Percorso per diventare pilota: laurea in ingegneria aerospaziale + finanziamento brevetti, è realistico?
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Sto cercando consigli e opinioni su un progetto personale che ho in mente.
Il mio obiettivo è diventare pilota. L’idea sarebbe questa: prima conseguire una laurea in ingegneria aerospaziale, e poi, una volta iniziato a lavorare, finanziare progressivamente i brevetti di volo.
Secondo voi è un percorso fattibile?
In particolare mi chiedevo:
quanto sono realistiche le tempistiche (laurea + lavoro + brevetti)?
è sostenibile economicamente farlo lavorando nel frattempo?
ha senso partire da ingegneria oppure è meglio puntare direttamente su una scuola di volo?
Ogni consiglio o esperienza personale è ben accetto, soprattutto da chi ha intrapreso un percorso simile.
Apprehensive_Cost937@reddit
Since the absolutely fantastic and incredibly helpful moderators of this subreddit have deleted this post, I'd suggest you join r/flyingeurope, as it's more of a friendly community.
flying-ModTeam@reddit
You want to become a pilot? That's great! Most of us at r/flying have been in your shoes before.
Please browse through our FAQ as we have amassed a large amount of material and wisdom over the years about how to become a pilot, whether you're considering flying as a career or just as a hobby. We're sure to have address nearly any concern you might have about the process.
In the event that you have any specific concerns we haven't yet addressed, please feel free to post a question about your situation.
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Over_Bend_9839@reddit
A degree isn’t worth it as a thing to help you get a pilot job in Europe. What you need is a CPL/ATPL and the willingness to do any flying job at all on your journey to becoming an airline pilot. If you abandon the pilot career path at any point, only then should you consider whether to get a degree.
StreetMovie319@reddit (OP)
quindi tu mi sconsiglieresti di prendere una laurea e di puntare tutto sulla scuola di volo ?
retiredaaer@reddit
Start taking flying lessons asap. You do not need a degree to be a pilot. You need a degree to get an airline interview. Total flying hours and experience is the most important. Get a degree so you can get a job if you lose your medical. (Retired AA Captain)
StreetMovie319@reddit (OP)
A degree would basically serve as a backup plan
minfremi@reddit
US concepts differ from Italy.
Fa1c0n1@reddit
Did you read the FAQ?
Apprehensive_Cost937@reddit
How much of the FAQ is relevant to someone in Europe?
Fa1c0n1@reddit
Much less than the US for sure. It would be good for OP to clarify location in their post...
Apprehensive_Cost937@reddit
I mean, the post is written in Italian, not too difficult to guess where they are most likey from...
Fa1c0n1@reddit
Fair enough. Reddit auto translated it for me and I did not notice the alert about that which is my mistake.
Apprehensive_Cost937@reddit
In Europe, very few airlines care if you have a degree or not. That being said, it's good to have backup plan for life, in case your flying career doesn't happen for some reason or comes to a sudden stop (redundancy, loss of medical, etc.) - aviation industry is very cyclical. That can be a degree, or some other skills.
Plenty of people just start flight training at 18/19 after finishing school, some do a degree first, and then flight training, others change careers later in life. The primary factor is usually whether or when can you afford flight training, which is very expensive.
Whatever you decide, first step is getting your class 1 medical, to see if you're medically fit to become a professional pilot.
Good luck!
rFlyingTower@reddit
This is a copy of the original post body for posterity:
Sto cercando consigli e opinioni su un progetto personale che ho in mente.
Il mio obiettivo è diventare pilota. L’idea sarebbe questa: prima conseguire una laurea in ingegneria aerospaziale, e poi, una volta iniziato a lavorare, finanziare progressivamente i brevetti di volo.
Secondo voi è un percorso fattibile?
In particolare mi chiedevo:
quanto sono realistiche le tempistiche (laurea + lavoro + brevetti)?
è sostenibile economicamente farlo lavorando nel frattempo?
ha senso partire da ingegneria oppure è meglio puntare direttamente su una scuola di volo?
Ogni consiglio o esperienza personale è ben accetto, soprattutto da chi ha intrapreso un percorso simile.
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