Advice for aspiring pilot & student
Hi,
I am starting college next year and wanted some feedback from you guys about possible ways to make an aviation career happen. I am interested in becoming a pilot and am going to a non-aviation university next year. I will be in a pre-med curriculum so that if my interests change or aviation doesn’t work out that I have a reasonable course of action to take; medicine is my other career interest besides aviation.
What I am concerned with is my ability to finance an aviation career. My college is taken care of largely through scholarship and is not a real burden. I am aware of the entry-level and regional pay and am not interested in taking out huge loans to make those wages. I would have loved to go the military route; however, my eyesight is a disqualifier.
I’m not really sure how to approach an aviation career from here…I’ve done the research about the career and want to position myself responsibly for my future. I had given some thought to going the medical route and going to aviation afterwards but it really doesn’t seem like an ideal way to do it.
I’d be appreciative of any advice or direction you guys had. It’s really interesting to read about how some of you managed to make aviation work for you and I’d love to hear from you. Thanks.