i want to become a commercial pilot. Trouble is I don't have the money for it. What can I do?
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If you are looking to find employment in Greece or in Europe, you should check into the airlines in your country/Europe and find out if they offer cadet schemes or sponsored training. Airlines offering such schemes will train you and then you will pay off your training loan via payroll deduction during your employment. Not all airlines offer such schemes, so you will have to check into who does.\n\nI suggest going to this aspiring & current career pilot message board in your search for information:\n\nhttp://www.pprune.org
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u must be a graduate with maths and physics to join a commercial pilot's  liescence in any flying club or u must have a diploma in aircraft maintanence
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There are two aspects to learning to fly, taking it that you are interested in obtaining a Private Pilot's License (U.S.).  To obtain a license, one must pass a written test, accumulate a certain level of experience and pass a flight exam.  A good place to start is to contact a local flight school and take an introductory flight.  A good approach is to do the book learning first, taking the ground school portion first.  Many community colleges offer these courses, and they can be otherwise be taken through a flight school at your local airport.  Hope this helps.  See the link below to the legal requirements for licensing.  Good luck!
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maybe a pilots license
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If they have a fairly long distance to travel there is a group of volunteer pilots who will help with this. Check online for  "Angel Flight" There are certain restrictions that apply and flights may be dependent on weather, pilot availability etc.
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As an airline pilot, I recommend you visit http://www.jetcareers.com as it was created by a Delta pilot for aspiring aviatotrs to find out about being an airline pilot. They have numerous sections on education, how to get qualified, schedules, pay and message boards for questions.\n\nMy own site- http://www.geocities.com/av8trxx99/FAQ.html has some good info on it as well about training options and careers FAQs.\n\nHere is the Air Line Pilots Association link for career info- http://www.alpa.org/alpa/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=835 \n(an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file)\n\nThe Bureau of Labor page on pilots detailing:     \n* the training and education needed\n* earnings\n* expected job prospects\n* what workers do on the job\n* working conditions\n\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos107.htm\n\nA popular site for job hunting pilots- http://www.jet-jobs.com\n\nEdit- BTW It's "EMBRY-Riddle" (not Emery as posted in the other reply) and they are just one of many aeronautical universities. (You do NOT need an Aero degree to become a pilot though.) To see them all go to the University Aviation Association website at- http://www.uaa.aero
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Ok, when my son was in High School he wanted to be a pilot.\nHe started by getting in the High School Jr ROTC (Navy for four years and the Civil Air Patrol (an Air Force Auxillary) for students 13-21 yrs of age. I was also in the Civil Air Patrol and the commander of the cadet program. It is a wonderful program and so many opportunities and scholarship available. It is military and aerospace in nature. You study and take tests to move up in rank. It is a mini-form of the Air force training academies even with there own boot camp. My son was in it 8 year and he got to be an exchange student to Japan for 3 weeks all expenses paid. And he got a scholarship to the Army ROTC at the University of Nevada Reno for four years. \n\nHe applied for Pilot and went through rigorous testing and physicals. He passed but did not get a pilots slot with the Army at the time since they were trying to fill there quota with women. So he decided on Transportation Field. He is serving in Iraq.\n\nIf you want military training to be a pilot you have to join the military and serve (8 year for pilots). The training is free and so it is a good way to go. If you are sure you do not want the military but still want to be a pilot like commercial pilot or small craft pilot there are other options.\n\nThe best one is a College I highly Recommend. It is located in Florida and Arizona. It is Embrey Riddle Aeronautical University. We toured the Arizona campus in Prescott. It was fabulous. They even have ROTC (Army and Air Force). I was very impressed and wish my son would have gone there. But he wanted to take the Army scholarship.\nAt E.R.U they told us after you get in later you can apply for all kinds of scholarships. The Tuition is not cheap and the first year you must live on campus but you can work to pay for it. This college is all aeronautics, pilots, mechanics, flight crew etc.\nYou get lots of emphasis on math, science and everything on flying. They give you are well rounded education but they keep it to the aerospace mostly. \nI was so empressed. They teach you to fly airplanes right there and you go out early each morning with an instructor to fly. They have their own field and runway. It is a huge campus. Please check into this one and get there catalog or look online. If you want to be a pilot they will teach you to be the best and they even hook you up with top of the line job offers from the private sect.\nYou can make big money.\n\nRemeber to be a Military Pilot you need Very Good Eyes. Otherwise they can eliminate you immediately. Call a recruiter and they can tell you the sight requirments. Also get your grades up. They look at your academics and wont take a risk to train someone who can not learn. It costs lot of money to train a pilot so they have to make sure you are a good student.\n\nThe Naval Academy and Air Force Academy is quite difficult to get into. You need top notch grades, and be well-rounded (music, sports, politics, activities, school clubs and much more). They only want the best of the best. I would say you need to be ranked in the top 10% of your high school or college class.\n\nDont be discouraged. I do not know your age but if you are chosing a college, please check out Embray Riddle. If you can get in, it will change your life, guaranteed.\n\nAnd remember as long as you are under 21, you can join Civil Air Patrol in your area (they are all over the US) and it can change your life too. I highly recommend it. My son excelled because of this program.\n\nDont ever give up the DREAM to be a pilot. There are many rewards and they are always looking for women.
