Wannabe a pilot! (And I'm too damn lazy to do a search)

[sicky]

Well it seems you don't get anything unless you ask these days so, always worth a try. Whats the worst that can happen...?

[bigCHRIS]

STARTING OUT..?

Hi guys,

I'm really keen to train as a commercial pilot, but not sure exactly how to get going.

I do have a degree, and am currently living in North West England working as a journalist!

I've been told to get my PPL so am doing that now.

Any help would be fully excellent!!

Cheers,

Chris

[mcgoo]

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=131649

[bigCHRIS]

Top draw!! Thanks a lot!

[bmandimika]

hey guys

my name is barney and im 22 yrs of age and no flying experience.my desire is to become an airline pilot and how do i get sponserships to pay for the fees that i will be charged and where can i get such information.thanx barn

[Grass strip basher]

You could try working and saving money.... no one is going to pay for your training these days... why should they?? .... that unfortunately went out years ago.... try reading the "stickies" at the top of this forum that should give you a better idea of what to expect.

[scroggs]

bmandimika please do not make the same post on several forums - I've found this on Fragrant Harbour, Dununda and Godzone, and Wannabes - Interviews, Jobs and Sponsorships.

Read the Archive sticky at the top of the forum and learn a bit about what is required. That will help you frame your questions intelligently.

Scroggs

[Nevs]

Becoming a Pilot.....

hello to everyone who is reading this, i know what i am about to ask is asked so many times but i just want some good feedback. Basically i want to be where everyone else wants to be in the aviation business "a commercial Pilot", i have just finished school at 18, and i now hold 10gcse's and 4 a levels and hopefully in september ill be off to one of the top5 uni's in the uk for a 3 year BA, now after that i hope to start my training either modular or intergrated(lets not start the debate)

basically all i want to know is will my degree be worthwile for the aviation industry, i know its very good to fall back on if everything goes pear shaped but does it give me a bit of an advantage when i come to look for a job at an airline( if i ever get that far) and ive only done about 7 hours worth of training for my ppl at the moment, what would be advised for me to do from now until the end of uni, should i try and finish off my ppl? or should i get a student job within some aviation related business? i have no idea, why is this the hardest job to get to become a pilot, anyway someones got to fly those A380's sometime, maybe me someday i hope

[mcgoo]

have you been through this yet?

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=131649

[A330ismylittlebaby]

HELP!!!

I have floundered around, i have worked out things 5 years ago 3 years ago and a year ago and i have forgotten everything.

i basically want to be an airline pilot, i am a british citizen so here's my problems thanks for listening

I think the best option is to do FAA all the way, and then get a job for an airline which isn't in the uk.

now i remember there arent many schools in usa that are visa approved or was that caa approved i am all mangled up.

Q. can i do my faa licences and get a visa to do the flight training, then once i have done that, can i as a british citizen get a job say with singapore airlines as i wouldnt be a citizen of there country and i would love to live there.

BIG QUESTION= i have poor gcse's would the airlines in the far east look at my grades or would they just test me there and then.

i have also had alot of temping jobs like 14 in 6 years.


Thanks

A330

[captwannabe]

Tackle each problem individually..........

Research the different schools in America.

I imagine it would be difficult to get a job with Singapore Airlines. They may require their pilots to convert their ATPL, but check that out. In some countries, there are nationality restrictions, so as a non-citizen, it may not be possible to get a job there. The aviation industry is different all over the world, so have a look at the PPRuNe forums about the different regions.

Try to get A Levels.

Do an aptitude test, such as the GAPAN one.

See if you can get a Class 1 medical, because without one, you can't fly commercially.

Regards,
Captwannabe

[A330ismylittlebaby]

i see, i'll try that gapan and maybe then i wouldnt need the a levels as i would have to redo gcses just to start a levels, i will probably stop at flying instructor, do you think other countries would accept me as an faa/jaa instructor, i mean i know usa i couldnt do it there because you need a visa. maybe i should just try europe if the pay is good, my idea of good pay is £30,000

[Lucifer]

Gee - you don't have a clue. You are going to waste an awful lot of money if you don't wise up.

