Hello people,
I have a few questions for you guys.
Q1. Can a person diagnosed with ADD(attention deficit disorder) be medically cleared by AF to become a pilot ?
Can I get a waiver, like you can get one from FAA in the US ?
The psychologist says that if a person is passionate about something he/she will be able to focus just like a normal person or even better. Considering that I have aspired to be a pilot since 2nd grade, I think I am passionate enough!!
From this forum, I came to know that for Army you need be off your meds for some months and get a letter from a doctor stating that you are doing fine. Is it same for AF.
Q2. How important are grades? I have couple of Fs on my transcript. Can anything be done to make up for these grades?
I know you guys must be thinking that if I aspired to be a pilot how did I end up with Fs. In nutshell, the reason is that I wear glasses and back in the day AF didn't accept people for pilots with eyeglasses nor did it accept people with corrective laser eye surgery. With my aim gone out the window I completely lost interest in school. Since, I have come to know that AF accepts people with laser eye surgery I have been studying hard. Although, GPA has been rising, however CGPA of 4 years of undergrad will be around 2.0, I still have semester to go. The GPA for last year was 3.0.
Q3. How important is resume ?
Q4. In the light of above mentioned problems (ADD and bad grades) how do I show that I really want to be a pilot in Canadian AF?
Q5. Is a person with B.A(economics) eligible for pilot ?
Please guys help me. If not a pilot I don't know what else to be!!!!
Thanks for the help in advance.
I have a few questions for you guys.
Q1. Can a person diagnosed with ADD(attention deficit disorder) be medically cleared by AF to become a pilot ?
Can I get a waiver, like you can get one from FAA in the US ?
The psychologist says that if a person is passionate about something he/she will be able to focus just like a normal person or even better. Considering that I have aspired to be a pilot since 2nd grade, I think I am passionate enough!!
From this forum, I came to know that for Army you need be off your meds for some months and get a letter from a doctor stating that you are doing fine. Is it same for AF.
Q2. How important are grades? I have couple of Fs on my transcript. Can anything be done to make up for these grades?
I know you guys must be thinking that if I aspired to be a pilot how did I end up with Fs. In nutshell, the reason is that I wear glasses and back in the day AF didn't accept people for pilots with eyeglasses nor did it accept people with corrective laser eye surgery. With my aim gone out the window I completely lost interest in school. Since, I have come to know that AF accepts people with laser eye surgery I have been studying hard. Although, GPA has been rising, however CGPA of 4 years of undergrad will be around 2.0, I still have semester to go. The GPA for last year was 3.0.
Q3. How important is resume ?
Q4. In the light of above mentioned problems (ADD and bad grades) how do I show that I really want to be a pilot in Canadian AF?
Q5. Is a person with B.A(economics) eligible for pilot ?
Please guys help me. If not a pilot I don't know what else to be!!!!
Thanks for the help in advance.