Pilot Career

I would say am a freak for flying its my passion,  somethings discouraging me though,  I have no idea of how to pay the fees,  does anyone have an idea,  are there sponsorship platforms out there?

those of you already in, did u all sponsor urselves or you got funding through airliners or other sponsorship sources? pllllllllllsssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!! I need helllllllllllpppppppppp!

Over

thanks for all the info,, well i just finished writting my IATA foundation diploma exam  and was wondering if any body know any place,.airline or travel angecy thats is presently recruiting,, any info about this would very much be appreciated.

I need to get names and addresses of Aviation sponsors in Nigeria.I am in love with flying.I need urgent reply

Hi Guyz
I did my Internship programme(IT) with bristow helicopters last year as an avionics engineer with thier super puma AS332 EUROCOPTER FLEET.
well I must say, Bristow is a really cool & exciting Place to work.
For all u guyz wanting/ dreaming to be a PILOT like me, bristow is the coolest place to get funded, aldoe other airlines like arik do scholarship programmes, but i guess bristow"s is the most efficient & tytest
So for all u guyz hoping to write the exams, just prepare for the worst!
ALL D BEST
See you with the birds,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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@RDV and IVY,
I am truly impressed that you guys could share and help those of us aspiring to be pilots.
The challenges with this country requires Gods intervention o! Going through the internet i found out that most nations have airlines that PUBLICLY request for interested people to enroll for Pilot training programs, all these depend on the selection criteria. Places like India are in deep need of pilots and have alot of open support facilities for interested candidates.
Back here, we hide adverts because of some flimsy excuse(though RDV threw a better light on this), if we need to grow in this country we must look for those who are genuinely interested in dealings and engage them.
I know that in Nigeria we have alot of opportunists that just dive into what seems to be reigning or where the money seems to be, but in flying you can't deceive people and yourself for too long, so if you are only into the flying fever only because of the benefits then you need a rethink - the idea should come from a true passion and desire to be in the skies.

As for me, i am still want to fly sponsors or no sponsors, i have shown my interest to some schools in florida and they have replied, all that holds me is to have the financial backing, which will come.
@IVY what flight school did/do you attend? and what license do you get to graduate with? are you going to fly in the country or outside and how long was/is your program? How long did it take you to get a visa

Hoping to work at getting into flight school before december,  A WORD OF WISDOM - If all that stands between you and actualizing your dream is money then you are as good as actualized; Money will and must always come.

Thanks for the upliftment!
I am not sure if airliners outside naija would willing take an International to train and work for them though i stand to be corrected! I have gotten so many schools writing to me trying to work me through the admission process, been shying away due to financial challenge but i know deep in my heart that before the end of this year i will leave for a flight school and by this time next year i would be a serving pilot.
One thing i can do for genuine pilot-wanna-be's (which i expect every person to do) is to keep you posted on positive developments as where a breakthrough lies for the actualiation of this dream. God will definitely pave a way for us!

    Hello every member of the house, greetings.

   I got an invitation for the Bristow Helicopter Pilot Application submitted last month.
   The test will be coming up on the 9th of September 2009. Please, has anyone received similar invitation?

   Anyone with useful information regarding the format of the test should please inform the
   house as this will be highly appreciated.
   
   Thank you and God Bless.

Hi guyz, am an aspiring ATP pilot, but am presently in my final year, please cud anyone advice me on what to do 2 enhance my buoyancy in dis career, i mean, little programs(cud be certifications) i can do, 2 keep me grounded + focused.
Thanks

Its been a while,

Hope you are all doing ok.

IVY4U, congrats!!! Hope it is all going well. we will talk more on email.

To those of you still clinging on to the dream, despite the problems of finance, well done, and hang in there. Dont give up, the worldwide financial crisis is slowing things down dramatically right now, but early in the next year, the recession will end, and there will be a huge worldwide demand for both new and exerienced pilots, across international borders. That is an official prediction from "Pilot" Magazine.

I Hope and pray that each and every one of you is in the right place at the right time when it happens.

As I am a commercial pilot myself I am blessed by God that I have had my flyingcourse at a well known flyingschool. Without the good name of this school (CAE) on my papers it would have been very difficult to find a job in aviation.
For good info about FlightJobs I would suggest you take a look at ppjn.com. This website indicated all the requirements per airline and current situation.

Keep the blue side up,

Hi Laxider,

The sitelink to the CAE flitghtschools is: http://www.cae.com/en/aviation.training/abinitio.training.asp or just click here, CAE

The nearest school is in Cameroon.