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Honestly speaking, I do not know if -6.50 would have any problems with FAA. FAA is very open and liberal unlike CAAN (Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal). Anyone can train and obtain a pilot's license in the US regardless of his background while CAAN dictates that one has to have been a student of science with major in Physics in high school to train and be licensed as a pilot.

Your best answer source for the first question you asked would be an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). Pilots need to be in good health to continue their jobs. A commercial pilot has to pass medical test once every year and twice every year as he gets older. Remember that I have said "good health" and not "good physique". One needs to be physically fit inside much more than outside. You can have a six pack but if you have very high cholesterol and diabetes then you probably will not pass the annual physical and not allowed to fly until the problem is taken care of since you will be responsible for hundreds of lives directly as a part of your job.

So, find an AME and get a First class medical before you even think of flying commercially because you will be required to hold a first class medical and keep it to fly commercially. It is not very expensive to get the first class medical from AME before you make that move to train investing 50k plus. Also, you will know from the medical report where you stand in terms of your health and if you have any hidden abnormalities.

There is no age restriction to become a pilot in the US, however, the mandatory retirement age is 65.If you are over 35, I would not suggest being a commercial pilot as you will make huge investment in your career and by the time you even start making good money, you will have to retire.

There are many things to consider before becoming a pilot. There are many things that will affect your career. I am solely writing this from a perspective of the US. There are things that you have to know before you take the plunge and there are things that affect your career like your legal status in the US, your income right now, your desire to get paid 18k a year after investing 50k plus in training.

Aviation is very complex in the US and elsewhere alike. So before I give our irrelevant information and cause boredom to people, tell us your background, your legal status, why you want to be a pilot and what is it that you want to achieve in your career as a pilot.

Also, pilots in the US are paid peanuts-at least for number of years starting out after cashing out 50k plus for initial training.

Last edited: 10-Feb-15 03:59 PM