I got my pilots license!!!!

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
Yes, you can get it at 16 actually, and can solo at 15. You neeed to be 18, however, for commercial ratings and 23 for airline and dispatch work, I believe.

Have fun gettin those $100 hamburgers!

If you plan to make a career out of it... keep goin for your instrument and commercial ratings, and DO get a 4-year degree! If you're lucky, you can find a way to skip the whole CFI route but for a lot of folks it is a valuable stepping stone. All depends on your situation. Aviation is also huge on networking, many times it's now what you know but who you know, you know?

Don't even bother trying to go that route. If he wants to be a commercial pilot he should join the air force and fly a cargo plane. He'll have wayyyyyyyyyyy more flight hours and he'll have experience flying heavy aircraft.

A Civ pilot license and a 4 year degree won't do anything for you.

That's really funny, because the civ route worked for me and 90% of the pilots I fly with....

military isn't for everyone. It's an ADDITIONAL option; not the only one.

 

[j00fek]

good job! :thumbsup:

 

[homestarmy]

Originally posted by: MrLee
I hear its uber expensive. Grats though, definately a unique job.

How expensive?

 

[dud]

"But you are rite in the fact that the Air Force is a very good way to do it."



The Air Force is cutting 40K civilian and active military slots right now. They are WAY over budget. You will need some luck finding a flight slot.

BTW, how much does it cost/time does it take to receive your private pilots license?

 

[Zolty]

Originally posted by: homestarmy

Originally posted by: MrLee
I hear its uber expensive. Grats though, definately a unique job.

How expensive?

I am looking at This program.

 

[murban135]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
Yes, you can get it at 16 actually, and can solo at 15. You neeed to be 18, however, for commercial ratings and 23 for airline and dispatch work, I believe.

Have fun gettin those $100 hamburgers!

If you plan to make a career out of it... keep goin for your instrument and commercial ratings, and DO get a 4-year degree! If you're lucky, you can find a way to skip the whole CFI route but for a lot of folks it is a valuable stepping stone. All depends on your situation. Aviation is also huge on networking, many times it's now what you know but who you know, you know?

Don't even bother trying to go that route. If he wants to be a commercial pilot he should join the air force and fly a cargo plane. He'll have wayyyyyyyyyyy more flight hours and he'll have experience flying heavy aircraft.

A Civ pilot license and a 4 year degree won't do anything for you.

That's really funny, because the civ route worked for me and 90% of the pilots I fly with....

military isn't for everyone. It's an ADDITIONAL option; not the only one.

True, where I used to work, about half of the pilots had a military background and half civilian only.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Are you going for your instrument one now?

 

[ta8689]

Originally posted by: F22 Raptor
Are you going for your instrument one now?

By what I was told, I should leave that for college since they have some program to follow. I'll just build up some time and experience now.
Oh and anyone that wants to know, it was about $6,500 for me, but I had about 68 hours logged at the time of my checkride, and technically I only needed 40.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: ta8689

Originally posted by: F22 Raptor
Are you going for your instrument one now?

By what I was told, I should leave that for college since they have some program to follow. I'll just build up some time and experience now.
Oh and anyone that wants to know, it was about $6,500 for me, but I had about 68 hours logged at the time of my checkride, and technically I only needed 40.

congrats, and welcome to the club!

That is near the average for the private. Very few get them in the minimum, I was close at 45 hours. That was after an unplanned off-airport landing that grounded the plane for about 6 weeks. It takes a few flights to knock off the rust after that long a vacation

 

[quentinterintino]

Congrats. Frequency change approved.

 

[Blazin Trav]

go do some barrel rolls...

 

[ta8689]

Once again, thanks all.

If any of you are commercial/corporate pilots, could you send a PM my way, because I'd like to see how the industry is doing and what all of my options are. Thanks

 

[ta8689]

Originally posted by: Blazin Trav
go do some barrel rolls...

Heh, my neighbor has 9 airplanes. One of which is a CJ-6A, a chinese aircraft very similar to a YAK-52. We went up a few weeks ago and I did rolls and loops. It was fun.

 

[skyking]

PM

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: ta8689

Originally posted by: F22 Raptor
Are you going for your instrument one now?

By what I was told, I should leave that for college since they have some program to follow. I'll just build up some time and experience now.
Oh and anyone that wants to know, it was about $6,500 for me, but I had about 68 hours logged at the time of my checkride, and technically I only needed 40.

Instrument rating takes a lot of work and study. I thought it was cool when I got my private but I really felt like I had accomplished something when I got my instrument rating last year. It definitely makes you a much better and safer pilot, not to mention all the flights you will be able to make that you couldn't do VFR.