Originally Posted by
KiloAlpha
Why would someone who spends $100k on a pharmacy degree, then leave said profession to be a pilot? PharmD programs are 6+ years and recent graduates start at $80k+; some earn in excess of $99k the first year. Sure beats $23/hr at a regional.
If you are going to put the time, effort, and money into an degree like engineering or pharmacy; One should stay away from a flying career.
It could let you do what you want, give you enough $$$ to own a plane, get type ratings, maybe do by contract very specific types of flying, maybe some form of corporate? You'd have some great options. If it takes at least 10 years at a regional to get to a major, why not "invest" that time in something significant? I'm not even counting training time to get the pilot's certs and undergraduate.