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You want to fly planes in the AF or Navy....? \nYou have to be very smart and at least have a 4 yr college degree, no way around that. Even then it's VERY competitive to be a pilot. \nIn short, you can fly helicopters in the Army w/ an AA degree, but again you have to be very smart. Getting a GED leads me to belive the AA or even BA would be difficult for you. You're best might be a two year enlistment w/ one of the branches, use the GI Bill and get as much college out of the way. If you're good at college? Do the 4 yr degree and if not...do the AA. \nIf being a piolt is your goal, you need to be more motivated and focused then you have been your whole life, for the rest of your life. \nsee recruiters\ngood luck
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Basically you have to go through your basic progression and then get a lot of freefall time in.  Once you have a good amount of time in (and have shown an aptitude) you might be accepted on an instructor course. Assuming you pass this you could progress to separate AFF, tandem etc certification - this varies per country.\n\nIn terms of pay, as I understand it you can make a living but you wont get rich (this is assuming you are in a country that jumps all year and has decent weather!).  Getting additional certification will help.\n\nI would suggest that you go on an AFF course and see if you have any aptitude and enjoy it before getting any higher ambition.\n\nHope that helps - drop me a line if you want to talk about it.\n\nBlue skies =8-)
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In the USA an aspiring civilian pilot can do their flight training and earn their licenses & ratings via these routes:\n\nA university aviation program (career track)\nAn aviation academy program (career track)\nA local flight school or flying club (career track OR recreational pilot)\n\nIf you simply want to be a Private Pilot, you should go to your local airport and investigate the schools or clubs on the field. Then get PPL course and rate info from each. Not all schools or clubs charge the same prices. Some are much more expensive than others.\n\nTo become a Private Pilot in the USA you must:\n1)meet the physical/medical requirements\n2)pass a written examnation*\n3)log a minimum of 40 hours of flight time (10 alone as a student and at least 20 with an instructor)\n4)pass an oral exam*\n5)pass a flight test\n\n*study for these tests can be one onone with an instructor or be taken via a 'ground school' course.\n\nMy flight training and pilot career website addresses How To Become A Pilot, espcially for those on the career track. Visit: http://www.geocities.com/av8trxx99/FAQ.html\n\n"Have you ever dreamt of learning to fly? Perhaps you would like to pursue aviation as a full-time profession, or maybe you'd like to fly for your personal enjoyment. But where can you go to learn to fly? What costs are involved? How long does it take? What are the age limits?" Visit http://flightinfo.com/learntofly.html\n\nGet additional info at these links:\nhttp://www.aopa.org/learntofly/\nhttp://www.beapilot.com\nhttp://www.jetcareers.com
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Go for the more logical step with better prospects. After you have worked hard and made money then you have the freedom to follow your dreams!
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There are some really nice pilot training schools throughout the country.  Not sure if there is one in Texas though.  The pay is fairly good, but like long distance truck drivers, if you count the time you are not actually at home, then that alone narrows it down to a lower pay scale.  If you had an email address posted, I would ask a few people whom I know, then I would tell you.  But you don't, so I can't.  Click on my avatar, and email me.  I can get back to you as soon as I can.  See ya.
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Many of the big airline companys train thier pilots from scratch !!\n\ntry British Airways..\n\nthey have thier own training facilities !\n\ngood luck
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Since your user name is "Claire" I bet you are a woman. There are flight scholarships for females to help pay for training. \n\nI suggest checking into the "International Organization of Women Pilots", aka the "Ninety-Nines", student pilot scholarship here- http://www.ninety-nines.org/aemsf.html\n\nAdditionally, Women in Aviation International offers flight scholasrships. Get more at their site http://www.wai.org
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Save part of the money you make as a pilot untill you have enough for the training lessons.
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I think it's a bit ridiculous. Your ambitions determine how you're going to turn out, in my opinion. Although the stars (cosmos or universe in other words) have something to do with an underlying destiny we all possess, as does the world, you cannot honestly believe a cosmic force is going to make you get up and finish a paper, or just throw you on a plane to take trips. You can make this happen. Be ambitious, Save money, Look for more forms of income to raise more capital. Have a goal, strive for it. Not only will the trip come, but it'll be more appreciated due to the fact that you earned it, and it didn't just fall into your lap as a freebee. Good luck.
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Well it depends on what kind of pilot you want to be.  To get your private pilots license you need to get an FAA certificate as well as a medical certificate.\nThe FAA requires you to complete a ground course and pass their ground exam and then you must also get a minimum of 40 hours flight time with various check-flights.  It will cost roughly $7000 (depending on where you go, what deals you get, how long it takes you to complete all the check rides, etc) to get your license.\nThere's certifications after that as well...  Instrument ratings...  Instructor...   Commercial...  Etc.