Becoming a comercial pilot?

Question

what do i need to do before i can fly as the pilot on a comercial airliner?

im 16 years old and i finished highschool what next

Answer 1

I know the first thing you need is a 4 yr degree in business and you need to attend a flight school at your local airport where you can get you pilots license and then you multi engine and then your instrument license. This will cost you about $30000 then you will need to get a job flying small planes to get your flight hours up and wait for a job to open up.

Answer 2

Ok... I am 13 and want to become a pilot. The best thing is to buy Microsoft Flight Simulator X for $30. I learned my basics from ther like how to start it up... the altimeter... stall speeds... flaps settings.... and I bought a joystick for $30 and just learned to fly!

Now I don't want to go through the military so this is what I am doing

-Get 4 year college degree in Auernatical Science at Embry Riddle (preffered by airline for degree) When I graduate... they give me a commercial liscence

-Get a first class medical ( really easy just like checkup)

-Now airlines want lots of hours start off so work for a regional airline for 5-10 years to get them

-Get a regional airline job for 5-10 years

-Work at Continental airlines

--------Questions----------

----At what age can I start getting ready for my license?----

You can fly an airplane at any age. As long as you are the co-pilot. The age to actually take control of the aircraft and get a students liscence is at the age of 16. You can fly solo or by yourself at 17. At 18 you can get an ATP's (Airline Transport Pilot) liscence this is what you need to fly for the big airlines like United, Delta... ect. Regional airlines require an Commercial Liscence

----What is the best school in the country?----

The top two are Embry Riddle erau.com and North Dakota University.

---- In how many years can I become an airplane pilot for any airline?----

-High School Graduate 18

-4 Year college at 18-22

-Training and getting hours 22-24

-Regional Airline 24-30

-Commercial Airline 30-65

----Is this expensive?----

Not as much as you think. Once everything is said and done it is around $150,000

-$100,000 for college without scholarship

-$50,000 for training ( Commercial airlines require 1000 hours in multi engine aircraft which can be expensive so I reccomend going into a Regional Airline which takes 0-50 multi engine hours (ME)

----Do I need to go to college?----

No, but if you are faced with 100 people who are wanting to be in a 25 person opening... they will look for an education first. They all reccomend it.

----And what classes can I get in high school?----

I would reccomend taking classes on interviewing skills because the best interview gets the best job. End it with..." You may find better inteerviews than mine, but nobody will work harder than me"

Hope that this helps. I found all this information over A four month period. Try www.airlinepilotcentral.com You can select an airline and see if they are hiring, their fleet, pay scale, and hiring minimuns.

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http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/...

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www.erau.com

AND MUCH RESEARCH!

Answer 3

Summer 98 it's gonna cost more than 30k. Yes you need your Private pilot's licence. From there is two options. The USAF (us air force) or you can fund it yourself. With the USAF you need a four year college degree and 20/20 vision. they make expectations. If you plan to fund it, it may cost well over 60k depending upon the prices of gas ETC. After you get the privates you need your Multi engine and instrument rating. those usually take a week or so to complete depending upon who you are etc. the next thing you will need to your ATP. this is pretty basic. After that I'd recommend you either build time by flying around or go into the regional suck are us airways express. Most airlines require 1500 total time. 500 multi engine. other airline's may expect more. one more thing you need is your first class medical certificate. again pretty basic. any more question just I'M me at [e-mail]

Mr.answer's is incorrect. you need to be 21 to get your ATP. you can get your commerical's at 18 but not ATP

Answer 4

I heard two people discussing it, one on radio, another who is a pilot and lives near me, and they talked about specific schools for the training. You can look at about $125k to $150k for school. I do not know if joining the Air Force, getting some training there first and doing your time would be an alternative. Getting a license to fly a private plane, single engine is the first step.

Answer 5

Start out by going to your local airport and seeing what flight schools are there and what they have to offer.Many flight schools have programs to get young people involved in aviation.

Take a look at this website (AOPA) It is a valuable resource for someone just staring out in aviation.

http://flighttraining.aopa.org/

You can find a locat flight school easily by visiting

http://www.beapilot.com/

Univeristies like  Embry Riddle is an EXCELLENT START - A major airline, in in unheard o move recently hired graduates directly from E.R., bypassing the regional airline route one usually has to go through.

A degree is recommened once you get to the major airline level, most people get their degree online during their flight training or while working as an instructor.

There is valuable information on becoming a pilot at the FAA website at

http://www.faa.gov/pilots/become/

Dowenload the following PDF guides

http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircr...

http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviat...

Answer 6

Stay out of the aviation diploma mills like Embry Riddle. They are expensive and don't get you an airline, or any other commercial flying job, even though they claim they are the "best" way.

Go to a two year school that offers an A&P license. This gives you a mechanics license and puts you in the drivers seat for a good flying job because you can trade wrench time for flying time.  With some companies they prefer to have pilots that can sign off maintenence items, and you'll get hired before a non A&P.  

You can get a 4 year degree in anything, airlines, aviation companies and corporations don't care if you have an aviation degree.  I'd get a degree in Industrial Safety unless you have an interest in a medical field.  I have a aviation degree but I backed it up with a Nursing degree. I got more flight time with my nursing degree than I ever did with an aviation degree. I was a flight nurse as well as a multi-engine commerical pilot.  I flew dead heads and logged good flight time, and made way better money than the pilots.

Whatever you do, DON'T let some aviation college promise you a bunch of things they can't deliver.  The FAA issues licenses and certificates NOT a university.

P.S  To the person who gave me the thumbs down.. 1100 bucks per credit hour to go to Riddle, that's 3300 to take college algebra. How is the quadratic formula at Riddle that much better than a two year school?    

Airlines hired directly out of my state university too back in 1990.  They hired blacks, and women with 300 hours and a commercial license, not to mention a few white guys whose dads worked at the particular airline.  So I guess my university could claim that their grads get hired DIRECTLY into the airlines.  Of course there were HUNDREDS of aviation students, and only about 7 people that got hired by the airlines directly.  

If you think going to Riddle is the best way, then loan the kid some money.  Let's total up the Riddle bill 1100 per credit hour and about 124 credit hours for a worthless aviation degree. that doesn't include the expensive part of aviation school which is the flight time. That too is 3 times as high as a normal flight school.  300 grand perhaps?  300 grand in student loans and IF you are lucky enough to be one out of 400+ students to get hired by United..you start at less than 40 grand a year.  You do the math, and tell me when someone can pay those kind of loans back, especially at 8-14% interest.  

Dude, DON'T GO TO RIDDLE..ask the majority of their students and they'll back me up.  Only rich kids that mommy and daddy paying their way will say good things about their programs.