Don't sit there fixated on an airline career if you can't nail down a job or obtain decent academic qualifications behind you. You don't appear to have any idea of how to get there other than taking the lowest cost route, which is totally incorrect, and through which you will probably end up with a worthless licence as you can't live and work in the US following training.

Do you have any experience of teaching people? Are you any good? As if not, FI is a little foolish a route to take.

Taking GAPAN aptitude tests does not preclude you from sorting out your academic background in any way - it shows you whether you have the capacity to become a pilot or not.

Read all of this on this link, then come back and ask again:

http://www.balpa.org.uk/intranet/How-to-bec/index.htm

[rick0]

Becoming a pilot

Hey all,

As you can tell, i'm new here. I'm not 100% sure if this is the right forum to post this topic in? if it's not, I'm sorry

Anyway, I was wondering if you could give me some advice. I'm currently 15 - 16 in August - and have just finished my GCSES's and i'm going to 6th form next school year. Well, i've pretty much set my eyes on becoming a commerical pilot latley and I was wondering what the best steps to becoming a pilot are.

I'm not particulary clever and my results probabaly arn't going to be A's - mostly C's + B's. I'm hopefully going to study Psychology, Applied ICT and Graphics Art.

I presume I'll need to pay for training but that's not too much of a problem, I dont know how much it costs but i've got £15k saved up and is currently growing and I could probabaly stretch to £30k depending on the situation.

Generally I think I oculd become a pilot, but my eyesight's not that good - I wear glasses for watching TV etc - is that a big problem?

Thanks for reading

[Frank Furillo]

Hi ricko,
Well the first thing to do is have a trial lesson at your local school and see how you like it. If I were you I would stay at school and get into university, get a degree, it will always be there to fall back on.
Then save like mad, if you can.
You will need a Class 1 Medical to hold a CPL, your inital has to be done by the CAA at Gatwick. It is upto you when to do this, but if you are going to do your PPL I would get it done then. As for eyesight the CAA link regarding this is: http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/49/SRG_MED...s(June-06).pdf
Then it is only a matter of what type of training you do, I would go modular rather than intergrated, because of the cost saving, (Modular approx £30, 35K and intergrated £65K+ don't forget living expenses as well though.)
Hope this helps.
Frank

[n90bar]

Hi Ricko,

Being away to just start on an Integrated course, I feel I should chip in my pennies worth aswell. As Frank has mentioned It is cheaper to go down the modular route. For this you usually need your PPL and Class 1.
I too wear glasses, but this didn't really cause a problem with the CAA. I have a restriction on my medical which states that I must carry a spare set of glasses with me on the flightdeck.
You will find that there are alot of threads on this forum regards wheither modular is better than integrated and vice versa. If you run a search it should come up with some stuff.
As Frank also rightly mentioned regardless which route you go down - but particularly with the integrated route you also would need to allow cash for living expenses. So on top of Some 65k to the FTO, you may need another 10k for living expenses.
For now however the main thing is to get good grades at school. Most FTO's look for a minumum of GCSE C passes in Maths, English and Physics. Maths and Physics are particularly important to have!

Good Luck!

[rick0]

Hey,

Thanks so much for your replies, much appreciated. I have a few further questions. Firstly I was wondering what's the mininum age to fly and have lessions?

I live in the Wirral - near liverpool - and i've seen a flight school website based at Liverpool airport - http://www.lfs.flyer.co.uk/ - do they look good?

Thanks alot

[captwannabe]

I think you have to be 17 to get a Class 1, not sure about a Class 2. The instructors at the flying school will be able to tell you what age you have to be to get a PPL. At 16 you can log hours towards it though. You still might have to take out a loan, no matter what route you go down, but it sounds like you are working hard towards getting the funds in place. 99% of people will probably have to take out some loan. Work hard at school. Maths and Physics are important, but if you decide not to do them, learn how to study properly, because that is invaluable.

[coolman775]

HOURS !!!

Hello everyone ,
I am one of these people who wants to be a Pilot . but from my questions that I posted a lot of people keep saying to me build a lot of hours , or good luck building hours ...etc . I want to know is it hard to build hours ? and is there a places that I can go to for building my hours ? please help me . thanks .

[mcgoo]

it doesn't sound like you have done any research towards being a pilot, this will help:

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