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Expert: - 11/8/2010


Question
i am in 8 standard.i wish to become a pilot so what preprations should be done to become a pilot

Answer

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I'm not familiar with your educational system. If 8 standard means you are in the eighth grade, then you have plenty of time to prepare to become a pilot. In school, take your math courses and also English, which is the international aviation language. Take at least a first-year physics course, which will give you better understanding of the principles of flight. Find a copy of Stick and Rudder, by Wolfgang Langewiesch. It is a classic book aobut the principles of flight. THere are other, more modern books of the same kind. Go to your local airport, if possible, and talk to people who are involved with flyng. I realise that may be more difficult in UAE than it is in the United States or Europe. Read any aviation magazines that you can find, just to give yourself a broader understanding of aviation.  If possible, take some flight instruction, even if you are not old enough to fly solo. Keep a record of  any flight instruction, for those hours willl all  count toward the time you need to meet flight instruction requirements.

God luck.

Cal Taylor

The attached photo shows the Douglas C-133, in which I flew 1,837 hours as a navigator.

Cal Taylor

Expertise

Questions about the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, its history, operations and technical information. I wrote and published the definitive history of the C-133, Remembering an Unsung Giant: The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and Its People. Someone has done a good job of extracting material from my book for the article about the C-133 on AllExperts. I AM NOT an expert on educational opportunities in India or other countries and request that such questions be directed elsewhere. I will not answer such questions because I do not have the knowledge to do so adequately.

Experience

I accrued 1,837 hours as a C-133 navigator out of a total of 6,738 flying hours in the USAF. Twelve years of that time were as a crew member, the other years were in various training assignments and as a USAF intelligence officer. My flying experience includes time in the B-52H, C-141, C-133, AC-130, C-130 and the C-5A. I have considerable knowledge in general aviatio history.

Organizations
Air Force Association, Military Officers Association of America, National Association of Uniformed Services, Vasa Order of America

Publications
Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society; Warbirds publication of the Experimental Aircraft Association; Quarterly of the Jimmie Doolittle Museum, Travis AFB, CA

Education/Credentials
BA, HIstory; MA, Asian Studies; MA, Management

Awards and Honors
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, other military decorations

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