I am so new to aviation that my paint has not dried- so i read and take notes. One thing ive noticed is how much everyone seems to ***** about this and that. Like most of you, i dont have rich parents and like most of you, i have had to scrape what" extra" cash i had together for flight lessons. Some folks on this site have hundreds or even 1000's of hours. add it up. 500 hrs @ 150.00 and hour is a lot of cash. and i guess what blows my mind is 500 hundred is peanuts. ( again-newby )
Then i started to look into schools like atp and the lot. 60,000.00 bucks.
wow.
I ask-so what do i get for that- enough hours to get hired somewere?? NOOOOp.[CFI at a fight school to build time] must have a MINIMUM of 1500 hours pic mei turbine time with a PhD trown in- and then you still an't there yet. 250000 dollers later- no i havent but know most of you folks have spent this and more. For what?? 100,000 or less per year and a life of stress. NOPE- not for me. however.....
What is for me is part 135 single pilot. 500 hours and im making $$. Laugh if you want but if it the aircab or taxi thing is good enough for Bob Crandall- its good for me.
- I figure in the next 5 - 10 years the flying public will catch on to the fact that there are more than 5 airports in the usa. I live in dfw and i know of at least 2. poking fun here. If the trend of repairing and exspanding our local and regional airports continues as it has become a "national priorty" to upgrade or transportation network. @ KGKY in Arlington Tx, we are FINALLY getting an control tower,ILS and 2000' of runway additional to the 6000' we already have.
big deal right?? consiter we have four schools, three or more jet charter services. No Tower.
My Point
If you {no one spacific person here} got the brains to learn all thats required to get ALL the ratings required to fly people- than what is keeping you from NETWORKING and finding out what it takes to get a Part 135 anything going. Money- well there money avalible, you just go to hunt for it. plenty of people will partner with the intention of making more money. If you had to choose between working from a major carrier who basicly owns you for many years to come - or work for yourself- just takes longer to build a rep and get things moving.
Just My Opinon
Blue
PS The comments made here are from a crazy person-pay no attention go him................