Im a 15 yr old girl and want to be a pilot when older ...?

Question

Any information that would help me in any way please and Thankyou so much ♥ :) like of what all i need to know oh is it a good paying job?

Answer 1

Well, "Absolute"  I've got 2 Master's Degrees, an IQ of 151 and speak three languages-fluently; oh and was just accepted into a Doctorate program.  Nor did I 'kiss up' to fly.

If you wish to fly in the US military you must:

1- Have a Bachelor's degree

2- Be accepted into and complete a commissioning program

3- Be accepted into and complete pilot training.

The exception to #1 is the Army has a Warrant Officer Program that doesn't require a Bachelor's degree.

Competition regardless of service is fierce-flying lessons now are a good way to help put you ahead of the other applicants

If you want REAL answers instead of spew, please don't hesitate to PM me.

Answer 2

All the information you will ever need

Women aren't pilots, be a flight attendant.

You're barely trusted to drive a car let alone a plane full of people

Shut up and make me a sandwich.

Answer 3

you can start taking lessons now, in fact you could have after your last birthday depending on what type of flying you want to do it can be a good paying job or just a hobby

Answer 4

had a friend try it.

lessons for being a pilot are expensive.

you start with a single engine plane license.

to work your way up to being a commercial jet pilot would cost a fortune.

so most get their training from the military, and everyone wants to be a pilot, so only those that kiss up the most get to be trained. good news is that the U.S. armed forces have a population of truly low intelligent people, so if you are someone who is smart academically, you'll breeze through all the tests in the navy or army. almost a joke. Your fellow soldiers will be failing most of these tests.

why are the test so easy? the fantastic majority of enlisted people were at the bottom of their high school class. Rarely does a honor roll student or ivy league school accepted person join the u.s. armed forces.

Answer 5

Wow.  Well don't allow yourself to be deceived by some.  Strange that almost every fighter pilot I know was an honor student.  I also find it interesting that I am an experienced Naval Aviator/fighter pilot and several of my friends who are fighter pilots somehow graduated from Ivy League schools.  

I could be way off-base.  The moon landing was probably faked too...or else it was accomplished by a crew of morons who simply brown-nosed all the way to the lunar surface.

Well, it looks like they've recently lowered their entrance standards judging by one of the answerers here.  The impressive verbal presentation, the wealth of experience, and the intellectual horsepower exhibited simply blows the rest of us out of the water.  Too bad that the information is incorrect and summarily uneducated.  I have to suck it up and vote for Aviophage for best answer.

Yo:1,  Absolute: 0

Answer 6

Honestly, it's a tough field to get into financially.  The amount of training it takes to fly for a living is extremely expensive and the starting pay for most flying jobs is insultingly low.

On the bright side, once training is paid off and you've made it past those first couple jobs, it's a wonderful way to make a living.

You may get a lot of opinions on if college is needed or not and what to major in if you do go.  First of all, college is a must.  It's possible to fly without a college degree, but you'd be facing a major uphill battle in any of the more advanced/desirable jobs without one.

What to major in?  Most people will say to major in anything that interests you outside of aviation.  That's normally pretty good advice because it gives you a backup in case anything happens later in life (medical problems, wanting to stay home more with the family, economic fluctuations, etc.)... But there is also a big push to get more females and minorities in the profession.  If you have a well-balanced life with good grades and lots of extracurricular activities, you could probably get a heck of a scholarship in aviation that would finance a good chunk of your flight training.

That's more of the long term things.  Short term, if you have the money for it, it doesn't hurt to meet with an instructor at your local airport and take an introductory flight.

Have fun and good luck!

Answer 7

I'm in exactly the same situation!

same age & everything :D

What I have found out is that to pay for your own training it will cost approx. £60,000

So your best bet is either the RAF or trying for a sponsorship, however it is not an easy proffesion to enter into as there is alot of competition for sponsorships & only so many company's offer them. But if it's really what you wanna do then GO FOR IT!

;)

Good luck.

Answer 8

Hi, Victoria,

I recently retired after a 37 year career as a professional pilot.  So I reported the guy that ordered you to make him a sandwich, and I hope they delete him.  I know he was trying to be funny, but it wasn't funny at all.

When I first walked into the flight school office in 1964 and announced that I wanted to learn to fly, the guy behind the counter said "But you're a girl!!"

"That's correct,"  I replied.  So he set me up for lessons, but he was skeptical.  Several years later, when his own daughter decided she wanted to become an airline pilot, he asked me to help her.  I did, and she is now a Captain, also.

So "want to be a pilot" could mean you want to get a Private Certificate and fly strictly for your own enjoyment, or it could mean you want a professional piloting career.  To become a personal pilot for your own enjoyment, just find the nearest airport where flight instruction is available, and tell them you want to get started.  It's a lot easier for girls than it was 40 years ago.

You cannot solo until you are 16, and you can get your Private Certificate at 17.  In my opinion, there is no point in earning a lot of flight hours before your 17th birthday.  But you can read all you can get your hands on about aviation, airplanes, and the piloting profession.  Ask for a membership in AOPA for Christmas. (http://www.aopa.org)

To go on for a professional career, you just continue your flight training after you have the Private Certificate.  You need 250 hours flight time for the Commercial Certificate.  After that, you can earn money for piloting services, which the Private Pilot may not.

At the same time, you will work on your Instrument, Multi-engine, and Instructor ratings, which will help you make some money.  As you advance in your training, you will learn all the details of the training you will need.

At the same time, work on a few personal considerations:

--Cultivate a good character reputation.  No drugs, no trouble with the law, no tattoos or body piercings or orange hair.  And no pregnancies.  Be a clean-cut kid.

--Stay in good physical shape.  Cultivate a personal sport in which you can do well.  I was 5' 10" in the 8th grade, so I played basketball.  But whatever.  Just you can't be a couch potato.

--Make good-to-excellent grades.  Take all the science and math courses you can, and make good grades.  Also study civics, law, and geography.  Cultivate a second language.

Later you will need a 4-year college degree.  As aircraft systems and flight procedures continue to become more complex, the airline hiring executives are hiring only college graduates.  (That used not to be true, and some people will argue about it on Yahoo Answers, but it is now the case.  No avoiding 4 year college.)

Your degree can be in about any field that turns you on.  Choose something you really love, so you can be sure to make top grades.  Accounting, business administration, and law enforcement are popular right now with the airlines, as well as the traditional science and engineering degrees.

As you progress you will learn the details of the training you will need.  You may want to be a military flight officer.  USAF or Navy.  Contact your congressperson about a recommendation to the Air Force or Naval Academies.

But whatever you do, have fun.  Life is for joy!  Go fly!

Answer 9

Victoria:

Best of luck to you, should you decide to pursue the pilot thing. I soloed on my 16th b-day, private at 17, commercial-instrument at 18, instructor at 19. That was a very long time ago. Since then, I've added to the certificates and ratings and to the academic credentials, as well (Bachelor's and professional--non-aviation---doctorate). Aviophag's post is a good one. Best to you!!

Answer 10

You could start now, and have your instructor rating before you turn 19.

Unfortunately you cant get your license until you are 18, but you can take flight lessons before then, and you can take your written exams when you turn 16 because they are good for two years.

The pay is not that great at first, usually about 20k a year, but after two years it usually more than doubles. If you go and look at the pay scales for most airlines, you start at about $18-20 an hour and after two years it can be more than $50, but you have to remember that you are only allowed to fly 100 hours a month and 1000 a year, but you are also guaranteed around 75-80 hours at almost every airline, even the smallest ones.