Originally Posted by
DiveAndDrive
Hey guys. How did/are you pay/paying for your flight training? I have a not pilot friend who did some road painting on the side. She said it was contract work, and compensation varied by contract, but she said pay was an average of about 50 bucks an hour. She said she took home 1600 after taxes for 3 days of work. I obviously know this is an average, and salary can vary considerably. I am intrigued, though. I was just wondering if anyone else knows of any other odd ball jobs that one might be able to do for a decent pay to pay for more than one or two hours of flight time a month.....
Here's what we know now:
You don't have to get your certificates and ratings "right away" or "as fast as possible". Anyone who tells you that has their eyes on YOUR MONEY and they just want to get their hands on it. Find a job, maybe takes a few years, where you can save and scrounge and have enough on the side to get your ratings. A few years and you've got those certs/ratings and you are debt free. It can not be stated enough how far ahead of the game you'll be because of this.