Hey guys! How are you doing ?. I m sorry I couldn't reply to some of your messages and questions through messenger as I was bit busy packing up my things back to Philippines. So this time, I wanna answer some of the most frequently asked questions from some of my Instagram and Facebook followers. Questions and Answers part 1 consist of the following subjects ; "Are you too old to become an airline Pilot ?", "Why m I wearing epaulettes during training ?".
Are you too old to become an airline Pilot ?
In my opinion, you are never too old to become a Pilot. If money isn't a problem, there is only one thing which is limiting and that is your medical. To give you an example, there are many old age trainee Pilots
(60's +) from different countries that I had encountered during my visit to many different flying schools in the Philippines. Can you imagine ? As long as you are healthy and mentally fit, you can become a Pilot.
It's totally a different story when you wanna become an airline Pilot since you have to be hired by an Airline company. Most Airline companies look for employees that will stay with them for a long term. This is because of the investment an Airline company has to make in order to train its Pilots. Besides that, a company is looking for Pilots that will be able to fulfill the role of Captain at a certain point. This is why most Airlines don't easily hire Pilots that just finished their education after the age of 31. I have heard of exceptions though, it is not uncommon for older Pilots to find commercial job within business aviation. So that might be something to look into when you are looking for a career change at a later stage of your life.
Why m I wearing epaulettes during training ?
As part of an integrated Pilot training course, it is mandatory to wear the full uniform. The full uniform includes stripes after the 40 - 50 hours of check and PPL exams. As per my flying school, you will receive first golden stripes after your ever first solo flight. That is during your solo bath ceremony. And you will receive your second golden stripes after your PPL checkride. Third golden stripes after completing your CPL checkride. Lastly the fourth golden stripes are given to instructor rated Pilots (source : Capt. Midhun)
That's it for now ! I will answer more questions later on. In case if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to write a comment. And if you have question of your own, please do write me up at Rhevin Magendran on Facebook messenger. Perhaps, it might be your question that is answered in the next Q&A article. Thank you and good day ahead everyone :)
Written by : Rhevin Magendran ( Trainee Pilot )
Pic source : Google Images
Are you too old to become an airline Pilot ?
In my opinion, you are never too old to become a Pilot. If money isn't a problem, there is only one thing which is limiting and that is your medical. To give you an example, there are many old age trainee Pilots
(60's +) from different countries that I had encountered during my visit to many different flying schools in the Philippines. Can you imagine ? As long as you are healthy and mentally fit, you can become a Pilot.
It's totally a different story when you wanna become an airline Pilot since you have to be hired by an Airline company. Most Airline companies look for employees that will stay with them for a long term. This is because of the investment an Airline company has to make in order to train its Pilots. Besides that, a company is looking for Pilots that will be able to fulfill the role of Captain at a certain point. This is why most Airlines don't easily hire Pilots that just finished their education after the age of 31. I have heard of exceptions though, it is not uncommon for older Pilots to find commercial job within business aviation. So that might be something to look into when you are looking for a career change at a later stage of your life.
Why m I wearing epaulettes during training ?
As part of an integrated Pilot training course, it is mandatory to wear the full uniform. The full uniform includes stripes after the 40 - 50 hours of check and PPL exams. As per my flying school, you will receive first golden stripes after your ever first solo flight. That is during your solo bath ceremony. And you will receive your second golden stripes after your PPL checkride. Third golden stripes after completing your CPL checkride. Lastly the fourth golden stripes are given to instructor rated Pilots (source : Capt. Midhun)
That's it for now ! I will answer more questions later on. In case if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to write a comment. And if you have question of your own, please do write me up at Rhevin Magendran on Facebook messenger. Perhaps, it might be your question that is answered in the next Q&A article. Thank you and good day ahead everyone :)
Written by : Rhevin Magendran ( Trainee Pilot )
Pic source : Google Images
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