Originally Posted by
HIFLYR
Me plain country kid whos dad was not a airline pilot who was smart enough not to finance a career and paid as I went. I worked hard and made smart choices and played the long game as I paid as I went and it worked out. Many out there tried to shorten the time between initial quals to legacy pilot by paying big bucks to go to a aviation mill college. May of us knew that was not a smart move and did not.
I too could be an airline captain by now if I were willing to flame everything else in my life. We all make choices.
I never said that it couldn't be done only that the current price is to high and rewards to low.
Skyhigh