thanks for your help guys
I'm 23
single/ no kids
British citizen
dont have college degree
tried the RAF in england but i haven't lived there for so long and i need to have already lived in england for more than 3 years to be accepted which i haven't lived that long in england so air force is out that was my first choice
plus im turing 24 in a couple months so im already to old as RAF only take between 17 and 23 and 122 days old something stupid like that.
I been looking at delta academy they sound good and i been looking into PEA in dayton beach they offering similar things just hard to make a decision on which one should go to.i looked into embry riddle they are awesome but its a 4 year deal. thing i dont understand some schools say get your ppl and cpl with ME, MEI,CFI in 9 months and other schools are saying it will take 14-18 months so what is true?
australia ive spoken to some schools and they tell me i do the training and then once ive finished i go do bush flying or mail runs doesn't sound like fun etc if i want to work as an instructor i need to then go look for the instructing job, the school that i do my training at they dont take you after your training. weird.
i dont have an australian passport or a green card in america to be able to work for an airline but first is first i need to do the training and find the school that is worth going to i dont care where i work or be based as long as i know im getting the right training and not getting ripped off and know i can get to where i wanna be later on.
once ive got the right training then i can start worrying about where i wanna work. thing is in 2 years a lot can happen i can get married etc thing im hoping for is while im doing my training something comes up over in europe and they start hiring pilots and i just go back over to europe and try get with an airline instead of instructing the rest of the time in the US as in europe you dont really need to get hours.
i want to know what do i really need to be looking into a course eg MEI CPL PPL i guess if i work in europe later i can get the frozen ATPL anytime as it is not required in the US but it is In australia. etc
but can anyone tell me so i got a good idea of really what i need to be looking into a school and what to have on my CV when i finish my training. ive done tons of research but every school offers something different or has a course they trying to sell you to do saying you need this in order for an airline to want you etc. i just want to get my facts right.
plus does any one know about the Delta academy and PEA which one would be best? has anyone been to any of these?
also does anyone know if UVU in Utah is that also worth checking out?
plus are they hiring pilots in the US and Australia? or anywhere for that matter?
also what's up with the corporate side i hear especially in the US that people do the whole training, instruct and by the time they have 800hrs or so they start looking or flying for corporate jets and get the hours in that before they move up into the airline side. is this true? because in europe there is no chance of flying for a corporate company with less than 2500hrs they wont take you because of insurance reasons thats why people work for the airlines as they will hire you with 270hrs or more get the hours built up and then the pilot wants something different and new they then work for a corporate company.
thing is i want to get my training done, maybe by then they hiring pilots in europe and ill get my license converted so i can work in europe as they dont ask for many hours like in the US or Australia, if not then ill stay at the school i trained at and work as a flight instructor and get my hours up and maybe by then ill be married have my citizenship to work in america or Australia and the hours to work in an airline.
thanks again for all your help guys hope everyone had a great easter weekend im just trying to get my head around all of this and trying to understand the different ways and laws in other countries so i kinda understand what they mean in other parts of the world incase i end up working somewhere else later in life.