How common is it for people to go from a profession to Airline Pilot
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How common is it for people to go from a profession to Airline Pilot
Is it common for individuals to get a different profession, go for flight training via modular route and then try for the Airline jobs?
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Maybe not via the modular route, but I know of many people who had good careers going for them and then got accepted by BA for the FPP. It's actually very common, more than you think.
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Why not via modular?! Just as many people change careers via the modular route as integrated.
Once someone has a career/profession under their belt they are more likely to have a mortgage and possibly a wife and kids so can not always afford an integrated course.
And of course many of these modular career changers find a job. Many of them perhaps won't but who's to say they would if they had gone integrated?
Once someone has a career/profession under their belt they are more likely to have a mortgage and possibly a wife and kids so can not always afford an integrated course.
And of course many of these modular career changers find a job. Many of them perhaps won't but who's to say they would if they had gone integrated?
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I'm not saying that some don't opt for the modular route, I just know of people who were successful in gaining a place on the British Airways Future Pilot Programme after being in successful careers for some time. I'm sure there will be some that have gone and done it that way
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Sorry to be blunt - going modular after another career is great - don't expect the job easily .....Infact you may as well forget it.....(unless prepared to sit on the lines for years )
If you want the airlines - MPL or FPP is the way. You will find some who might have succeeded but there are many others - vast Infact that don't-
Negative yes - but it's just the truth......
Tbh after another career you can go back and earn decent money until such time .......
Best of luck
Sorry to be blunt - going modular after another career is great - don't expect the job easily .....Infact you may as well forget it.....(unless prepared to sit on the lines for years )
If you want the airlines - MPL or FPP is the way. You will find some who might have succeeded but there are many others - vast Infact that don't-
Negative yes - but it's just the truth......
Tbh after another career you can go back and earn decent money until such time .......
Best of luck
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Thanks all for the answers.
I am having to opt for going for another career to save up to gain the licenses that will hopefully, someday, bag me the Airline job. I was just really wanting to know how many have been in my position, and if it was a common position for aspiring Arline Pilots to be in. But, I got the answer. So, thanks again.
I am having to opt for going for another career to save up to gain the licenses that will hopefully, someday, bag me the Airline job. I was just really wanting to know how many have been in my position, and if it was a common position for aspiring Arline Pilots to be in. But, I got the answer. So, thanks again.
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