Just wondering if there are any pilots that hang out in CF.net. I haven't found a good pilot forum out there I'd rather talk to CF.netters and if there are any pilots that'd be a bonus. Anyway I have my PPL-ASEL since July last year, have about 85 hrs TT. Hoping to get my Instrument Rating next year and then Comm and CFI someday. Flew to Lockhart (50R) for some BBQ this past weekend, it was great.
Yes but I only got so far as private with also some helicopter time. After that, decided it should remain a hobby. My dad has over 30,000! hours though and loved never having to work.
To just get a private pilot license just requires you to be 16, be able to speak English and pass a simple medical exam. And then you have to take lessons and pass a written and then a practical test (flight exam). To be a professional airline pilot requires a lot more but actually doesn't require a degree but airlines of course look for that in hiring. You need more licenses and ratings to be an airline pilot, something like your private, instrument, commercial, multi engine, ATP and 1500 or more hrs.
Thanks for the reply, approx how long would the it take for each, assuming you're devoting full time hours?
You could get all the ratings in a year or 2 if you had the money to pay for it and went full-time. Building up the hours is the other thing and most people build the time by becoming an instructor. This is coming from a private pilot based on what I have observed so if anyone else has anything to add please do.
Is it true that you can't have bad teeth to be a pilot? like with holes and such? I've always thought being a commercial pilot would be pretty cool. But I have bad motion sickness and my teeth sucks
Pop quiz hot shot.... What type of aircraft always has the right of way? I lol'ed and went duh when I heard the answer on a podcast.
Current pilot. Fly for an airline now. For flying fourms you can check out JetCareers and Airlinepilotcentral.
thats awesome did you mostly fly CAP (i think thats what theyre called right?) or what all type of missions did you fly? do you still fly now?
justhelicopters.com is a great website for aspiring helicopter pilots which I recommend, the outlook in the job market is much better in helicopters plus they are much much more fun (though much harder also). Flying commercially isn't like it was in the old days however, pretty much is goes like this Take off Press Button Sit Press Button Land In other words you pretty much take of and land- though training is important so you know what to do in emergency situations.
I just remember as a kid my dad taking me to watch planes land and fell in love with it all. I went the FBO route. Its the cheapest and in my opinion best way of doing it. Took about 4 years to get my ratings and some time building hours in planes that I wouldnt dare to get into again haha. Good times, you meet lots of cool people. Only negative is that its pretty expensive to get your ratings.
