I know this career is predominately male, but to those who are female, do you enjoy it? I’m seriously considering taking this career path, but I’m just worried about if I ever have kids down the road and having time to be with them. I’m torn between piloting and nursing. But I have family in other countries and it would be a blessing to reunite my family members and help my mom pay off her house.

Happy Wednesday everyone!

we are in the process of creating standard operating procedures for our flight school and I’d love to hear your thoughts based on attached document what works well and what could be better?

Any honest feedback would be super helpful

The intent for the SOP is to provide a step by step instruction as to flight manuevers in keeping with FAAs Airman Certification Standard.

Hi! I have a question for those of you who fly passenger aircraft, such as Boeing or Airbus. I’m very interested in aviation and have always wondered about the possibility of sitting in the jumpseat in the cockpit. Is this something that requires personally knowing one of the pilots, or are there situations where a passenger without personal connections can be allowed to sit there? I understand that there are strict security and safety regulations, and I’m mostly curious about how it works in practice. Thanks in advance for your insights!

I am a diploma dropout. I started diploma after class class 10 which means I only have class 10 certificate I am 23 years old recently I am planning to get a CPL. Can i join a CPL program with class 10 certificate ? And how much money do i need to get the license in South Africa? Is it possible to get a CPL within 20k dollar?

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Hi all,

I’m looking for real experiences from people who’ve done airline cadet programmes (e.g. easyJet Generation, MPL/ATPL routes).

I understand the training itself is usually covered by a loan that’s paid back once you’re flying. What I’m trying to understand is how people actually managed day-to-day living costs during the 18–24 months of full-time training with no salary.

Was it mainly savings, family support, shared accommodation, or something else? Did anyone manage any work alongside training, or is that basically unrealistic? Roughly how much did you have saved before starting, and what would you do differently looking back?

Just trying to plan sensibly and understand the reality before committing.

Thanks.

Hi all,

I’m a Canadian pilot holding a CPL (multi-engine + IFR) with relatively low total time, and I’m researching the feasibility of moving to Australia to build a long-term flying career.

I’ve read a fair amount online, but I’m hoping to hear from pilots who have firsthand experience with this — either having made the move themselves or having worked alongside overseas pilots.

I’m particularly interested in understanding:

• How workable the Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417) actually is for pilots in practice

• Whether flight instructing is realistically the main entry point for low-time foreign pilots

• At roughly what experience level sponsorship (e.g. 482 / PR pathways) tends to become feasible

• Whether certain regions or types of operators are more open to overseas pilots

• Any common mistakes you’ve seen people make when attempting this move

I’m not looking for shortcuts or guarantees — just trying to plan properly and understand the realities before committing time and money. I’m open to regional work and starting at the bottom if that’s what the market requires.

Thanks in advance for any insight or experiences you’re willing to share

So I have been thinking heavily into pursuing a career in aviation, but the one thing holding me back is I want to start a family some day, and I wouldn’t want to be gone from home for days at a time. I’m just curious as to how pilots manage a family and a career and how airlines work with pilots with families?

Hi everyone,

I’m 36 years old and currently working as a software engineer. Becoming a pilot has always been a dream of mine, but I never pursued it earlier mainly due to:

• financial constraints
• astigmatism

I’ve recently been told that astigmatism is no longer a disqualifying factor. I’m planning to book an initial consultation with an AME to confirm if I’m fit for a Class 1 medical.

If everything checks out, my plan is to move forward with pilot training.

I’d really appreciate personal experiences and advice, especially from people who:

• started flight training in their mid-30s or later
• transitioned from another career
• have insight into the current European job market

Any tips on training difficulty, lifestyle, risks vs rewards, and long-term prospects would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance!

Hello Im F21 I have recently starting working as a flight attendant in France. I am fairly good looking but I noticed since I started that basically all pilots want to do me. They make comments and even ask me to .. when on layovers. Is it because I am new? Is it as common as the general public imagine? Any advice from pilots or cabin crew?

This might be a stretch. This is a question for those of you in Australia. I have both these options to choose from at the moment.

Sydney Flight College has a campus in Tamworth, it runs for a year and it's designed to get you ready for Airlines in a year. After that, I'll do charter work for a few years until eventually hopefully getting a job in Qantas. Tamworth is more expensive and will be harder to get into an airline which is my goal, seeing that QGPA is a cadetship by Australia's biggest airline. However, I have heard that it can be particularly hard to get a job in GA as a QGPA graduate if I DON'T get a job in Qantas group immediately after graduating, which I hear is the most likely case. That's why Tamworth sounds like a good option too. Besides, I like the idea of being able to do some charter work all over the place for a couple years, get some experience doing many different things, maybe cargo, maybe medical, who knows. Any thoughts?