How can i become a pilot!??! guys i'm serious...it seems complicated but plz tell me how?!!!!

Question

and if u can tell me if it costs alot!!!!!!??? to become a pilot,where to study ??how many years?and about the job and getting ajob ...the salary too ...thx guys u don't know how much it's important 2 me

Answer 1

"Become a pilot" can mean a variety of different things.

If you want to secure the Private Airman Certificate, so that you can fly for pleasure and personal transportation, it will cost you about $5,000 to $9,000 depending on where you are and the arrangements you can make.

A private pilot can carry passengers and can add ratings for complex and multi-engine airplanes, but cannot be paid for piloting services.

If you want to fly for money, you can become a general commercial pilot.  The basic requirement for the Commercial Airman Certificate is 250 hours total flight time.  Virtually all commercial certificate holders also secure the instrument and multi-engine ratings, and most secure the instructor ratings.

The commercial certificate with ratings will cost you $15,000 to $25,000 above the private certificate, which you must have first.

All of these certificates involve a written test and a flight check ride, which includes oral test questions.  A considerable amount of aeronautical knowledge is required, and you have to be the kind of person who enjoys learning about science, math, and technical subjects.

There is also a medical certification requirement, which begins when you apply as a student pilot and continues throughout your career.

With the Commercial Certificate, you can earn money for pilot services, and you can find a variety of interesting and rewarding jobs.  You can fly cargo, charter, and instruction.  You can tow banners and do pipeline/power line patrol.  You can be a bush pilot.  You can have a lot of fun and make some money.  You will not be qualified to apply to the airlines for a piloting job.

The airlines require a 4-year college degree, a first class medical certification, an Air Transport Pilot Certificate, and typically 2,000 hours or so of flight time.  A lot of that can be paid time, but you should expect to spend a total of $50,000 to $80,000 before you sit in the flight deck of an airliner.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Why don't you use the search function of this site. This question is asked daily multiple times. :)

Answer 3

A pilot's license is not easily obtained. Certification must be met on every type of aircraft you intend to fly. Cost of training would depend on which type of aircraft you want to learn on, a cessna would cost a lot less than learning to fly a 747, for example. Yes, it costs alot despite what you intend to fly, but like any other school, tuition can be financed. Most regular guys who want to fly end up joining the military, but you must already have some college under your belt, have perfect vision and be in excellent health in order to qualify. Either way, learning to fly demands a lot from yourself, but the rewards will be plenty, in the form of salary if/when you become certified. Good luck

PS, I also agree with the guy above me, most people never think to search for their question, to see if someone asked it already....

Answer 4

Well i recommend going to Collage cause it will cost less if you wanna be a airline pilot its cost about 2,000$ a year,and you'll get a degree and fly multy-engine planes then when you get your 250 ours of flying you wanna go look for a job and start off with small airplanes then build up your flight time,once you get lots of ours then you can go on to biger planes not yet 747 thats alot of EXPERIANCE.

Good-Luck

Take Care.

Answer 5

Can't be too complicated, GW Bush learned to fly (although’ he was in the bottom of the group).  

Answer 6

What kind of pilot? GA, Comm, Military?? Just call a local FBO and they'll talk to you about training programs and set you up with financing (maybe) and schedules. I wouldn't recommend a flight academy mainly because they are very expensive, and no matter where you learn to fly we all come out with the same certificates......but to each his own. Also, maybe want to concentrate a little more on learning aviation when you start than you do on your spelling.

Answer 7

It doesn't sound like you're very serious, judging by your post.  My recommendation is to keep up your grades in school and worry about going to college.  It doesn't matter which one or what degree you get.  Just get something in a useful field other than aviation.  Once you're at that point, worry about how to become a pilot.