What is the best route to become a commercial pilot after college?
Private sounds like your best option, however you will not be trained in a 747 or any airliner until you are hired by an airline or can purchase one yourself....Instead you will be trained in aircraft that advance in complexity as you continue to progress through your ratings.... Most pilots today begin their training in a Cessna 152 or Piper Cub which average about $75 per hour plus and additional $40 dollars for an instructor...but that will vary with your location....My advice to you would be to work your way towards at least a CFI rating (certified flight instructor)....That way you can still log the hours you spend instructing, but get paid to do it...as opposed to having to pay for it.....I would expect to spend a minimum of 30-40k to get to a CFI or higher.... It may take a 3 or more years to get enough hours to be hired by an airline, and even then it will be a regional one....it will probably be at least a decade before you advance to a major airline, and several more before you become captain.... A career as an Airline Pilot takes a lot of time and sacrifice, but if its something you love..its worth it You will not make a lot of money starting out....chances are the 15 year old kid taking your order at McDonalds makes more than you will as an entry level pilot...and you will probably be furloughed (laid off) a few times...and have to move around a lot to reach your goal....
CANADIAN PILOTS: how do you become a commercial pilot in canada?
I'm a sixteen year old, canadian girl. lol thinking about a career as a commercial pilot and I'm not attending air cadets cause i don't want to join the air force. i have quite a few questions.sorry about this. i just don't know anyone who can answer them for me..please answer them. it would be greatly appreciated how long does it take to become a pilot? how do you become a pilot? if you dont mind me asking, how much do you make a year? what happens after your flying career? also, what happens if you have to end your career early then expected due to something (not sure what 'something' is but an incident) what other careers would you move on too? in the aviation industry. what careers are there?? thank you soo much. you dont know how much this would mean to me if you answer this. im sorry for throwing many questions out at you but like i said before i dont have anyone who can answer these questions. thank you so much again!!
Air Force pilot chances? Commercial pilot?
Air Force or Navy pilot - Better chances are for those getting qualified through ROTC in college - Air Force Academy, or Naval Academy... are extremely difficult to qualify for - Commercial pilot, is not worth going for - Unless you are guaranteed to become pilot for a major airline - If not military, it would take at least 10 years of flight experience to be hired - That is "if you ever get hired" by a major airline... General aviation, and regional airlines pay pilots very low wages - 500 qualified candidates for 20 vacancies...! Do not trust the lies of flight schools - "shortage of airline pilots" - They say that since 1975, started be hard to find student for flight schools - Nobody gets an airline job with a fresh CPL and 200 hrs - That was in the 1960s... We are in 2014... And being a flight instructor...? Ok, yes, if you have a second job, nights at McDonald's... to survive - Today's realities of pilots lives - "Oversupply of pilot candidates" Besides, if I am a student pilot, I do not want a brand new pilot as instructor - I want an old timer with grey hair who knows the tricks of the trade - Harbingers of bad news always get a few thumbs down... Future Delta A380 captains are born optimists - Try to be a King Air co-pilot first...! .