Doctor to Airline Pilot
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Following my post a few years ago on this thread where I explained I was hoping to go down the path of police to airline pilot, I have just completed my MEIR, CPL in Spain and MCC and JOC here in the UK. I did manage to secure 3 months off work to do this unpaid.
Now back at work while looking for jobs!
Now back at work while looking for jobs!
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Lots of detailed information on cost and time on other threads in this forum. Overall at the moment: you can do it in a year with integrated (full time) training or modular (part time/working in between modules) training. Integrated traditionally costs more (£100k) than modular (maybe £60-£70k these days).
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I am also an ED doctor who is seriously considering letting my parents down to pursue a career in aviation. Pushed in to medicine from a young age but I can't shake the wanting to be a pilot. Can anyone advise on net cost and time spent? I know it seems shallow but those are the most difficult components to negotiate.
I'm sure pilots have their gripes too but pursuing a career in NHS medicine in the UK is worth neither the time or money. I'm almost certain I would go to the grave regretting not exploring this career.
Kind regards to you all,
Jack
I'm sure pilots have their gripes too but pursuing a career in NHS medicine in the UK is worth neither the time or money. I'm almost certain I would go to the grave regretting not exploring this career.
Kind regards to you all,
Jack
it’s your life not theirs.
One of my children is a Dr and is thinking of applying for the BA academy.
Very interesting subject. There are a couple of people here in the USA with the same feelings: this one linked below and another MD on the same forum who posts as Young MD, a pediatrician with 20+ years experience. I think he's already started flight training someplace here in the USA. My daughter-in-law is an ER doc and has no interesting being an airline pilot but she does admire the roll a union has in giving her husband, my son, pretty good working circumstances
https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/c...ed-advice.html
https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/c...ed-advice.html
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Lots of detailed information on cost and time on other threads in this forum. Overall at the moment: you can do it in a year with integrated (full time) training or modular (part time/working in between modules) training. Integrated traditionally costs more (£100k) than modular (maybe £60-£70k these days).
Did I imagine it? Are all those years of sitting at FL410 finally catching up with me....
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Following my post a few years ago on this thread where I explained I was hoping to go down the path of police to airline pilot, I have just completed my MEIR, CPL in Spain and MCC and JOC here in the UK. I did manage to secure 3 months off work to do this unpaid.
Now back at work while looking for jobs!
Now back at work while looking for jobs!
My plan worked of police to pilot, 3.5 years with Flybe now 5 years with TUI.
For the OP and recent updates, it is all worth it!
It can be done. Here's a Delta pilot/MD who demonstrates it:
https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/d...ffice-atl.html
