You’ll also need to understand a little bit about yourself and the environment in which you thrive. Keep in mind, though, that what works best for one pilot may not be the right choice for another, so you’ll still need to do some homework-and legwork-to make the best decision. If you want to fly internationally, you may choose an ATO elsewhere that provides training for the type of pilot certificate that will make you most attractive to your airline or company of choice.īefore you start, try to locate pilots who have achieved your goals-especially if you can connect with those who work at the company in which you’re most interested-and talk with them about what worked best and if they have a flight school they would recommend. If your goals are personal, you will pursue a certificate under the civil aviation authority where you live (such as the FAA in the US).
You should look both locally and nationally-or around the world-based on where you want to fly and how much you can spend. If you want a career in aviation, you’ll make a larger investment in time and money. If you want to learn to fly at a measured pace-near your home, for your own business or recreation-you’ll generally search locally for a place to train. The organization you choose should depend on a couple of factors. Of course, there are many that fall in between these two generic categories. It can take on a variety of guises, from the small, traditional flight school at a local airport using a light aircraft or two all the way to those international ATOs that train pilots for the airlines-and often conduct their recurrent training as well-in large fleets of aircraft and flight simulators. See here for more guides on learning how to fly.Ī flight school (otherwise known as an aviation training organization (ATO)) conducts the business of teaching people to fly.
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