Before you set out on your new career as a pilot, you will undoubtedly have questions. It’s our aim to provide the answers. FL500’s forum provides answers and support from those who are in, or have been in, the same situation to you. If you can’t find the answer in the forums, we’ll find it for you. FL500’s dedicated Pilot Mentors are on hand to answer your emails or phone calls (by appointment).

Mentors are current operational first officers who have recently graduated from Flight Training Organisations. Your pilot mentor will happily discuss anything with you from the highs and lows of the profession through to more personal aspects of how training and the role itself can affect home life. If there\\\'s anything at all you can think of aviation related, your pilot mentor will happily discuss it so you are fully educated about the career and training you\'re considering.

Commercial flight training is an intense experience, and your mentor understands the pressures and challenges you face on a daily basis. Your pilot mentor will act as a friend who\'s been there before, making sure you make the best of your time during the challenges of learning to fly.

Your personal pilot mentor will assist you with anything throughout flight training. Remember, your mentor is a completely independent and reliable source of information. They will happily discuss anything from current commercial issues to airline interviews as well as any personal issues distracting you.

While you learn, and to help give student pilots the student status recognition they deserve, we have teamed up with some great companies to bring all our members fantastic discounts and offers, from aviation magazines to pilot shops and even some of the UK\'s top attractions and days out. We have all bases covered to ensure all our members receive the best deals and save £££s!

Congratulations you’ve graduated. You now face the toughest challenge of getting an interview and then getting through it to land your first flying job. Asking around on the site and in the forum will help you create some essential contacts and networks. You can discuss the job markets, airline recruitment and the specifics of any selection to ensure you are fully prepared. The airlines will want to see a degree of commercial awareness in their new recruits. This can be very severely enhanced by the use of the forum.

Your mentor will guide you through the tough challenges at hand. This is what it\'s all about. Landing the airline job. Use your mentor\'s experience - they\'ve been through this before. Compile a CV, distribute to airlines whilst keeping a close watch on the industry with all your mentor\'s assistance. Succeed with your mentor\'s help in an interview and it may not be long before you find yourself flying alongside them in a commercial jet!