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Expert: - 7/17/2008


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hi as i am a student i need help, i want to be a pilot but i don't know where should i go when i finished grade 12. i am now 15 years old and in grade 10. or maybe is there a possibilty of being a pilot without finishing grade 12?

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In the United States, you must have a high school diploma for a pilot position with the airlines. Additionally, to be a cometitive candidate you will need at least an associates but preferably a  bachelors degree to be hired.

The airlines use a pilot education to weed out applicants or prioritize them in their applicant pool. Having a degree is important to the airlines as it imples that you have developed study and critical thinking skills.

Therefore, you can expect that without finishing high school mush less any college, you won't be an attractive pilot applicant to any airline.  

Read more on the subject of education for the pro pilot here- http://www.jetcareers.com/content/section/4/121/

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I can address questions about airline pilot employment & entry level airline careers in the United States, women pilots, flight training, pilot certification, U.S. flight scholarships (mostly for women), aviation & airline safety topics, aviation accident investigation and airline operations. ***Please note, I cannot address flight training & career queries from outside the United States, or aero engineering degree programs/careers, aviation management topics. ****

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Airline captain with 15 years past experience in airline ground operations. I have previously flown as a commercial skydive pilot & ferry pilot and majored in Aviation Science


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Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Aviation Safety/Accident investigation.

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