What educational requirements are needed to become a pilot?

Answer 1

There are many steps to becoming a pilot. The first step is getting your private pilot certificate. Most students do their initial training in a single-engined, land-based plane. You can not be payed for being a private pilot. Then you get your instrument rating certificate. Then you get the commercial pilot rating and can get paid to fly customers.

Answer 2

You need (In the US) 45 hours to get a Private pilot license, 45 for instrument (IFR), 250 hours to get a Commercial license and 1500 hours of flight time and 500 hours of cross-country flight time to go into the airlines. As to get into the airlines, a 4 year degree will help

Answer 3

bare minimum, a bachelor's degree. preferably in aeronautical engineering.there are ROTC programs that will guide you as to degree choice.