"Becoming a airline pilot is like Pop Idol, from the success was sold as something easy, but once inside academia things are not simple, and what is outside is even worse. A hundred, two survive. "
is the dream of youth who choose to direct their studies toward aviation, elitist world of gold braid, beautiful hostesses and air rich kids who travel around the world in the cockpits of modern jets. Unfortunately, the notion held by many about this world is totally false.
program is very similar to American Idol: success is sold as a very nice and easy, but once inside the academy things are not simple, and what is outside is even worse. Hundred, two survive.
be a pilot, in general, not the best job in the world and is so well paid as people think. I do not know what it charges an airline pilot, but I know you get into this looking for a good salary and good retirement best to be a minister or official in the worst case. This idea of \u200b\u200b"millionaire air" is from that time that Iberia was the state and benefited from the pilots from the Air Force and the ENA. Today, with the airlines and flying schools privatized, the crisis and now Iberia is the only English company, things are very different.
Although it seems obvious what I say, in the background is something that not everyone is clear: to become a pilot you have to like to fly above all, not only passengers but also aircraft cargo planes, spraying, ultralight planes and brooms if any, and you have to like it enough to get up at 3 am, far from home, your family and friends, because loneliness is something that is part of the life of any crew. The
of the airlines is not a work of great personal satisfaction "technician" level. Let me explain. Today's airline pilots not drive anything, manage the flight, which is very different. In a world where computers and the simplicity of the cabins has gained momentum, a few things you are already a pilot who does not touch switches, turn switches and overcome delays in the air. The truth was piloting during the years of Constellation or Caravelle.
If this is not no wonder, not to mention the way forward for achieving this. The first error, and the most common, is to think that everything begins and ends at a flying school. Pursue a career as a professional pilot today can be about € 50,000 and this is only the first part. After completing the studies, the English rider is facing a market that has more than 5,000 drivers on strike, most of them from other airlines and thousands of hours flying jet aircraft. Next to that, what a driver is a recent graduate with only 200 hours? Simply nothing, unless you have a mega-outlet on an airline phase and has also lucky enough to be called and succeed in these tests. If not, you can grab to pull out a type rating, ie a "license" specific to fly a particular type of aircraft. The price of one of these courses is around € 30,000 or € 40,000. The problem is that you're like yogurts, that expire, and give you nothing over another experienced pilot does not already. If after a few months have not found a job, has thrown the money.
If you got to read this far, congratulations. Perhaps your calling is far above what anyone can tell you in a blog. If you still think that flying is the best in world and would rather die trying before revolverte in the grave without having done anything, then do not hesitate, go for it. But remember to get before you have to fly much and many planes, flying solo, flying competitions and anything that puts you ahead. Learn to fly not only carry a passenger plane from point A to point B.
Luck!
