08-06-2012, 07:22 PM
Yea PPL must be a wallet drainer for you Tim, but when you get the bug on flying you just want to keep flying and turns into something you
love, but the first time I flew in an aircraft was the Grob Tutor when I was 15 and was an unforgettable experience for me,
as I'm sure most of you remember your first ever flight?
Since then I definitely knew that I wanted to become a pilot. Year after I did 2 weeks work experience at city Manchester airport (small local field
not the main international one lol) and spent one week with the Air Traffic Controllers and another with the Aeronautical Engineers.
The controllers did a fantastic job, and made my week so entertaining and enjoyable, and when it got quite in the airspace they all got out there
game-boys and played Mariocart Wouldn't of guessed, but they were all a bunch of kids up there
To this day I have a lot of respect to Air Traffic Controllers and the responsibilities they under go to keep our skies safe.
Going on to my 2nd week with maintenance engineers I had a blast of a time.
Always a learning curve when I was there and learning the basics of such as how the brakes work on an airplane how the elevators work
etc. They worked on a variety of aircraft from C152, C172, Piper Warrior, Piper Cherokee and many more.
I put some panels on the wing and screwed the whole plane back up and cleaned up on some spark plugs and replaced the brakes.
Hopefully the aircraft's that I was working on are still flying today While going through there routine inspections with the aircraft they
took me up flying in the C152, and the Piper to perform the checks. Wanted to stay up there forever. Must have been the best 2 weeks of my life
@Apache the RAF has always appeals to me very much. It was sometime ago when I asked questions on becoming a freight pilot
in the RAF to you, but the issue with me was I don't have 20/20 vision and have to correct my eyes with contacts.
I went to careers recruitment center regarding about this and they say if you meet the grades you can apply. They didn't really know
if I needed 20/20 vision for a freight pilot, but my guesses think I do.
I'm off university next year to hopefully study either Aerospace Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering, as this field really interests me
a lot and while I'm there I can apply to the University Air Squadron which will sponsor you with your flying.
Obviously there is a lot of people applying so they only want the best going through it. Thinking ahead of that I want to apply to CTC wings and apply
on the cadet pilot scheme or go modular. RAF will be one of my main area I'm interested in, but still need answers off them regarding eyesight.
Still got a lot of thinking about this as I need to set my options out clear, but Ive still got some years to to decide. Just need to keep
cracking away at my study's for now and hopefully I'll be alright.
I have a part time Job packing boxes and loading and unloading lorry's, which isn't the most excited job in the world, but I get the
money I need, so I can save up. As a typical 18 year old I end up ticking all of those boxes that Tim has mentioned unfortunately,
but if you have a goal in mind and you set to achieve it, you'll sacrifice anything. Unfortunately life seems to revolve round money, so saving is a
very important remedy.
So hearing other people story's on flying always puts a smile on face, and makes appreciate what they do or have done.
Didn't mean to write so much, so hope I haven't given you square eyes
love, but the first time I flew in an aircraft was the Grob Tutor when I was 15 and was an unforgettable experience for me,
as I'm sure most of you remember your first ever flight?
Since then I definitely knew that I wanted to become a pilot. Year after I did 2 weeks work experience at city Manchester airport (small local field
not the main international one lol) and spent one week with the Air Traffic Controllers and another with the Aeronautical Engineers.
The controllers did a fantastic job, and made my week so entertaining and enjoyable, and when it got quite in the airspace they all got out there
game-boys and played Mariocart Wouldn't of guessed, but they were all a bunch of kids up there
To this day I have a lot of respect to Air Traffic Controllers and the responsibilities they under go to keep our skies safe.
Going on to my 2nd week with maintenance engineers I had a blast of a time.
Always a learning curve when I was there and learning the basics of such as how the brakes work on an airplane how the elevators work
etc. They worked on a variety of aircraft from C152, C172, Piper Warrior, Piper Cherokee and many more.
I put some panels on the wing and screwed the whole plane back up and cleaned up on some spark plugs and replaced the brakes.
Hopefully the aircraft's that I was working on are still flying today While going through there routine inspections with the aircraft they
took me up flying in the C152, and the Piper to perform the checks. Wanted to stay up there forever. Must have been the best 2 weeks of my life
@Apache the RAF has always appeals to me very much. It was sometime ago when I asked questions on becoming a freight pilot
in the RAF to you, but the issue with me was I don't have 20/20 vision and have to correct my eyes with contacts.
I went to careers recruitment center regarding about this and they say if you meet the grades you can apply. They didn't really know
if I needed 20/20 vision for a freight pilot, but my guesses think I do.
I'm off university next year to hopefully study either Aerospace Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering, as this field really interests me
a lot and while I'm there I can apply to the University Air Squadron which will sponsor you with your flying.
Obviously there is a lot of people applying so they only want the best going through it. Thinking ahead of that I want to apply to CTC wings and apply
on the cadet pilot scheme or go modular. RAF will be one of my main area I'm interested in, but still need answers off them regarding eyesight.
Still got a lot of thinking about this as I need to set my options out clear, but Ive still got some years to to decide. Just need to keep
cracking away at my study's for now and hopefully I'll be alright.
I have a part time Job packing boxes and loading and unloading lorry's, which isn't the most excited job in the world, but I get the
money I need, so I can save up. As a typical 18 year old I end up ticking all of those boxes that Tim has mentioned unfortunately,
but if you have a goal in mind and you set to achieve it, you'll sacrifice anything. Unfortunately life seems to revolve round money, so saving is a
very important remedy.
So hearing other people story's on flying always puts a smile on face, and makes appreciate what they do or have done.
Didn't mean to write so much, so hope I haven't given you square eyes
If God had really intended men to fly, he'd make it easier to get to the airport.