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I am not rich enough to pay real flight academy what shoul I do to solve problem

The two cheapest ways.

1) Get sponsorship
2) Join you country's Air Force as a pilot

2) Join you country's Air Force as a pilot

Could you convince them to sign me up?

You don't have to go through a flight acadamy to get your pilot's license. Go to your closest FBO and see if they offer flight training. Get a job, save your money and fly as you can often as you can afford it.

That's how I've been doing it the last couple years

That's how I did it, but now I'm broke, but it was worth every penny.

You don't have to go through a flight acadamy to get your pilot's license. Go to your closest FBO and see if they offer flight training. Get a job, save your money and fly as you can often as you can afford it.

That's how I've been doing it the last couple years

The problem for alot of people with that option, is extra costs like bills. Its ok for the younger people who still live at home, But if you can only afford 1 lesson a month its pointless as you make little or no progress in the long run. Charlie's options are generally the best way if your in that situation. The other way is to put a little money to the side every month and when you have enough for the course then take it. It might not be a quick solution, but you might find you'll get the license quicker in the long run.

Im not sure which country you are in, if you live in a place like I do (Canada), you need at least a basic university degree to even get looked at by the airforce.  The degree itself can cost as much as your commercial.  So its kind of a strange balance.  In some countries thats not a problem though, so it might be a better option.

The other option is find a job, a good job.  Getting experience in different areas of the aviation industry is a good idea too.  Maybe learn a mechanic/maintenance trade, do some dispatch work for an air operator, stuff like that.  Just throwing around blind ideas.

I live in Montengro here Air Force is very old and they dont accept new guys,but If you coul tell me somthing about sponsorship,what exactly it is,or is there any other options for flight school,I realy dont know what to do,if you have some ideas PLEASE tell it or write to me...
boyo@cg.yu

... or be an airport whore like me and sit and sand 200 feet worth of baseboard 6 freakin' hours a day to help remodel your local airports FBO.

Look up Iowa Lakes Community College. It is in Estherville Iowa.

After that you can move on to a 4 year school

I live in Montengro here Air Force is very old and they dont accept new guys,but If you coul tell me somthing about sponsorship,what exactly it is,or is there any other options for flight school,I realy dont know what to do,if you have some ideas PLEASE tell it or write to me...
boyo@cg.yu

I know nothing about the state of aviation training or the economy in Montenegro, but here in the States there are organizations that will underwrite an education loan specifically for flight training. It's usually a pretty good deal, compared to a loan from a big bank for college tuition. There may be something in your area like that; all I can suggest is that you start googling and see what you can find.
 Another source of info on this would of course be local pilots: if you haven't already, see if you can introduce yourself to a pilot in your area; ask him or her these questions. If you've been shy about that, forget it: most pilots are very happy to help out a young person with "stupid" questions about learning to fly; you might be surprised.
Good luck- and don't give up if you really want to fly!

Well in a few months its not planes in flying but helo's for the army. I took JROTC Ground School and passed, so when i ship out in July after basic I get to go to flight school. Just finishing up High School I dropped out last year so am doing this chater bull crap to finish up. Can't wait, I would suggest doing something like this if you can. Anyway cant wait to fly choppers they said my vision is good enough to fly attack choppers so I hope i get that option.

Im not sure which country you are in, if you live in a place like I do (Canada), you need at least a basic university degree to even get looked at by the airforce.  The degree itself can cost as much as your commercial.  So its kind of a strange balance.  In some countries thats not a problem though, so it might be a better option.

Just out of curiosity in Canada do you need at least a private pilot's license to be accepted into the military or will they train you from the basics?

Just out of curiosity in Canada do you need at least a private pilot's license to be accepted into the military or will they train you from the basics?

I would imagine they'll accept you from scratch, just like most other military organizations in the world.

Just out of curiosity in Canada do you need at least a private pilot's license to be accepted into the military or will they train you from the basics?

Yes, they train you from scratch. The difficulty with getting into RMC (Royal Military College) is the incredibly high academic requirement. Competition for acceptance into RMC is extremely high; so unless you graduate high school with at least a 94% average; don't bother even trying. In addition; they look for things like team sports, club presidencies, etc. - things that demonstrate incipient teamwork and leadership abilities. That - and the fact I wasn't so hot academically (I graduated with an 88) - was what killed my own application. The fact I had my pilot's lisence wasn't considered.

Canadian Forces fighter pilots really are the cream of the crop - the top 1%. That's why: very few openings for pilots; tons of applicants, and an extremely stringent training programme. If you want to get your lisence; I'd recommend saving up and doing it civilian - it's easier.