Hi therei just joined a correspondence high school program, and am wondering what electives i should pick so i CAN become a pilot (i dont plan to, i just want o have the option)I am only 14 years old now, so i guess i have time :)are there any subjects i should try to major in?PS- whats going on with the posts not being shows, only the list. ITS extemely ANNOYING!!!

Foreign language--Spanish or FrenchAny kind of small engine mechanics class if your school is set up for that.Physical Ed classes that are actually physical, not "lets sit around and get credit" classes.Drafting/CAD

Hi therei just joined a correspondence high school program, and am wondering what electives i should pick so i CAN become a pilot (i dont plan to, i just want o have the option)I am only 14 years old now, so i guess i have time :)are there any subjects i should try to major in?PS- whats going on with the posts not being shows, only the list. ITS extemely ANNOYING!!!

Every country is different, so it depends largely on which country you're in.If you want to go military, you'll generally need top marks in academic subjects as the competition will be very tough to get in.If you want to go the civilian self-funded route, all that generally matters is if you can afford to pay for the training.Flying an airplane is not an academic job; pilots are heavy equipment operators. If you can add and subtract and distinguish colors, that's about all you need. Where people get this notion that you need to be some kind of math genius is beyond me unless maybe you want to be a test pilot.However, if English is not your first language, I'd definitely focus on that in school.

I'd say "padded credit" classes. We called them "AP" or "advanced placement" classes in my high school (of course this is to pad that GPA for acceptance into a university, and maybe some great scholarships). To be competitive in hiring you need a bachelor's degree-- preferably in an aviation or business management program. As for electives... That's kind of a fuzzy area for me, I took art, as I didn't really care much for the electives! I would suggest maybe begging the parents for flight training now, as I did in high school (if that's an option). I'm fortunate enough to have parents that support my flying, but others don't have that luxury.Embry Riddle's Professional Aeronautics/Aviation Management program is a good place to look on down the road. Focus on meeting the prerequisites for programs such as that.Bryan mentioned affordability, little need for mathematics, and heavy dependence on English. He's spot on. My course studies are not heavy in the math area. Though I must add to his comment: most of my friends in the program --although in dept up to their eye balls-- can "afford" the flying because of student loans.

Hi therei just joined a correspondence high school program, and am wondering what electives i should pick so i CAN become a pilot (i dont plan to, i just want o have the option)I am only 14 years old now, so i guess i have time :)are there any subjects i should try to major in?PS- whats going on with the posts not being shows, only the list. ITS extemely ANNOYING!!!

Be smart.....math, math and more math, this will stimulate your thinking abilities. I would pick subjects that will do just that, courses which will develop your brain and the ability to solve problems and be able to understand many things which are complex. Companies the military are not going to hand over the keys to multi million dollar equipment to just anyone, you will nn to show a great deal of competence. And although not everyone is a brain surgeon, pilots handling the big stuff are right up there near the top mentally. Thats why they get the big bucks!I have said this before, I was once told by a very good pilot that " Anyone can learn to fly, I am not paid the kind of money I make just for flying, I paid for being able to handle stressful situations and be able to cope w/ those situations w/ 100% reliability and competence. To be able to solve sometimes very complex problems.

BY also said that all you need to do is be able to add and subtract. Why would you need math, math, math just to do that?

Again, math math math? No. The most math I use is weight and balances and reciprocals of headings...

BY also said that all you need to do is be able to add and subtract. Why would you need math, math, math just to do that?

Your not reading between the lines.....he is 14 and one may only add and subtract but there is more to flying than flying. Read what I wrote......people who are given alot of responsibility can do alot more than meet the standards. He is young and I would really encourage him to do the hard thinking now before he is faced w/ that in flight training. It is developmental training, and the better prepared you are the easier it will come. If he is very good at math then I would suggest next learning some engineering. Professional people have a way of making things look easy and to them it may very well be, but I would never fool myself into thinking that they are not smarter than the job they perform. And although most pilots will never be faced w/ a serious crises mental prep will maybe be the difference between living or dying. And I would point out the most recent incident where the pilots did not have time to discuss the situation, (A-320 over NYC). I can only imagine the mind set of both pilots but most of all the captain. His brain must have been calculating a mile a minute w/ all that was happening and could possibly happen. Pilots who have been faced w/ overwhelming odds and survived to tell the tale all had an edge, and it was something else beyond just flying.I guess I could maybe put it another way, I have done some mountaineering and I could tie all kinds of knots, but one thing I learned was, okay now you tie those knots, get into an ice cold shower and turn off the lights and see how well you do now.