7dwarfs
18th Jan 2004, 16:19
Hi All,
Okies.. I guess you must have answered this questions a million times but I just finished my HSC (I live in Sydney) and my marks are not high enough to go straight into University to do Aviation, so now I'm left with two choices:
Do Tourism & Hospitality Management and be stuck with what I'm doing at the moment (I'm working as customer relations with a international cruise company since I finished high school (last november)) I do enjoy it, however not my first choice, I've seen all these ships people call "lovely" but I just don't seem to be into SHIPS... I prefer planes.....
Another choice is:
Do TAFE (college) and complete 2 courses called Aviation CERT IV and Aviation Airline Transport - Diploma (which they told me is all the theory you need for a CPL) and later on transfer into University of New South Wales and do either Aviation- management stream OR do Aviation- Flying Stream.. pretty Straight foward... Flying stream is hands on flying experience (looking at around 240 hours and a CPL, however.. a very HEAVY price tag comes with it of a grand total of $60,000 AUD... )
I have a family friend who was jobless for 3 years after he graduated from Areonautical Engineering so everybody is telling me.. after I pay that $60K I'll be jobless...
So I'm now thinking of completing a Bach Aviation Management and later on I'll apply to be a cadet (Qantas outlines that you need to do Physics and 3 unit Maths to be a cadet.. which I didn't do in my high school studies.. so Aviation Management will cover that) but I JUST noticed.. Qantas's cadet program.. I have to pay for ALL my expenses and tuition fees.. and that is apx $110,000 ....
So my BIG question for all you pilots out there is.. is there anyway I can be a pilot without parents who are LOADED....
Being a Lady Pilot... will be a dream come true.. but I honestly don't think I can afford the price tag involved...
I know several Airlines have cadet programs.. eg Cathay but is it a MUST to be a HK resident?
and also... being a pilot will there be any age restrictions?
I've just turned 18 this week.. so after I complete my 4 year aviation course... I'll be 24... is that too young??? and...a lot of people have been telling me.. airlines don't really employ female pilots... is that true...??
Just another question.. it I do the Aviation Flying stream and I don't get employed as a pilot later on (you never know what happens) other then being a SO is there anything else I can do with the degree..?? or will it be $60k & 4 years in the drain.. that's why should I just do the Aviation Management stream.. and if I don't get into being a cadet... because it's a management course.. I can utilise my degree and work in the management side of aviation....
so what should I do?
if you want to see the information about the courses they are avaliable here:
Aviation Cert IV:
http://www.tafe.com.au/cgi-rdb/rdbweb/handbook/XGETCOURSE_TO?VCOURSE_NO=1289&MODE=H&PRINTVER_IND=N
Aviation Diployma:
http://www.tafe.com.au/cgi-rdb/rdbweb/handbook/XGETCOURSE_TO?VCOURSE_NO=500&MODE=H&PRINTVER_IND=N
Bach Aviation Management" UNSW:http://www.student.unsw.edu.au/handbook/programs/3981.shtml
Bach Aviation Flying:
http://www.student.unsw.edu.au/handbook/programs/3980.shtml
Qantas Cadet Program info:
http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/employment/pilotsCadetInfo
If you could answer me ASAP it would be really good.. because I have to send my enrolment for TAFE in.. by the end of this month.. and I don't know any pilots.. so got no one to answer me... :ugh:
Okies.. I guess you must have answered this questions a million times but I just finished my HSC (I live in Sydney) and my marks are not high enough to go straight into University to do Aviation, so now I'm left with two choices:
Do Tourism & Hospitality Management and be stuck with what I'm doing at the moment (I'm working as customer relations with a international cruise company since I finished high school (last november)) I do enjoy it, however not my first choice, I've seen all these ships people call "lovely" but I just don't seem to be into SHIPS... I prefer planes.....
Another choice is:
Do TAFE (college) and complete 2 courses called Aviation CERT IV and Aviation Airline Transport - Diploma (which they told me is all the theory you need for a CPL) and later on transfer into University of New South Wales and do either Aviation- management stream OR do Aviation- Flying Stream.. pretty Straight foward... Flying stream is hands on flying experience (looking at around 240 hours and a CPL, however.. a very HEAVY price tag comes with it of a grand total of $60,000 AUD... )
I have a family friend who was jobless for 3 years after he graduated from Areonautical Engineering so everybody is telling me.. after I pay that $60K I'll be jobless...
So I'm now thinking of completing a Bach Aviation Management and later on I'll apply to be a cadet (Qantas outlines that you need to do Physics and 3 unit Maths to be a cadet.. which I didn't do in my high school studies.. so Aviation Management will cover that) but I JUST noticed.. Qantas's cadet program.. I have to pay for ALL my expenses and tuition fees.. and that is apx $110,000 ....
So my BIG question for all you pilots out there is.. is there anyway I can be a pilot without parents who are LOADED....
Being a Lady Pilot... will be a dream come true.. but I honestly don't think I can afford the price tag involved...
I know several Airlines have cadet programs.. eg Cathay but is it a MUST to be a HK resident?
and also... being a pilot will there be any age restrictions?
I've just turned 18 this week.. so after I complete my 4 year aviation course... I'll be 24... is that too young??? and...a lot of people have been telling me.. airlines don't really employ female pilots... is that true...??
Just another question.. it I do the Aviation Flying stream and I don't get employed as a pilot later on (you never know what happens) other then being a SO is there anything else I can do with the degree..?? or will it be $60k & 4 years in the drain.. that's why should I just do the Aviation Management stream.. and if I don't get into being a cadet... because it's a management course.. I can utilise my degree and work in the management side of aviation....
so what should I do?
if you want to see the information about the courses they are avaliable here:
Aviation Cert IV:
http://www.tafe.com.au/cgi-rdb/rdbweb/handbook/XGETCOURSE_TO?VCOURSE_NO=1289&MODE=H&PRINTVER_IND=N
Aviation Diployma:
http://www.tafe.com.au/cgi-rdb/rdbweb/handbook/XGETCOURSE_TO?VCOURSE_NO=500&MODE=H&PRINTVER_IND=N
Bach Aviation Management" UNSW:http://www.student.unsw.edu.au/handbook/programs/3981.shtml
Bach Aviation Flying:
http://www.student.unsw.edu.au/handbook/programs/3980.shtml
Qantas Cadet Program info:
http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/employment/pilotsCadetInfo
If you could answer me ASAP it would be really good.. because I have to send my enrolment for TAFE in.. by the end of this month.. and I don't know any pilots.. so got no one to answer me... :ugh: