Airline Pilot Career (dreams)
06-14-2006, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by A320fan
hey guys,
like most kids here, i have a dream to fly for a major airline. i have a few questions about what i should do with the remaining 2 years of high school i have left.
-first off, im sixteen, going into junior year in high school
-im only in Geometry in math, but i plan to take another credit next summer so i can get into Trig senior year.
-i plan to take an online EAA aviation course next summer
-the summer after senior year, i plan to get my basic single-engine private certificate, then train further in college
-im gettin as involved as i can. this summer, i plan to park aircraft at the EAA Airvneture show in Oshkosh, WI with my explorer group.
-im in the process of looking for good airline training school (mainly mid-sized commercial aircraft like the 737, A320)
how does this plan look to you guys? any suggestions to improve it? im striving to be the best, especially on the college resume. so anyway, your thoughts?
like most kids here, i have a dream to fly for a major airline. i have a few questions about what i should do with the remaining 2 years of high school i have left.
-first off, im sixteen, going into junior year in high school
-im only in Geometry in math, but i plan to take another credit next summer so i can get into Trig senior year.
-i plan to take an online EAA aviation course next summer
-the summer after senior year, i plan to get my basic single-engine private certificate, then train further in college
-im gettin as involved as i can. this summer, i plan to park aircraft at the EAA Airvneture show in Oshkosh, WI with my explorer group.
-im in the process of looking for good airline training school (mainly mid-sized commercial aircraft like the 737, A320)
how does this plan look to you guys? any suggestions to improve it? im striving to be the best, especially on the college resume. so anyway, your thoughts?
06-14-2006, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Av8trixx
Good for you! While I'm not an airline pilot, I'm in the Business Jet/Charter side of things for now and would like to go cargo (UPS!) someday but it's a good idea to work on your PPL when finances allow and spend as much time at your local airport as possible. Pick up odd jobs there if you can--a job at an FBO as a CSR or a line guy is a great way to establish connections and meet plenty of people who can help you out in the future. That's how i got in the right seat of a Citation when I only had 300hrs total time.
06-14-2006, 10:39 PM
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Hate to admit it but av8trixx has a point: in this industry it's who you know, not what you know. A320fan, just the fact that you're already on APC getting to know some of the pros here shows that you're ahead of the game. And it's nice to know that some high schoolers are focused on their career goals and planning ways to achieve it. When I was your age... I was logging quite a bit of 'actual' instrument time... in a van. No I won't go there but all kidding aside, one last piece of 'advice' if you will: with this industry the way it is, you can never really plan for anything. Take things one step at a time, be open to new ideas, and stop once in a while to smell the roses. Good luck.
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