What do you need to become a airline pilot ?

Question

what degrees and stuff.

Answer 1

A pilots license would be useful.

Answer 2

I dont know but I do know that if you are colour blind you can not be one.

Answer 3

You would normally start work with an airline as a co-pilot and you would need to achieve a minimum of an Airline Transport Pilot's Licence (ATPL). This is known as a 'frozen' ATPL until you have completed enough flying hours to apply for a full ATPL and qualify as an airline captain.

You can qualify as an airline pilot in several ways but whichever route you take, you must be at least 21 to be issued with a full ATPL. You should be physically fit, with good hearing, eyesight and normal colour vision. Some airlines impose height and weight restrictions, and you must pass a strict medical.

The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators (GAPAN) provides an aptitude test and assessment scheme for people with little or no flying experience. Although not a requirement for flight training, it could prove a useful way to decide whether you are suited to this career, before you make a financial commitment to training.

Private Training

You can fund your own training at a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)-approved training school, but you would have to pay the full cost of the course (around £50,000 to £60,000 in total). You can get a complete list of training providers from the CAA personnel licensing department and the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) below.

Sponsored Training

Some airlines offer places on sponsored training schemes. You would normally need at least five GCSEs (A-C), including English, maths and science, and two A levels, preferably in maths and physics. The entry requirements can vary between companies, so check with individual airlines.

Armed Forces' Experience

If you are a qualified pilot from the armed forces, you can take a conversion course to gain a commercial pilot’s licence. There is strong competition for pilot training in the forces and you must serve a minimum term before taking up employment with an airline (See the RAF job profiles for details).

University Route

Several universities offer courses in air transport and operations with pilot training options. Some of these allow you to study up to frozen ATPL level. In most cases, you have to fund the flight training modules yourself. To search for colleges and universities offering these courses, visit the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

BALPA and the Air League have details about routes into this career, airline sponsorships, bursaries and scholarships. The Royal Aeronautical Society and GoSkills also have information about this job.

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Answer 4

Brains, physical fitness, good reaction times, good colour recognition and good hearing.  A deep pocket book and a lot of luck!

Answer 5

a big ego and a nice watch. an expensive pair of sunglasses would help aswell

Answer 6

Yes you need to be atleast 12 grade pass with maths.

flying exp of 200 hrs or so

Medically fit - check for medical fitness at http://pilotshealth.tk

Answer 7

To become an airline piolot you need to get your frozen htpl which is the first part of a pilots licence you can get this from certain air fields. once you have it you must complete 1500 flying hours to get your full atpl and be allowed to fly. you must also pass a health test. you can do a degree at the new buckinghamshire uni that covers everything from flying to air traffic controll but it costs up to 40 000 to complete  

Answer 8

Know how to fly a plane and look cool. Degrees? Well, you need to be able to say, ' The temperature at Rome today is 25 DEGREES celsius...and we will be landing in 20 mins. Remember to take all your STUFF with you. Have a nice day.'

Answer 9

Some great links

http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/help...

http://www.futureairlinepilot.com/

Answer 10

An airplane and one of those cool pilot hats.

Answer 11

Just go to any airline piolt collage or school on the internet. And they will take you step by step.