WATCH this video before BECOMING A PILOT! Tips by CAPTAIN JOE

Captain Joe, would you say that I should go to university, get a bachelor's then a master's or more (I plan on going to a military school for aerospace engineering), and THEN after that become a pilot?
Also, do you know about any useful things or tips about being a pilot in Canada or Taiwan?

I have a university degree but in the last years it has gotten more and more difficult to find a good job. The contracts are not good as well. However, I did not imagine a pilot had to face so many difficulties. 😧

Hi. Actually you can go do flight dispatch with pilot licence

I really want to be a comercial pilot and i appreciate you for giving us some advice thank you

Thank you Captain Joe for another wonderful video. I am paralysed from the shock that pilots start at the bottom junior levels all over again when they change airlines😢

Where you the aborted take off recently at TJSJ?

Hello,
My name is Zigi Nene, and I am from South Africa. I wish to become an airline pilot. The only thing holding me back is funding. This is why I am trying to reach out to you. Becoming an airline pilot is my dream, and with your help I can live out my lifelong dream. If there is any sliver of a chance that you see this message or could help me, please let me know.

Yours sincerely, Zigi Nene

I’m starting with Skyborne in January and they have an option to also do a bachelor degree in Aviation Management at the same time. I have decided to go for it just incase I lose my medical and can’t fly and to also have it on my CV to be more appealing to airlines.

In the U.S., pretty much all airlines have 401k contributions. On average, it’s around 15-16%. Every year, the airline calculates that percentage of your pay and puts it into a pension plan for you. It’s not taken out of your pay.

About the "You can't choose the plane you want to fly". I have an advice.

Just be glad that you get to fly at all. The pilot job market is competitive, and to secure a spot is no easy feat. Aside from that, if you really enjoy flying then it's fun regardless the plane.

Quick question, what does the health inspection look for?
Besides health, are there specific items they look at?

I'm sorry, but seniority is not important. Only competence is important. The most competent should receive the best rank. Loyalty doesn't add an ounce of safety when things go wrong. Fairness is the cry of the complacent.

So much effort, learning, knowledge and stress on the job, but still not qualified for anything else and "no academic profession" status makes this world a stupid place. That's the same deal as for kindergarten teachers, student teachers and other "special" professions.

William Compton, the last CEO of TWA, was promoted up from the pilot ranks, and I heard him talk about several times that he had to step away from the CEO desk and catch training and flights to stay current every year.

very informative video and I really like your real world examples

Great video captain Joe.
Just wondering did you prefer flying Airbus or Boeing?

Thank you for this fantastic video, you really explain like a personal mentor. Very professional.

A mate of mine who flys 74s, lost his job in Covid, he went tractor driving at harvest time

It’s all about the crash pads 😊

Only 16? I’m in

Captain Joe , as a trainee pilot myself always enjoyed watching your videos. Could you make a video about corporate jets pilots or how to get to that section please?!

Do Airline Pilots also have to be scheduled as Standby Pilots.

I've always dreamed of being a pilot, and next year I’ll start college. But I’m not sure if I should go for it because of my height. As a Southeast Asian guy who's 5'2", I'm worried I might have trouble reaching the dashboard and overhead panels in an airplane.

I used to say "I want to fly the A340-700 or the A380-800..... after starting the ATPL Theory for the past 3 months I just want to fly.... anything at this point.....

Thank you

lolz 😂, looks like the moment i become an airline pilot they automatically become the owner of my life lolz 😂, but thanks joe for the updates this helps to be more careful during and after the process

힘내주샘 ❤

Love your content. You wear 3 stripes, but you are a captain. How does that work?

Ты самый лучший пилот из всех кого язнаю. Удачи красавчик!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

With the amount of money you spend on flight school and training, you're much better off going to medical school and becoming a doctor. It's a better profession, and doctors are always in demand.

All of these seems reasonable for me, but what worries me is the flight school, i took too vacitional pilot tests, and failed both

Which disencouraged me, and im starting to think of getting a proper flight school lessons before hand, but im worried im not up for it, even though i was born with the LOVE for flying, and i mean, Being 9 years old having books of aerodynamics and playing flight sim while everyone is playing one their playstation or playing football

I know its an Ad that lessons you showed, but i do think it would be bad to be prepared like you said, ill give it a shot, i need some encouragement.

Thank you - very useful advice. My son, 16, is training on a Cessna 172, and becoming a commercial pilot is one very serious option for him, so plan B qualifications is a good idea. How to do that though? Before Flight School? Or while working as a pilot? Surely too busy to do that as well as be a pilot? Any thoughts or ideas from anyone?

How can an American pilot become a European pilot? I’m currently finishing up my private pilot and eventually want to move to Europe specifically Austria, how would I do that?

Thanks for the video Captain Joe! I have wanted to become an airline pilot, but experienced motion sickness a couple times going up in small planes during discovery flights. Does this go away eventually the more you fly? Thanks for the videos!

The Ryanair ready to enlist captain was rad. 😂
Great video, I learned a lot.

in the past all pilots in Bulgaria had engineering degree. I guess it applies also to pilots from Easter Germany. I imagine having an extra degree as aero engineer or mechanic is not a bad back up plan.

Currently preparing for my interview at Luxair, maybe one day we might fly together for cargolux !

Great advice hopefully this video reaches out a wide audience of future pilots. There are many exceptions to what was said on this video but that’s what they are “exceptions”. Some cargo operators will let you be based wherever you want in the world, you are just responsible to be 24hrs prior to the start of your schedule wherever this may be. Some operators offer 15 days on / 15 days off so you can be home half a month with your family and away the other half.

Great video, too bad I already jumped into pilot school without giving it enough thought, now i know what to expect on my journey to pay off my huge amount of student loan dept.

One thing about seniority that is worth mentioning. There are airlines out there which do not use seniority in upgrading, in vacation etc. it just depends on the airline. And moving airlines it can work both ways. Some airlines have fast track command positions for experienced FOs, or direct entry captains.

Every (young) pilot aspirant should watch this.

I am 35 years old, I have a PPL and 250 hrs ttl. Becoming a pilot was a dream of mine for almost 20 years. I applied for ab initio programs when I was young but got rejected.

Meanwhile, I have a wonderful job, like living in my city, love my spare time and so on. I recently thought of maybe flying commercially but spending almost another 40K on licences (without MCC or T/R), still being a rookie with over 200 hrs, having to move maybe, possibly losing the job when the economy shrinks and so on made my decide to stick to my PPL and fly whenever I want and I am happy with that 🙂

Not for me. W
I want to become even more

Very important video for future pilots

Ja, Punkt 8 hat was.
Sehr schönes Urlaubsziel in Griechenland. Wird aber nur von Ryanair bedient.
Wurde dann ein anderes Ziel. Der irische Sklaventreiber bekommt von mir keinen Cent. Lieber bleib ich zuhause!