The requirements of being an airline pilot?? ?

Question

im 18....i really wanna be a pilot....the kind of pilot who flies the big airplanes for the airlines... what are the requirements? what do i have to do to be a pilot ?? and to work for these companies.???

Answer 1

well, your going to need perfect eyesight for one. and since your only 18 why don't you go into the military they'll let you fly about anything lol the real top guns are the navy pilots fsure.

Answer 2

u need handicordniation eye sight not be panicing when o a crash situation

Answer 3

The best way to start is to locate the nearest airport where pilot training is offered by the FBO and go there.  Tell the person behind the counter what you want to do, and sign up for an introductory flight.  That will give you an idea of what it's like.  You will also have a chance to talk to the flight instructors and they can fill you in on what the process is like and what you have to do.

You should get your medical certificate as quickly as possible, just to make sure you can pass the tests, and because it also serves as your Student Pilot Certificate.

In general, the airlines require that you have an Air Transport Pilot Certificate, 2,000 hours total flight time, a first class medical certificate, and a 4-year college degree.

You must have a 4-year college degree to be hired as a pilot by the airlines.  There are people on here who will argue that you don't, but they are engaging in wishful thinking.  At one time you did not, and there are still senior pilots who were hired without college degrees--but now you do not have one tiny little chance.

The reason for this is that aircraft systems and flight procedures are a lot more complex than they used to be, and get more complex every year.  The airline hiring executives want to know that an applicant has good learning skills and can absorb new information readily.  So don't consider trying it without the degree.

Expect to spend 5 to 15 years, and $75,000 to $100,000 on training.  You will earn some of that money by flying for hire and giving instruction.

Good luck!

Answer 4

u dont exactly have to have perfect vision but a pretty good vision and u need to have a collage degree or higher and a class 3 medical certificate but u need to start with ur other licenses starting from private license,instrument, commercial,and so on until u finally have ur atp (Airline Transport Pilot) license and to work with the companies u must go to the main base and show them the stuff from above good luck with becoming a pilot im flying small planes and im 13 so i can be an airline pilot but i would recomend for u to work with airfrance because they pay the most

Answer 5

The other user's previous answer about having to have perfect eyesight is very untrue for commercial flying. It is true you have to have perfect eyesight to be a fast-jet pilot, but you can be a pilot and not have perfect vision and be in the air force! After the initial training they will normally split you off into three main groups: Fast-Jet(You need almost perfect or perfect vision), Fixed-Wing (You do not need perfect vision) and Rotary wing (i.e: Helicopters) and for this I do not know what condition your eyesight needs to be in. Moving onto the original question of what are the requirements! :) and what you have to do!

Well, firstly in terms of education, I have to point out that you can fly for an airline without a university degree! I know a 747 Virgin Atlantic pilot who did not go to university, but did go into military flying and then into commercial. Although a degree isn't necessary for most airlines, it can be advised as some degrees give something to fall back on if your aviation career goes wrong. You do definitely need GCSE's and A-Levels or equivalents!

I advise your first steps to becoming an airline pilot as follows: Have a few starter lessons, in a light aircraft to get a feeling for flight in general, and ask a few questions to the instructor and he should give you an opinion on whether to fly in civvy street as a commercial airline pilot or as a military pilot, and he shall probably give you a lot more advice than most people on these forums!

Answer 6

Do not become an Airline Pilot.

Airline Management has consistently reduced safety and pilot salaries for the past 20 years.

You will be paid $12,000/yr in the regional airlines.  If you even make to the Major Airlines, where I am from, you'll make $35,000/yr.

Get paid according to the responsibility you have over other people's lives.

Doctors, Lawyers, Dentists, Investment Bankers, $300,000/yr.   Air Line Pilot"  35,000/yr with 300,000 people's lives in their hands every day.

Answer 7

Just start  out by taking a flying lesson and see how you like it, then go from there. Call up your local small airport and ask who gives flying lessons there. Set up an appointment and see how it goes. They often will give a discount for the first lesson, so ask. Have fun!