"If it flies, floats of !@#$'s, then it's always cheaper to rent" Considering that a 150 would cost as much as an expensive car to begin with, then I'd still say yes. This doesn't even consider the cost of maintenance, overhauls, hanger fees, whatever. Oh, and user fee's are just around the corner too I bet it's only a matter of time. Auto gas will cost 5 bux a gallon within 2 years too by the way. Since most people can't afford an expensive car either, then I'd still say yes. It's reserved for the rich.

Yea you might get a 150 for 20 grand, but then it's gonna need work, and will still end up costing 80 bux an hour to operate.

About the medical degree - it's not all roses. My girlfriend does that and is always exhausted after her long hours for the 17 bux an hour pay. Yea an RN program is probably a great idea, but like anything else, doing something you are interested in plays a large part in growing within that field. You can make 50k a year within 5 years in aviation, and I predict it will be easier to do that over the next 5 years than ever before (since not many people are doing it anymore). It takes that long in most fields to get that kind of money anyway... worth a shot - life isn't 100% about money though, you need to be enjoying yourself at least a little bit. If needles and bed pans aren't your thing, is 45k to 65k (in time) going to offset that? Depends on the person I guess.


About the cost of ratings...If you can get all of your post private ratings done for cheaper than 50k, that's still on par if not cheaper than most colleges. I'm not gonna say that's cheap tho, because it's not, and I agree with you on that one - especially since you need a degree on top of that cost. It's just a matter of what you want to do for a career.. Some people pay 200k for college to become a secretary making 35 grand a year... then they quit when they have babies (after collecting the maternity leave)... Call me a cynic, and I'd agree with you... lol It's been a tough 12 years.