Originally Posted by
Caelum Deus
Hey,
This is a great time to get into to flight training. In the next few years there will be a lot of jobs opening up.
Entirely possible as long as the economy and oil prices do OK. But not a sure thing by any means.
Originally Posted by
Caelum Deus
The pay is not the best in most cases,
Big Undestatement. The problem is it's not just the pay...it's the lack of stability, lack of benefits, and lack of retirement support. If you were making $200K+, you could deal with layoff's, buy your own insurance, and save for retirement. If you had good benefits and stability, you could deal with low pay and still be happy. But all of that combined means you'll never have a warm-fuzzy about your financial future.
Originally Posted by
Caelum Deus
but eventually you can make a decent living as a pilot.
If you get one of the remaining "good" airline jobs. Maybe 20-30% of pilots will get there, and the majority of those will be ex-military.