I guess this goes here - flying lessons?

[Yoshimitsui]

Why, whats bad about the URL ?

[cocaine]

url pls

[sock]

Soph, you wanna be a pilot right? So take flying lessons! Only way for you to actually learn. Build up flying lessons and get your PPL and build up your licenses for you to apply for an airline. It also could help going to a flying school like when your 16 which would very much help, heres an example www.oxfordaviation.net, Good luck!

[-Soph-]

I think i'm going to save up about 2K, maybe a little more, before I start, i'm going to find a job this weekend - probably mcdonalds (the joys of being 15), i'll probably be on minimum wage, well I will be, 7.50..

so if I work 12 hours on Sunday and Saturday, and 8 hours on friday, and am careful with my spending, then i'll have enough before summer.


oh, and my mum told me that if I really want to be an airline pilot that badly then i'm probably going to have to join the air force first, is this true?

[Yoshimitsui]

You don't have to join the air force no. There are several paths you can take one of which starting in the air force and going on to become an airline pilot. Another way is to gain you're PPL then CPL by paying you're way through lessons with a flying school then going and try to get accpeted by an airline.
You can also apply for sponsorships aswell.

Another way of getting you're PPL ( in the uk. not sure about America ) is to join the air cadets and if you get so far you get trained for free.

Thats as much as i know

[-Soph-]

that's the issue my mum's talking about though, she said I probably wouldn't be able to afford to pay my way through it.

[GTA-Andy]

You could try to get a sponsorship from an Airline.

[-Soph-]

what would be the chances of that happening?

[Corporal]

what would be the chances of that happening?

If you have good grades, then pretty high.
But dont you live in the US? because if you do then join there airforce?
its like one of the best in the world.
Orr a wanna watch topgun now(h)

[-Soph-]

I have good grades, all As and Bs - i'm aiming for all As by the end of the year though - it's a little tricky because I dropped my lunch hour to take an extra class haha, straight classes all day.

and idk, I'm not sure if the air force is for me or not - i'm still very tempted though.