Originally Posted by KF5OVP

Hi All,

Currently, I am a senior in high school, and my goal is to be a airline pilot in the future. I just got my PPL this summer at the age of 17. This is my plan to achieve my goal.

1. Get my Instrument Rating by March of the next year (Currently working on IR Ground), and keep building time after that until I reach 250 hours, at which time, I can get my CPL. (Goal is to get CPL at my 18th birthday.).

2. Attend and graduate from a community college, and live at home to mitigate living expense costs.

3. After getting my CPL, get my CFI so I can start CFIing in college part time (have a inside connection at a flight school to get me hired.) That flight school is pretty busy and hopefully I will get about 50 hrs/mth as part time.

4. Transfer to a four year university; major Non Aviation related. (Business). At the same time, I will be 21 or so so I can apply for one of the Pipeline CFI positions with AE,XJET,etc. If unable to get on, continue CFIing.

5. Graduate from 4 yr university, and should have about 1000 hours. Keep CFiing until 23/1500 hrs, get ATP,and apply with a regional airline.

6. Fly at a regional airline until my hours are enough to apply with a major airline.

As far as flight school and college debt goes, I plan to have no debt from my flight training (working a part-time job) and will have little to no debt from college/University. (Financial Aid).

I know that's a lot to read in one gulp, but what are yall's views and comments on this plan of action? Also, I am a Chinese-American male. Will that help me or hurt me in any way when it comes to airline hiring?

Thanks and Fly Safe!