How to become a pilot??

Question

IM 14 hoping to be a pilot! (comercial)

Im a bit confussed on how to get there . Apparently i will need A-level maths and phisics..or mabe just phisiscs..then i will need to get a pilot liscense wich means lots and lots and lots of £££££££££.....is this near enough right ... Because most people have joined the R.A.F before,wich i dont want to to............................Any help??

Thanks Alot!!!!!!

Answer 1

To work for a major airline, you will most likely need a four year degree, and it doesn't have to be in a math/tech field. Most of the math you need you learned at the 6th grade level. Its not all that difficult.

I don't know of any flight schools in the UK. The US ratings that you have to have to start working for an airline are minimum of Commercial Multi-engine Instrument. Flight schools that you attend to obtain these ratings are quite expensive. Generally around $50,000-70,000 US dollars. The only alternative to these is of course to join the military however if you do, there is never  a guarantee that you will receive flight training.

Answer 2

all i no about being  pilot is that you cant be colour blind

Answer 3

depends if u want to be a fighter piolot u have to be top in your class and extremly smart

Answer 4

It does cost a lot but I think the worse part is getting you ppl or personal pilots licence. Anything you want to do after that is down to the amount of hours experience you have. But you can finance them by doing crop spraying or taking others up.

Answer 5

DISCLAIMER : This is the deal in the USA, it may be 110% different in England, I have no clue.

       You may be able to start flying now at fourteen.  Go to your local airport, ask a flight school the same question you just asked, and they will tell you what I have told you (also why there school is better than others LOL)  Your next step is to just sign up and start flying!! You can be flying next week if you want!

    

     FIRST AND FOREMOST take an intro flight at a local FBO or flight school to see if you enjoy being in control of the airplane.  Dont worry if you get scared or sick, it happens, but you have to keep practicing if you really like it. I have gotten sick before and said I dont want to fly anymore, then when I felt better, i took some motion sickness medicine, and I couldn't wait to fly!  Never got sick again.  When you are fifteen and about to turn sixteen take out a student loan for a flight school.  Get your private pilots license.  If you still like it, get your Instrument Rating, and then your Commercial License.  After that, get your Certified Flight Instructor ratings and become a flight instructor (maybe at the school you learned at).  Complete a few hundred hours flight instructing and then try to get on with a local cargo carrier, air ferry, anything to build some hours and multi engine time.  After that.................Send your resume to regional airlines.  After gaining time at a regional carrier, you may be able to get a gig with a major airline as a first officer.  Upon being a first officer for a few years, you might have the chance to become captain.  This is pretty much the civil route and how many become airline pilots.  65% of commercial pilots right now do NOT have a military background.  

    

    You are young right now, and can still choose to take the military route.  This route will be free (you will get paid) training and flying but requires a serious commitment (maybe 10 years).  You must love the military and your country to make such a large commitment.  Do not do this just to save money.  There are no guarantees as well, if you fail out of ground school, then you will be assigned elsewhere (p**p deck).  You are also not guaranteed what you will fly.  Although many want to become fighter pilots, it is actually better to have background in flying heavies if you want to fly for a major airline some day.  Airlines don't care if you can jockey an F-18.

    College is NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to become a pilot, it is if you want to be in the military flying though.  You need a Bachelor's Degree in ANYTHING to be an officer in the military-and you need to be an officer in the military to be able to fly.  A degree will give you an edge in the interview as well as a backup career if you ever lose your FAA Medical (then you can't fly anymore)

    Some colleges offer a mixed aviation degree course as well as flight training for you commercial and instructor ratings.  You could do that, or save money by going to a college for something other than aviation, and doing your flight training on the side at a local airport FBO school or academy.  I go to college for business and train at a school at the airport.  You could save money this way, also, if you ever lose your FAA medical and can't fly, an aviation degree won't be as useful as a degree in something else.  Like I said, the military AND the airlines don't care what your degree is in, as long as you have one.  They want to see that you are trainable.  So if you bust your *** in physics, math, meteorology, communications, aeronautics, etc all throughout high school and college, and you don't enjoy it, you are wasting your time.  Get a business degree or something useful that you enjoy other than flying and use that degree if you can't fly anymore.  The airlines will take a degree in basket weaving....

