Originally Posted by
mcarr25
hi, i want to be a pilot but i worry a lot about what ifs. like what if i get in and get stuck at a regional for more than 10 years or so. or if my airline goes out of business or i get furloughed. Im thinking if i can get a job at an expressjet or PSA type company in the next few years that the economy and the companies will be strong enough that i wont have to worry about these problems much. i just want to be able to get to a major in time to really move through seniority. basically get an ATP certificate in the next 2 or 3 years and hope to be at a major at most 10 years after that
You will get furloughed.
Your airline may merge, go out of business, go bankrupt, furlough, fire, disappear, rebrand, downsize, etc.
You won't know until you get in the mix. Anything could happen in the next five, ten, fifteen, or twenty years.
Sounds like you want it all now. You can't have it.