Originally Posted by
CC268
Ahh that makes a lot of sense...well this has been an interesting view on things and maybe my best bet is to pay for most of my training while working as an engineer - I can always re-evaluate as I go.
My biggest worry in doing it this way is being "too old" to jump ship. I feel like starting with a regional at age 30 or so and you would be pretty broke until you made it on with a major (which I am guessing could be quite a while).
Anyways...thanks a lot for the info...this has given me a good view on what I might be able to do.
No problem. FYI, starting at a regional at 30 isn't bad, unless you all of a sudden have a wife and two kids. I currently make about $100k/yr as CA, and made about $55k/yr as a FO. That's without picking up extra flying either.
I made the jump at 30, but didn't start at a regional until 34.