Becoming a pilot in the near future - what one needs to know
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I'm just thinking whether it's wise for a person like me to continue and become a professional pilot.
At your age I suggest you keep your options open. What does that mean? Imagine that every one of the choices you make in life restricts your future option by "closing some doors"; now, which doors don't you mind being closed, and which doors do you really want to remain open. Understanding that will help you make choices for the future.
A good education is the prime way of keeping your options/doors open, but you will have to tailor the subjects you study so as to not prevent you from going in directions you wish. Choose good general widely-respected subjects, rather than specialist subjects that are disregarded by university entrance boards.
For any technical career, maths, physics,chemistry, biology are a good starting point.
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Posted by Mungo Man
Are you trying to gain brownie points by saying you like aircraft? Do you think it will help you get a job?!
Are you trying to gain brownie points by saying you like aircraft? Do you think it will help you get a job?!
Give the fellow a break; he has not yet the advantage of experience you enjoy.
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You seem to have your head screwed on for a 15 yr old lad, Christ at that age I was binge drinking and stealing Mars Bars still.
The major issue for us lot on here is funding, if you have that and its your dream to fly what is stopping you? I've spent the last 15 yr working as a spark wishing I was in the air and now I'm finally close to it. Doing a job you do not want to do can get you down at times but most of us have been there and you may be able to avoid it.
As for saying you don't want to teach students in a cessna at an aerodrome, well there's not much wrong with that either as I don't, past instructors I've had going Modular didn't as I bet a hell of a lot of other instructors don't but they wont have much of a choice, as long as you realise you may have to is the key.
The only advise I can give is to live your life a bit first, do a lad's holiday, sh*g around and have some fun as you may regret not doing by the time you hit 30( which is not as far away as it seems ).
The major issue for us lot on here is funding, if you have that and its your dream to fly what is stopping you? I've spent the last 15 yr working as a spark wishing I was in the air and now I'm finally close to it. Doing a job you do not want to do can get you down at times but most of us have been there and you may be able to avoid it.
As for saying you don't want to teach students in a cessna at an aerodrome, well there's not much wrong with that either as I don't, past instructors I've had going Modular didn't as I bet a hell of a lot of other instructors don't but they wont have much of a choice, as long as you realise you may have to is the key.
The only advise I can give is to live your life a bit first, do a lad's holiday, sh*g around and have some fun as you may regret not doing by the time you hit 30( which is not as far away as it seems ).
