what do u need to be a pilot

If you are looking for ways to get some flying experience on the cheap, there's a couple choices that haven't been offered yet.

One is the Civil Air Patrol. It's my understanding that cadet treatment varies widely with different local organizations with some offering little more than the opportunity to march around an airport, clean airplanes, and/or ride in the back and some actually involve pilot training once in a while.

The other is joining a soaring club. In addition to a lot of fun, starting your training in gliders before powered airplanes is actually a very good way to learn what really makes aircraft fly (besides money).

Neither will have much impact on your eventual success as an airline pilot but they won't hurt either.
 
dmccormack said:
Is anyone still flying checks??
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Yeah, but it's not the business it used to be, however, pee & blood have replaced a lot of what went away with paper checks. I have heard rumors that the check flying was going to cease altogether and just an electronic image of the check was going to be forwarded. I have no idea what happened to that plan since I first heard of it a few years back.
 
DRzKing said:
Well thank you guys, I'm learning a lot here!! hehe.



I will consider your offer, hehe I'm going to look for information about that.

I have another question. How much time does it takes to become a captain??
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Minimum to be rated as Captain of an airliner flying under pt 121 will be 23 yrs old with 1500hrs of flight time, because those are the minimum time/age requirements for the ATP certificate.
 
DR, I went to a small community college aviation program to get most of my pilot ratings/certificates then flight instructed for two years while taking night classes at a university to get a business degree. So it took me four years to build up the flight time needed to get an entry-level airline job (when the hiring was still good). The pilot training can absolutely be done faster, but be sure to get a solid college education too. The degree will make you much more marketable as a pilot and also can be used as a backup should you get furloughed from an airline.

I don't want to push anyone away from a pilot career, but make sure you research what it entails. You will make many sacrifices in pay and quality of life in hopes of being a senior captain at a major airline some day. When you're single, being away from home for 4+ days a week isn't incredibly bad, but when you have a family it can really suck.

Also, as mentioned before, there are a ton of piloting jobs other than the airlines. When I started flight training, my dream job was to be a major airline captain. Since then, I think I've changed my mind on that 10+ times and currently I think I'd enjoy something like NetJets. It all depends on what your priorities are in life so research carefully and decide for yourself what you would enjoy.
 
NetJets looks very nice. The salary it's good.

I'm thinking of working for the regionals now, i think it's easier to be hired in a regional airline, or is it the same as the Major-National-LCC??
 
DRzKing said:
im 17 and im in 12 grade so i want to become a pilot but i wanna know what do i need
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A shift key for one thing. ;)

You also should also plan on getting through college if you want to have a shot at the higher paying pilot gig and also to have something to fall back on when you get laid off.

In the interim you can start taking flying lesson now. That will cost you $$$, if that is a huge problem I suggest taking up glider flying. It is cheaper and you will built time that will pay off by allowing you to transition to powered flight faster.

Any flying you do will help you to meet people and learn about aviation, aviation jobs, and give you networking contacts. These are all good things.

Even if you are not flying try to start reading about being a pilot and the knowledge of flight, air traffic control, airplane control, safety CRM, etc. As much stuff as you can find. Start with the basic learn to be a private pilot books, DVDs, etc.

Lastly have you thought about joining the CAP? They have aeronautical knowledge training for people under 18, cost is cheap, and you can get exposure to flight including getting to fly.
 
DRzKing said:
NetJets looks very nice. The salary it's good.

I'm thinking of working for the regionals now, i think it's easier to be hired in a regional airline, or is it the same as the Major-National-LCC??
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You'll most likely need to fly at a regional before moving on to the majors. A typical airline career progression would be something like: flight instructor>possibly small freight/charter outfit>regional airline first officer>regional airline captain>major airline first officer>major airline captain.

The Major-National-LCC section of Airline Pilot Central is a bit misleading because there are some regional airlines listed there (American Eagle, Comair, Express Jet, etc.) as well as larger airlines that are more like majors (Alaska, Frontier, Southwest, etc.)
 
But why isn't American Airlines in the Major-National-LCC section??
 
Teller1900 said:
American is considered a Legacy airline.
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Legacy Airline: An airline that was one of the early companies in the industry where customer service was important and flight attendants caused husbands to get slapped or at least dirty looks from their wives.
 
Haha.

Can someone tell me how to make a flight plan?

I know the two types of flight plans, which are VFR and IFR.

Can someone explain to me what do they stand for??
 
welcome to poa, i was thinking along the same lines when i was 17. after i got into flying some more i realized that working full time as a CFI and then for the regionals would totally suck, and my parents wanted me to get a real degree.

in december i graduate in aerospace engineering, and will have a real job that pays real money, and ill be able to afford to fly. and along the way ive gotten 2000+ hrs, bought a glider, added ATP, and flying pt. 135 charters. and of course ive had a lot of fun flight instructing, and plan on continuing to do so for a long time.
 
tonycondon said:
in december i graduate in aerospace engineering, and will have a real job that pays real money, and ill be able to afford to fly.
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You know, I actually wondered for a moment if you actually did mean that you'll ill be able to afford to fly!:rofl::yes:
 
Teller1900 said:
WOW, good catch! It'll be interesting to hear what mx has to say about that one. Too bad about the missed flight, but there will almost be another great night for it!
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They had to completely rebuild/replace the carburetor, it was completely shot:hairraise:
 
DRzKing said:
Haha.

Can someone tell me how to make a flight plan?

I know the two types of flight plans, which are VFR and IFR.

Can someone explain to me what do they stand for??
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Making a flight plan...you're getting a bit ahead of yourself, unless you're looking to do virtual stuff, like a virtual airline or vatsimming.

In which case, you can find a BUNCH of info at VatSIM.net (and, btw, I must say, its a lot of fun, and it will really help you get your navigational skills down).
 
The kicker was that I normally wouldn't have looked that far down. The leak was in a place that was beyond the "angle of vision..." i.e. I always check the nose tire/strut, however, my head is normally not parallel with the ground, there is a small area near the tire that I normally wouldn't see. However this was my first true night flight, so I wanted everything to be perfect, glad I looked...

Teller1900 said:
Wow, that sounds more than slightly serious!
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I'm thinking about applying for Vaughn College (http://www.vaughn.edu/), does anybody knows any information about it?? and if you do can you tell me what the requirements are please? Thanks!!
 
DRzKing said:
I'm thinking about applying for Vaughn College (http://www.vaughn.edu/), does anybody knows any information about it?? and if you do can you tell me what the requirements are please? Thanks!!
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