Flying scholarships?
Posted by Kindly-Extreme9833@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 6 comments
Hello all,
I am a 15 year old flying enthusiest with a dream to be a pilot- preferably in the RAAF. While this seems widely unattainable, I have been working 20+ hours a week on $12 and hour as well as attending schools and doing extra curriculars, but I am not even a 5th of the way to enough for lessons and I've kept this up for around a year now. I was just curious if anyone knew of any scholarships I would be able to get for aviation and flying lessons? Any help on this would be much appreciated!!
googhacker@reddit
how about start studying at the FAA pilot knowledge test? a 90% grade at 15 will impress almost anyone to give you a chance, scholarships sponsorships etc. It costs very little and there's no age requirement for taking the test itself.
Kindly-Extreme9833@reddit (OP)
Is that in Australia?
jjkbill@reddit
The RAAF will train you to fly, you don't need to pay for the lessons yourself.
Having said that, doing some lessons, even all the way up to an RPL, is a good idea to help you stand out from the crowd of people applying.
You should join the air force cadets. Depending on where you live, they have flying programs which get you to solo flight at little cost to you.
If you can't do that, look into gliding. It's much cheaper and you gain many usefull skills which will help you in a proper aircraft later on.
Kindly-Extreme9833@reddit (OP)
Thank you!! I am fully aware that they teach you how to fly, but being me of course I want to start as soon as possible.
I am currently a CCPL in the AAFC so yes aware of that one too, and we have scholarships but it's very unlikely I'll get one.
I'll have a look at gliding!!
adii100@reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/comments/1gtw4mw/guide_to_becoming_a_pilot_in_australia_2024/
rFlyingTower@reddit
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Hello all,
I am a 15 year old flying enthusiest with a dream to be a pilot- preferably in the RAAF. While this seems widely unattainable, I have been working 20+ hours a week on $12 and hour as well as attending schools and doing extra curriculars, but I am not even a 5th of the way to enough for lessons and I've kept this up for around a year now. I was just curious if anyone knew of any scholarships I would be able to get for aviation and flying lessons? Any help on this would be much appreciated!!
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