Becoming a pilot in the Philippines
 

My Domestic Helper's son is very keen to become a pilot. He is 15y.o and is a Filipino national. He believes that he has no chance of making it into the Air Force as he doesn't come from a family of note. And wonders how to go about getting his experience levels up. He is in High School now and by all accounts is getting good grades.

So in the Philippines, do pilots generally have a Degree behind them before they start flying? And if so is a Science degree the way to go?
Are there any cadetships that he can apply to?
What sort of experience do you need to get into a turbo-prop operator?
And who are the better flying schools to approach, and or to stay away from.

Thanks for your help.

Gravox.

Gravox:

Pilot applicants in the Phils usually have bachelor's degrees so in order to be competitive, I suggest have the boy get a degree first. He can do his flying in parallel so he can build his hours while attending University. As for schools, check out Omni (Bulacan) and Aviatour (Mactan) if self-sponsored. Clark Aviation's MPL on the A320 has had good results so far but will depend on the demand from sponsoring airlines (they usually will shoulder half of the P3.5million tuition if they hire you as FO after graduation).

Forget the air force, you need to pull strings to get in plus they dont have that many aircrafts anyway.

Hope this helps.