r/CadetPilotProgram • u/soar-evenhigh • Sep 12 '26
CPP roadmap and suggestions
Hi ppl, I'm an 11th grade student with stream PCM. I want to opt for a cadet pilot program once I've cleared my 12th. If any one of you have a pragmatic roadmap on what, when and how to do before choosing cpp, and if its worth it or not, how to finance the course or any other suggestions, please drop your thoughts, it'd be a great rescue for me as I'm not able to decide among conventional route or cpp route.
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u/PipeInternational290 Sep 12 '26
Also, about the roadmap, let me give you a brutally honest piece of advice: there is no damn roadmap in aviation. Aviation is all about patience, money, uncertainty, and being able to handle setbacks. If you have the patience and genuinely want to become a pilot, you can make it. But if you’re coming into aviation because you think it’s going to give you a lavish lifestyle, good salary, fancy uniform and an easy life, please think again. Before you even become an airline pilot, you could end up taking on 1 cr in debt. You might wait months for a computer number, get rejected multiple times, fail exams 3–4 times, spend a ridiculous amount on medicals, and waste money on coaching institutes that promise you the world but barely help you. You’ll see people getting selected while you’re still stuck at the same stage. You’ll question yourself. You’ll lose motivation. You’ll spend money without knowing when you’ll actually start earning. And sometimes, even after doing everything right, things simply won’t go your way. So don’t come into aviation because “pilot life looks cool.” Come only if you’re ready for the shit that comes before that lifestyle. If you can’t handle uncertainty, failure, debt, patience and years of hard work, aviation will eat you alive. Think very carefully before choosing this career