    Flying is expensive and it adds up quick.  Make sure you pay your loans on time and in full so you can take out more.  Also, don't break the bank if flight training if you don't really want to do it anymore (stay on the ground man).  I say this because after training, you will be flying the rest of your life.  You could love it or hate it.  The way I see it, you could work for a living or fly for a living.  Your first few years will be aweful pay, but that shouldn't matter because you will be young and doing something you love.  Atleast you'll be paid enough to eat food.  As time goes on and your seniority moves up, you can gain more and more money.  When you are a Captain at a major airline or freight operation like UPS/FedEx, you will earn your most.  Pilots earn between $17,000 a year to $250,000 and over.

    

    One more thing, some schools like ATP and JetUniversity offer fast track to the airlines and stuff, lots dont trust them, some swear by them.  They are often called piloting factories because anyone can go if they pay for it and they rush your learning.  Aviation is not something to be rushed.  I would go the old school route and don't skip out on the degree and instructing.  Instructing shows employers that you know your stuff and can teach it 100 times over.  Banner towing up and down the beach to build hours isn't half as impressive.  You could still do small stunts like that just to have fun and build hours and make some cash, but definately go with the instructor route.  All ratings are equal in the eyes of the FAA.  These expensive schools don't offer you a degree.  You can fly with whatever airline the school supports, but if they boot you, then it may be hard to find work elsewhere.

    You can also fly Corporate for different businesses and entrepreneurs, CEO's. Your first jobs though will definately be Banner Towing over the beach, Fish Watch, Cropdusting, Mosquito Spraying, flying skydivers, and other low paying time building jobs. These are to build hours. If you are going to be an instructor please take your job seriously and don't look at it as just to BUILD HOURS but learn something yourself and lookout for your students

    Seniority is everything at an airline, it determines routes, time off, pay, security, etc.  Some choose to stay with their regional airlines because they earn enough to make a living, have seniority, and some can be home almost every night.  To them its silly to take a 40k pay cut at a major airline to fly places they dont want to go.  The advantage is they will cap out at $150k sometime in their career and have better job security (hopefully).  There are regional airline pilots that are 22 flying with like 400 hours...So it is definately possible for you. I changed from law to aviation and love everything about it.  Look on yahoo answers for other questions pertaining to yours. It is asked like 20 times a day and there are good answers and some very very knowlegable pilots on this forum that are worth listening to.. Good luck

    

    Good luck, stay healthy, stay out of trouble, stay off drugs, stay a presentable human being, and you better lovvee to fly!

You will do good, I am sure, you are still a young guy.  Being a pilot is the best thing I (and almost every other pilot) have ever done with my life.

Answer 6

you can't even spell physics right, you can't be a pilot

Answer 7

In the UK there are many different ways of going about becoming a commercial pilot.  A levels in maths and physics are the most preferable first steps.  Also, I would recommend joining the Air Cadets (ATC).  They offer gliding and flying scholorships and help to show your commitment.

As far as the flying goes, the first step is to take your class one medical.  If you fail that then theres not too much point in carrying on.  You must do this at Gatwick.  It costs about £360.  Go to the CAA website to see more about it.  It contains hearing tests, eye tests, breathing, physical exams etc.

After that the best step is to obtain your PPL or NPPL.  The PPL consists of a minimum of 45 hours, with a minimum of 25 dual hours and 10 solo hours.  This costs about £7,500.

Now you can obtain additional licences such as IMC, night, and ME (multi-engined)

After that the next stage is your commercial exams.  14 exams whilst take about 6 months to study full time.  The price of this is about £3500.

After this you will need a commerical licence.  This costs around £5000.  Then onto Instrument rating £5000.

The training can be taken in each of these stages, or as one big group.  Taken in one big group, there are often discounts, and you will be flying more regularly.  However when taken in stages, arguably you can gain more experience over time.

COSTS

The prices of the whole lot range from abot £40000 to £60000.

Few training schools offer scholorships and some have a loan agreement with HSBC after the completion of an assessment.  Try these websites:

oxfordaviation.net

ctc.com

cabair.com

bcft.com

Answer 8

These links are for pilots in the USA but it will give you an idea of what is required:

http://www.clearedtodream.org

http://www.flighttraining.aopa.org

http://www.eaa.org/flighttraining

http://www.beapilot.com