Originally Posted by
FlyingKat
All that worked well until the new ATP rules came out. Now to get hired under the new ATP rules, you MUST have an Professional Pilot Degree or be a graduate of a military flying program. It is a completely new world under this rule. The days of going to your FBO, building time and getting hired are over, unfortunately. There are going to be two ways to get hired in the future. Go through a military program or a college program. And the cheapest Professional Pilot Degrees in FAA approved programs are $150K.
Personally I spent $30K to get into this profession. If I were looking at this now there is no way I would spend 150K for it. The return just doesn't justify the investment.
Umm wrong? You can get hired with no degree and 1500TT. Or with a degree in something else and 1500TT. The degree thing allows one to get hired with 1000TT. 500 hrs isn't a big deal IMO and I'd probably stick it out to avoid riddle.