. I have 5 of them, all done in my not-so-wise younger years. 3 are hidden if wearing clothes, and 2 are visible (left/right forearm).
In case I do go through with this and eventually get my schooling done, I know I would have to start off with domestic airlines (Air Asia Zest, Cebu Pacific, PAL, etc) which I understand will be like all other airlines to have a conservative view on tattoos.
The schools (Omni, Masters, etc) do not mind tattoos, so does the Office of the Flight Surgeon Aviation Medicine of CAAP when I inquired with them this week.
What I would like to ask if there are actual Filipino pilots here (or actually know some) who are presently working for these airlines, that have VISIBLE tattoos BUT are covered up (concealer) when in uniform? Much as I don’t want to, I am open to having them removed by laser. That would be a last resort, given the cost of removal, so concealer (Dermablend or something else) would be a good alternative I suppose.
Many thanks in advance, and hopefully there would be replies to this question