I wanna be a pilot!?

Question

im 15

a-b student

livin in houston

wat steps do i need to take to become a pilot?

Answer 1

If you want to be an airline pilot you should consider going to the airforce, its the best deal.

If you are not going to the airforce, then get your PPL (private pilot license) on a single engine at age of 17, and when you are done with high school go to Flight School, there are flight schools that you finish with a degree and it gives you an advantage .

Answer 2

after ur middle school, go to flight school n then join the airforce, once u retire u can become a pilot.

Answer 3

Depends on if you mean military pilot or airline pilot.

If you mean commercial pilot, search google, you'll find some good resources for training schools.

If you mean military pilot, then I'll help as best I can.  First of all, if you want to fly fighter jets, or 'cool' planes, best bet is the Navy or the Air Force.  The army has planes, but you'd probably just end up flying choppers.  If you want to pilot for the Navy or Air Force, then either--Go to one of the military academies for college, or join ROTC.

ROTC is really nerdy to look at, but it will really help you.

Keep your grades up, first and foremost, and stay in great shape. Play lots of flight video games. I'm not joking. Private flying lessons helps a lot too.

ROTC is basically where you train to be an officer, but not at a military academy. Most colleges have an Air Force or Navy ROTC. Join it when you get to college. Do everything they tell you, give 110% all of the time, no exception. Keep grades up. You don't have to major in anything special, just do what you will be good at. People will tell you that you have to do engineering or something, but they either are making that up or lying. That's not true at all.  As a junior in college, you will have to sign a 4 year commitment to the Air Force, then you will take a test called the AFOQT, which is basically an SAT or ACT test but with an additional section with random pilot stuff. You will have to buy a study book to study for that. Then you will take a thing called the TBAS, which is basically a simulator machine test that measures reflexes, hand eye coordination, and a number of other random things that are near impossible to prepare for...Because you aren't allowed to talk about the TBAS. So no one knows that much about it. Video games will definently help your hand eye stuff though.  Then, your ROTC commanders will compile all of your scores and give their ranking of you. Do they think you have integrity?  Are you doing ROTC for yourself? Or for the good of the air force and your fellow cadets? If they like you, and think you'd make a fine pilot, they'll give you high scores. Commander's rating is 50% of your overall score by the way, so it's a huge deal. Don't do drugs, be a good kid, be an eagle scout if you can.  Hopefully, if you score high enough, and your GPA is high enough, then you will be given a PILOT SLOT, which will allow you to attend Pilot Training. If you're committed enough to get a pilot slot, and you work hard, you'll get through training fine. If you do exceptionally well in training, you'll have more freedom in choosing your aircraft. (If there are slots open, sometimes and most of the time you just get what they give. Top students do have more lee way though)

The Military academies are very similar, study hard, work hard, impress your senior officers, and put 200% effort into everything you do. Make sure they know you're not selfish, and you'll be fine. Good luck man.

Answer 4

15 is a very good age to join the Civil Air Patrol.

You can get a lot of free education and in some cases free flts

and possible free or cheap flt training.

There are several squadrons in your area.

Answer 5

Don't do it. study something that will give you a secure stable career then go buy your own aircraft to fly. you will be much better off.

Answer 6

Start loving your parents.. Start by sucking up to them every chance you get, as they will have to cosign for all of the loans.

Have parents sign away their life and yours to get money.

take flight lessons to learn to fly.

Get doctor to see if your alive, and give you a medical cert.

Get ratings.

Apply for job that pays less then McDonalds for the first 3 years..

Constantly tell yourself "I Love Flying" to make yourself belive it.. as your dragging yourself into work at 2am to start a 14hr duty day.

This just for fun.. any specific questions.. shoot me an email .

Answer 7

study, study, study! if you know spanish that would be really good because Continental Airlines (based in Houston) flys to spanish speaking countries. When your older take an interview and then if they like you, you will go through some training. Make sure you know lots about airplanes and flying them. They like some expierenced and determined people!