What option would you recommend and why?

I'm looking to become a commercial airline pilot. I'm considering these options: Integrated training without university, Integrated training with university, Modular training with university, Modular training without university and Integrated training alone. I would appreciate it if you could recommend me an option. Also, I wanna ask, what is the reason someone would want an aviation/air transport/aerospace engineering degree as well as flight training? If there is, is it worth the extra money of university? I couldn't find a forum linked to piloting so I picked engineering.

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Helloworld_95

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Go for the most straightforward route, having a degree isn't necessary or particularly helpful to being a pilot beyond what pilot training offers. The RAF is also an option if you want to avoid the costs/some of the competition of the direct to commercial route.

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tinygirl96

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Hello. Do contact some local and foreign airline companies to see what the basic requirements are currently. Get in touch with the royal air force as well to find out some more important essential key details. Make notes on the job in preparation as part of your level of effort. Do some research online using quality trusted websites like Glass door to learn more.
Be prepared to also undergo lots of very hard on the job tests once you qualify. Also pay careful and close attention to the standard basic eye sight criteria too. In order to be fully and completely prepared make sure that you focus on key skill development. Another good option is to investigate a few different cool jobs at the airports across Britain first to gain the needed level of airline experience in question. Read some useful interview preparation and career development articles online. Consider other possible entry routes and look at alternative job options. For example a head or junior new flight attendant, a scheduler, security personnel, ground worker, plane food preparation, porter, car hire, airport shop worker, flight ticket scanner, foreign language translator etc. Take it from there.

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Andy1973

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Only you can make a decision. But you're asking a sensible question.

The main attraction in doing a degree alongside your pilot training is that you have a degree. It is possible that having a degree can open up some doors for you if you are looking for a job outside piloting - there are some job applications that use non-graduate as a filter at the first stage.

But the question you need to ask is whether you are think that you think one of the linked degrees alongside pilot training is a good idea. These degrees are often Aviation Management or similar qualifications, and it is questionable whether they give you much advantage in an aerospace/aviation career.

If you want to do a degree, then I would recommend that you go out and find a subject that you think is interesting and which would equip you with a non-aviation career choice if the industry heads into one of its regular downturns. If you're not worried about a degree, then save your money and just do the ATPL course - remembering that you can always do a degree later if your plans change.

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Original post by Haribomeow

I'm looking to become a commercial airline pilot. I'm considering these options: Integrated training without university, Integrated training with university, Modular training with university, Modular training without university and Integrated training alone. I would appreciate it if you could recommend me an option. Also, I wanna ask, what is the reason someone would want an aviation/air transport/aerospace engineering degree as well as flight training? If there is, is it worth the extra money of university? I couldn't find a forum linked to piloting so I picked engineering.

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