Hello everybody.
It would be a dream for me to become a plane pilot in Europe (my idea is to course integrated ATPL) and I have some important questions which are not so clear for me. I hope somebody can help me.
I am 35 years-old and my height is 162 cm. If I apply to a cadet program, do you think my age or my height can be an important handicap?
I have checked the Internet, but I have not found the chance to pass a cadet program exam. I know that, for example, Ryanair has hired more than 800 pilots this year, but do you know how many people applied approximately? I guess a lot because I have read that the unemployment rate in Europe is around 15%.
In case I could not access to a cadet program, would it be easy to get a job out of an airline to gain hours? An example, cargo planes. It would be OK for me to go out of Europe for some years if needed.
If I get, let’s say, 1500 hours by piloting a cargo plane, would these hours be useful to get a job at an airline or you always need type hours (A320 and so on)?
Thank you very much for your help.
I don’t know about height but a good friend of mine got accepted onto the BA Future Pilot programme at that age and is now flying the A320 for them.
