text: i want to be a pilot,but dont know how to get a private loan.....my dads not helpping!!!!!what should i do? i want to know the basics that i should know before entering a flying academy? join the civil air patrol...  http://www.cap.gov/  that's what my room-mate in college did. i don't know what benefits you get, but i'm sure if you researched it you might find something interesting.