Does anyone know where i can get a full sponsership from an airline to train to be a commercial pilot?

Question

I am 16 years old and im doing my GCSE's, i have just finnished a gliding scolarship with the RAF. I have wanted to be a pilot since i can remember but dont know exactly how to get into it and get the right training. As i am only 16, i realise that nothing will be available to me right now until i finnish at school or university. If anyone can help me i would be very greatful. Thanks for your time!

Answer 1

who says most of the people who post on here are from america? i don't

Answer 2

Ain't happenin. The airlines have waaaay too many qualified applicants.

Answer 3

Lol John B i think your incorrect up there, there is still a shortage of pilots i beleive in the UK/Europe anyway, wether its different in the USA i don't know.

Hi Ashley P, I am the same age as you & in the same position as you are, my dream is to become an airline pilot, and one day i will fulfill my dream.

I am also currently doing my GCSE's too, after you finish your GCSE's, i recommend you go to your nearest airfield and take a few further taster flying lessons like I am doing, once your happy with the feeling & you still want to become an airline pilot i recommend to ethier wait till your 18 and apply for CTC Wings or self fund your PPL training until your 18, this will set you back around £6,000+ depending on where you are training.

Another option is to wait another year and a half & join the Royal Air Force, but seriously... althought you get trained for free, you have to do a whooping 12 years of service if your a pilot & you may get called out depending on which sqaudron you are in, is it seriously worth the risk? :S.

Good luck in your GCSE's & lets stay in touch! :)

Answer 4

Don't ignore John B, since he is correct.  It isn't going to happen.

Answer 5

In the USA the only way to get this is join the Airforce or Navy as a piliot.

Anywhere else in the world would be similar, unless you ask for corporate sponsorship from an oil company.

Answer 6

Don't you hate it when people use acronyms that others may not know?  I know hundreds of them from aviation, but I try not to use them around people who aren't familiar.  Of course, I'm sure just about everyone in your country knows what GCSE's are, and even I know what the RAF is.  However, I have no idea what GCSE's are.  I'm in the USA, and I thought this answer board was for people in the US.  I thought they had one for people in other countries.  Maybe not.  Anyway, most of the people who post on here are from America.  Thanks for playing.