Brand New to this idea, but very headstrong
08-25-2009, 12:48 PM
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Brand New to this idea, but very headstrong
I'm 23yrs old and in the cross roads of trying to find something to do with my life. I"m not the best at college, but thats because i haven't found a passion or a goal to work towards.. it think being a pilot may just be what i'm looking for. I've always wanted to fly and thinking about getting into it. I just got out of the Army, hated every second of combat arms and my eye sight isn't the greatest. I can fight to a corrected 20/20 in both eyes so where should i begin. There is a private ground school class at New River Community college, i've checked and it is accredited by FAA, so should i start there? Am I going to be wasting valuable time and money by getting into a dead end job? Plan on getting a degree in aviation mechanics in Northern, Va and working on my flight plans on the side, is this a bad idea? I will have the Gi Bill to help pay for some stuff, should i use it for flight school and pay out of pocket for a community college degree, being cheaper than flight school? Ugh, i need some help, all advice is welcome.
08-25-2009, 08:40 PM
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First off, thanks for serving our country.
I think a mechanics degree would do you well. You can apply it in many ways, flying or other.
Do flying on the side and pay in cash you earned. You honestly don't need any "classroom training" but it will help you, especially in the beginning. Most of all you need motivation, you will be reading test prep books from from to cover about 3 times over. But if you love flying you will enjoy every little thing about it.
Best of luck.
I think a mechanics degree would do you well. You can apply it in many ways, flying or other.
Do flying on the side and pay in cash you earned. You honestly don't need any "classroom training" but it will help you, especially in the beginning. Most of all you need motivation, you will be reading test prep books from from to cover about 3 times over. But if you love flying you will enjoy every little thing about it.
Best of luck.
09-01-2009, 06:36 PM
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Dumbest thing I ever did was get a Pro Pilot degree. All you need is certificates and ratings then a degree in somethings useful that will also set you apart from the crowd and to use when you need a fallback. The mechanic thing is a good idea. Employers like it because it implies you are strong on systems where as many pilots are weak there. Pay cash for flying as you already heard and you will probably be better off at a 61 school rather than a 141 but that might depend on what you want to do.
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