I think a few of the 135 cargo guys get home every night maybe?
I would venture to guess if you were senior at a fractional you MIGHT get close to all that you listed, but getting there will take years of sleepless nights, low pay, flying props and cessnas and other "non jet" types. Its a tall order you have there sir. With that, you have to want it before you can get it! GL
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Navinut, go to your local municipal airport, find an instructor you're comfortable with, and start taking flying lessons. Also, you can't be "old enough" to start training. I started taking flying lessons at 9 years old.
Let me say a few things:
1. Don't jump the gun. If you haven't even sat behind the controls of an airplane, don't start thinking about flying jets, making 80,000+ yearly, and coming home every night. It ain't gonna happen for a while...especially that salary part. In fact, don't even get your heart set on a pilot career that allows you to sleep in your own bed EVERY night. Just start your training, and focus on that. Once you become knowledgeable in aviation and get your ratings, then start thinking about careers.
2. Civilian training isn't cheap. Around here in Socal, the average cost of a Cessna 152 is about $80 per hour (or 1.0 on the hobbs meter). Most instructors I know of are $40-50 per hour. When I book my instructor, I get him for an hour and a half. That's $75. The airplane is usually around $70 each time so that's $145 total per lesson on average. Plus you'll also have to spend money on ground instruction (if you instructor is qualified for that.) If you have a job and live with your parents, you could fly every week. DON'T get an apartment if you want to fly often. When I had my job for 6 months, it bought me about 25 hours of training. So, to sum this up, get a job (if you don't have one), and spend a good amount of your pay on training (that is if you want to go and fly EVERY week.)
Would a corporate pilot fit my description. An Intel PIC for example makes $140,000, fly jets and are not in the military but do they fly home every day?
Would a corporate pilot fit my description. An Intel PIC for example makes $140,000, fly jets and are not in the military but do they fly home every day?
A job like that is usually very difficult to get. In addition to having the requisite experience (obtained by previously flying turboprops and/or jets), you'll probably need to know somebody on the inside and have a bit of luck.
Another example: I believe Wal-Mart's corporate pilots make good money and are home almost every night; but again job vacancies are very competitive.
Have you considered helicopters? There are many unique opportunities in rotary-wing aviation that may interest you. However, the cost to train is much greater than fixed wing.
Take a few lessons locally and get some exposure to airplanes and aviators. Keep asking questions with an open mind and the big picture will start to come into focus.
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Well, I got three of the four covered........... but I don't fly jets, I fly turbine helos and a King Air. The problem with your requirements is that jet operations usually (I'm sure there are exceptions) means you are flying "further away", and that also usually means overnights and sleeping in hotels. Turbo-props and helos generally stay closer to home, which means fewer (I usually end up with about 4 - 5 RON's a year, which is no big deal) - or no - overnights away from home.
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........ What I would like to know is what would be the best job from my description below...
1.) I would like to sleep in my own bed every night. I do not want to be living out of a suit case and sleeping at a hotel a couple days out of the week.
2.) I would like to fly jets. I am not interested in flying turbo props ect. Don't get me wrong, I would be a CFI for many years, so that is basically the last time I would like to get paid flying a prop.
3.) I do not want to go in the military.
4.) Salary is not important, however if at all possible I would like it to be $80,000 + .........
It's really cool that you're considering the future right now, but don't spend all your time and energy thinking about it. When I started training, I did nothing but think about which airline I wanted to fly for, so on and so fourth, and it distracted me and caused me not to enjoy it in the least. My advice to you: when you do start training, don't worry too much about who you want to fly for, take it one step at a time, get that PPL, and above all, ENJOY IT! Good luck when you do start, buddy.
You want to fly jets.
Jets go to far away places.
You must stay in that place until you return.
There are very few corporate jet jobs that you are home every night. They can be at a location for a week or two. The company or boss may be on a business trip or vacation and you get to go along.
There are a few corporate shuttle-style flying jobs. They might be home most nights. Good luck getting in.
Airlines are your best bet. You might be able to find a schedule with day trips only. I know a lot of guys that do the New York area to Florida turn and are home every night. Being able to hold that schedule is something else.
My advice: Fly anything, anywhere. You can't be picky. Get your training and get any job you can. Eventually your life will improve with days off, nights home, more money, etc. Don't be picky, you'll never be happy.
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