While being a pilot is a dream for many, there isn’t much sensible advice around on how a young person should start their journey. Some people are fortunate to fly every day, but there are many other fulfilling careers in aviation. These tips and advice apply to all aviation jobs, but especially to pilots.

Many years ago, in the early days of PathFinder, a solo navigation student took forever to get organised, left an hour late, had great conversations with the locals at the stops along the way and when it was obvious that they were not going to make back to Archerfield before last light, pressed on regardless.