So, I wanna be an airline pilot...
07-23-2010, 12:39 PM
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So, I wanna be an airline pilot...
My name is Ivan and I am from Bulgaria.
My childhood dream is to become a professional airline pilot.I have a few questions regarding my dream..
First, let me tell you that after doing a research I found out that USA is the best place to train for pilot because US academies have the most modern planes, the best flight instructors and the most financially affordable programs.
I would like to know how much time after enrolling in a flight school I will be able to get my PPL and how much time after that I will get my CPL.After I get my CPL, will I be able to work as a pilot for an airline ?
Even though being a pilot is my dream, I decided to enroll in a university and study a traditional major first so that I have more choices later in my life.Being a pilot is very risky, no one knows if my health will worsen later or no, so people advised me to first graduate from university and later attend a flight academy.My question is, won`t I be too "old" at the age of 23 to start preparing for a career in aviation?Will airlines prefer to hire students who enrolled in flight academy at the age of 19 just after high school ?
I also want to say that my parents can afford to give me about $50k to train for a pilot and I hope I won`t need to take any loans.
This is for now.
Looking forward for hearing from you
All the best,
Ivan
My childhood dream is to become a professional airline pilot.I have a few questions regarding my dream..
First, let me tell you that after doing a research I found out that USA is the best place to train for pilot because US academies have the most modern planes, the best flight instructors and the most financially affordable programs.
I would like to know how much time after enrolling in a flight school I will be able to get my PPL and how much time after that I will get my CPL.After I get my CPL, will I be able to work as a pilot for an airline ?
Even though being a pilot is my dream, I decided to enroll in a university and study a traditional major first so that I have more choices later in my life.Being a pilot is very risky, no one knows if my health will worsen later or no, so people advised me to first graduate from university and later attend a flight academy.My question is, won`t I be too "old" at the age of 23 to start preparing for a career in aviation?Will airlines prefer to hire students who enrolled in flight academy at the age of 19 just after high school ?
I also want to say that my parents can afford to give me about $50k to train for a pilot and I hope I won`t need to take any loans.
This is for now.
Looking forward for hearing from you
All the best,
Ivan
07-23-2010, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Iven91
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I would like to know how much time after enrolling in a flight school I will be able to get my PPL...[/I][/I]
I would like to know how much time after enrolling in a flight school I will be able to get my PPL...[/I][/I]
... and how much time after that I will get my CPL...
...After I get my CPL, will I be able to work as a pilot for an airline ?...
...Even though being a pilot is my dream, I decided to enroll in a university and study a traditional major first so that I have more choices later in my life. Being a pilot is very risky, no one knows if my health will worsen later or no, so people advised me to first graduate from university and later attend a flight academy...
...My question is, won`t I be too "old" at the age of 23 to start preparing for a career in aviation? ...
...Will airlines prefer to hire students who enrolled in flight academy at the age of 19 just after high school ?...
...I also want to say that my parents can afford to give me about $50k to train for a pilot and I hope I won`t need to take any loans. This is for now.
07-23-2010, 03:23 PM
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One thing I'll add is that if you plan to stay in Europe, or many other parts of the world, it has been possible to get a B737 or A320 job with only 250 hours.
Because of the world economy, that's not realistic right now. If you train in the USA, you will have to convert your FAA (the USA government agency that regulates pilots) to a European lisence (from almost any EU country.
Please visit www.pprune.org before spending any money in the USA.
Because of the world economy, that's not realistic right now. If you train in the USA, you will have to convert your FAA (the USA government agency that regulates pilots) to a European lisence (from almost any EU country.
Please visit www.pprune.org before spending any money in the USA.
07-24-2010, 02:42 AM
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Thank you for your help guys,
Yes, I would like to work in Europe one day.I am a citizen of the European union so I can pretty much get a job everywhere.I know I need a VISA , however, to work in the USA, which will make things much harder.
On the other had, the training in the USA is cheaper than in Europe because the gas in the States is cheaper.
What are these conversions like ?Just theory or practice ?
Yes, I would like to work in Europe one day.I am a citizen of the European union so I can pretty much get a job everywhere.I know I need a VISA , however, to work in the USA, which will make things much harder.
On the other had, the training in the USA is cheaper than in Europe because the gas in the States is cheaper.
What are these conversions like ?Just theory or practice ?
07-24-2010, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Iven91
Thank you for your help guys,
Yes, I would like to work in Europe one day.I am a citizen of the European union so I can pretty much get a job everywhere.I know I need a VISA , however, to work in the USA, which will make things much harder.
On the other had, the training in the USA is cheaper than in Europe because the gas in the States is cheaper.
What are these conversions like ?Just theory or practice ?
Yes, I would like to work in Europe one day.I am a citizen of the European union so I can pretty much get a job everywhere.I know I need a VISA , however, to work in the USA, which will make things much harder.
On the other had, the training in the USA is cheaper than in Europe because the gas in the States is cheaper.
What are these conversions like ?Just theory or practice ?
The conversions are hard and expensive if that is what your talking about(FAA --> JAA)
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