Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
If you can get a first class medical then the airline won't care how you got it, the question is can you get one, so I would do that early on to see what happens. Part 135 only requires a second class.
I agree with this. Try to get a medical certificate first. If you can get a second class medical, I'd say there are plenty of flying opportunities available to you. If you can get a first class medical, I don't think the airlines are necessarily out of the question.