Originally Posted by
skylover
(I know I said I was done with this thread, but oh well
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What is the future of the pilot profession in general? What I mean by that is, what happens if the typical aircraft cockpit has just one pilot rather than two because of automation? What happens if "flying cars" become more mainstream? (Sounds silly, but I just saw a piece about them on CNN a few days ago) If things "work out," I'll be flying for over 40 years. A lot can change during that period of time.
It is good to have plan "B" already in the process. There was a good article by Les Abend in Flying magazine a few years ago about how most of his younger first officers had a full time second career going while they were also airline pilots. Not for fun but due to necessity.
Aviation should be treated as the part time career that "might" work out. Before jumping in you need to sort out how you will make a living in spite of having a flying career.
Skyhigh