It started with a flight simulator game and hasn't faded in a year. He's 14. What I know: he'd need physics and maths in 11 and 12. What I don't know is whether there's anything he should be doing now, or whether we simply keep science open and let it settle. Has anyone's child gone down this road, or seriously considered it?
Keep physics and maths, which he'd likely keep anyway. I'd be wary of anyone selling 'pilot foundation' courses at 14; a neighbour's son was offered one with a hefty fee. The expensive decisions only come after class 12.
A colleague's son went this route. His advice was to check the medical requirements early, before anyone spends on flying school, because that's the one part you can't prepare your way into. Everything else can wait till after 12th.
Mine wanted this at 14, and something else entirely at 16. Keeping science open costs nothing. If an aviation open day or an airport visit comes up, that will tell him more than months of reading.
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