air force pilot need answers?

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now i have a question and is in need of a serious answer i want to be a pilot in the air force not just because it is cool but because my dad was one and i know a lot about aircraft and strategy of the sky this year i am beginning private pilot lessons and want to know if this will help when comes to selectioin for a pilot slot? also my doctor when i was 10 said i had asthma then we found out that wasnt true they said i was allergic to grass and i am 14 right now and this goes away by the time i become an officer (if i do) will they still approve me and if not is there no hope? please good answer

stalkin ya · Accepted Answer

you will also need to go to college,dont worry about the asthma,your training will weed you out if its a problem

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I'm ex army helicopter crewchief, but I can give an answer to your question. The saying that Air Force pilots are safer is somewhat of a misnomer. Flying is inherently dangerous, whether you're flying an F-15, a UH-1, or a Cessna 150. When you add the effects of combat, the danger level increases dramatically. However, the Army and Marines tend to do their flying closer to the mud. The closer to the ground you are, the more you're at risk from ground fire and CWT (Collision with Terrain -- ie, crashing). So, you could argue that the Air Force flies higher than the Army and Marines (and unlike the Navy, lands on concrete runways) and WOULD be the safest service to fly in. That make sense?

Anonymous · Answer

Any history of asthmatic symptoms or RAD after the 13th B'Day is a DQ.

A private or instrument ticket won't do dick as far as selection for flight training.

My advice is that you get the best undergraduate education you can...and try to get into AFROTC.

There is always hope, but there is also reality.

Anyway, I already got my head bitten off on this issue once tonight, so I'll just leave what I said, OK?

Brandon F · Answer

private pilots license is going to help you a ton they will see that you have experience in an aircraft. Like the others said you will need to go to college. And being allergic to grass wont matter

Anonymous · Answer

Academics is the most important. You won't be guaranteed to fly a jet. You could end up with a an Osprey, Huey, or Hercules. It's the USAF needs.

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private pilot's license won't do anything, they will teach you to fly, already "knowing how to fly" just means that they have to unteach things

that said, concentrate on getting a good GPA, sports, and leadership involvement to make sure you get into AFROTC or the Academy

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There aint no grass in the sky sunshine..get in that plane and fly, don't worry about docs, ma, pa, gf's...you just git up there and do what you feel like you should do..And if you feel like you can't do it..then that's ok too..you just do your best at whatever you feel like doin'--CHEERS!

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