hi! am in class 10 i am cofused between taking engenearing or being a pilot as a career? starting of a pilot?

Answer 1

Why not do both? Concentrate on a double major in both engineering and business and also get your pilot's license. Great and very marketable combination of job skills.

Answer 2

I don't mean to discourage you from flying at all but i am currently doing both an engineering degree and my flight training. Being a pilot is by no means an easy job to start with and will require a lot of hard work and doing a bunch of shitty jobs to build the hours and experiance up to fly for an airline and unless you have a very strong passion for flying it is not the job for you. Engineering is also hard work but even if you want to be a pilot it is neccesary to get a degree or have something to fall back on should the airline industry crash again where there will be no flying jobs, or worse yet if you were to lose your medical which is required to hold a valid pilots license.

Answer 3

Get the engineering degree, if you think you want to be an engineer. You can be a pilot without an aviation degree. Case and point: I've got a few friends that have mechanical engineering degrees that are going through the US Navy flight training syllabus as student pilots right now.

I'm not saying you have to join the military, as my first flight instructor never did. He had a general engineering degree, but decided to fly instead.

The thing about aviation is that if you don't go to an aviation school or fly for a government agency, you have to hold down a non-flying job until you get certified and have enough hours to get a job flying.

Answer 4

I dont know where this myth about pilots making a lot of money started...you'll make about 18,000 your first year as an airline pilot. It goes up after a year and ends up being firly decent but you need to eat a lot of Ramen noodles first. Engineers make quite a bit more than pilots. But they don't get the great view and the cache of being a pilot.

Answer 5

first, u need 2 learn how to spell confused and engineering. then, being a pilot wud b awesome, but it really all depends on which ur most interested in. i want 2 b a pilot, but im studying aircraft systems in college at the minute. its cool (and fun cos ders almost 40 lads an only3 girls. yay!) but til january, we're only studyin electronics, maths nd physics. then we'l b doing human limitations, air law etc. we'l cover the ground theory 4 a PPL (Private Pilot License) and learn bout the engineering so its win win. u cud try somethin like dat til u decide!
best of luck!

Answer 6

Career as a pilot, training is expensive, hard to get that first job with the airlines (they want experience) the pay is poor (at least initially), job security is highly questionable (you must pass a physical every 6 months) currently you must retire at 60.
Career as an engineer, education probably cheaper, easier to get a job and probably better pay and security.

Answer 7

they say if you're going to be a commercial pilot you should consider having a career field to fall back on in the event something happens that you are unable to fly.

you could be a commercial pilot and while you're flying go to school for the engineering work you'd like to do.. that way if you lose your medical you would be able to keep up a decent job.

Answer 8

As an airline pilot myself, I would suggest a career in engineering.

The airlines have too many financial problems to list here and really do not have any plans to correct the situation.

When starting out as a pilot you can expect to make about $17,000 per year as a flight instructor. Your next raise will be when you get hired by a regional airline and this ranges from $20,000- $90,000 per year.

The last major hurdle will be to get hired by a major airline. Salaries start around $25,000 and as you progress in senority you can make upwards of $200,000 per year. The average month you work from 15-18 days per month.

Engineers on the other hand start around $70,000 per year and can go to over $300,000 per year.

Answer 9

yes..i am a test pilot and an and engineer. both are great jobs. nether is to repetitive cause its different every time u do something...they both take alot of time and studying...average pilots pay for starters is about 70,000. and an engineer can get anywhere from 80,000 to 150,000 or more if your building something big...i prefer the flying because it has a feeling of freedom and solitude.

Answer 10

if you have an engineering degree, you'll find some very interesting carreers as a pilot. First thing though, finish your education to the best of your ability.