Originally Posted by
Hawker445
So just throwing this out there, i know how terrible conditions and pay may be for many guys, but i think it is just who you know and where you end up. Just HOW you get there after all the ratings is even worse, and if having connections will still be there.
So i am training right now at Utah state university. working on instrument. great instructors, bad ground class. bad 'college' experience so far.
I am just so frightened from what everyone says about this industry, i mean i love flying. But what i am just freaked out about what would my social life would be like. it already sucks now because i haven't really made any friends in college, and it seems like i wouldn't really make any in the industry. Fear of losing my medical, maybe 5 or 6 years into the industry, no backup, having nothing else to turn to i am basically screwed.
So what would make you feel that this industry isn't meant for you? What will make you stop? What gets you motivated to get up, and smell the coffee?
Hey Hawker,
You make some good points; one piece of advice my dad always told me was to always have a plan B, C, or D in-which you will definitely need for this industry or any industry for that matter. I learn a long time ago without connections especially in your better organizations no amount of experience, great background, pretty teeth/face will yield paydirt because that's not the way things work. I spent three years at a regional airline, 13 years at various freight companies before connecting with a good carrier. If I had to do this over, I would not do it. I can see myself quitting professional aviation and just flying for fun whereas I can work at something else I love. Good Luck!