How hard is it to be a pilot?
12-11-2018 | 09:48 AM
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How hard is it to be a pilot?
I wanted to become a pilot for the sighseeing and not for the delivery part with persons.I hate physics and I was never good at it in school and highschool and I want to know if you need physics for this career.I could guess that chemistry is not required but I'm not sure.The math is not a problem,math was easier for me than chemistry and physics.I just don't understand why someone would need physics when he flies in the sky.What could he do with that discipline?
I created this topic because I wanted to know how it feels when you're in the sky and how much knowledge of science you will need.
I created this topic because I wanted to know how it feels when you're in the sky and how much knowledge of science you will need.
12-11-2018 | 10:05 AM
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For light aircraft pilots...
you need some ability to do math, but it's not very hard especially if you're flying tourists around in visual conditions.
In the US you do need any formal science education, although you will need to understand some basic physics and engineering principles to earn a commercial certificate. Everything you need to know will be taught during pilot training, one way or another. No technical knowledge of chemistry is involved at all.
Outside the US, some countries require extensive and detailed formal training in a wide variety of technical subjects. But they typically don't require a college degree.
But the best large plane/airline jobs are very competitive, and would probably not be available to someone who struggles with basic science in school.
you need some ability to do math, but it's not very hard especially if you're flying tourists around in visual conditions.
In the US you do need any formal science education, although you will need to understand some basic physics and engineering principles to earn a commercial certificate. Everything you need to know will be taught during pilot training, one way or another. No technical knowledge of chemistry is involved at all.
Outside the US, some countries require extensive and detailed formal training in a wide variety of technical subjects. But they typically don't require a college degree.
But the best large plane/airline jobs are very competitive, and would probably not be available to someone who struggles with basic science in school.
12-11-2018 | 10:15 AM
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[MENTION=2246]rickair7777[/MENTION] But why do you have to know physics to be a pilot?That's what I asked in my original post.Do you use classical mechanics and electricity chapters in the air field?Why?
And could you please explain what you mean by basic physics?Do you mean school or highschool physics?Will you use calculus in physics?
And could you please explain what you mean by basic physics?Do you mean school or highschool physics?Will you use calculus in physics?
12-11-2018 | 12:12 PM
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[MENTION=2246]rickair7777[/MENTION] But why do you have to know physics to be a pilot?That's what I asked in my original post.Do you use classical mechanics and electricity chapters in the air field?Why?
And could you please explain what you mean by basic physics?Do you mean school or highschool physics?Will you use calculus in physics?
And could you please explain what you mean by basic physics?Do you mean school or highschool physics?Will you use calculus in physics?
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12-11-2018 | 12:30 PM
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All flying is governed by the laws of physics, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics.......you don’t need a doctorate, but understanding the fundamentals is pretty important.
It seems daunting looking up from 0 experience, but like anything else in life the journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step......what looks to be impossible to a 5th grader on a field trip looking into the cockpit is not really that difficult with years of training and experience (we actually know what all those buttons do)
It seems daunting looking up from 0 experience, but like anything else in life the journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step......what looks to be impossible to a 5th grader on a field trip looking into the cockpit is not really that difficult with years of training and experience (we actually know what all those buttons do)
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