Originally Posted by
TheWeatherman
From reading forums like this, I imagine it will take about two years to get to 1500 hours. That is in addition to about the 6 to 8 month process to get all my ratings. That means I will be applying to fly commercially at about 43. That is 20+ years. I also think I will interview well for any job. A disciplined 43 year old ex military guy with a Masters degree in meteorology that has been in aviation meteorology for over 15 years.
You really have no idea how long it will take you to reach that 1500 TT mark. It depends are far too many factors, many of which you have no direct control over - e.g. maintenance, weather (you know this!), availability of instructors (or eventually students), health (personal and economic), etc....
I fly professionally now and I've been in my job (actually flying) for 3 years this month and I've flown less than 1000 hrs. I seriously doubt that I will fly anywhere near 500 hrs in the next year - so that would make it well over 4 years until I reached a 1500 TT mark from zero.
It is one of the many different scenarios that could play out on this road to a professional pilot career.