my 2 cents
I understand all of you hate the way that we are suposedly ruining the industry. Everyone is different and I hate waiting as well. I was lucky enough to have awesome parents who paid for my degree. I know which direction the airlines are headed, I have had all kinds of courses on airline and aircargo mgmt. and commuter airlines. My point is that I want to get the licenses as fast as possible, at the same cost as what I was spending at the FBO's flying once or twice a week. Here I can fly everyday and on a fixed price. When I get done with my ratings and type rating, i will not have enough hours to get hired and I will buy my time by instructing and gaining experience and helping younger guys. I will start my career with a regional and work under crappy circumstances and live with it. Im not worried about the money I've spent because I have nothing but a 40000 dollar loan to pay off. At 500 a month I can live with that. I will build my hours and try to upgrade as fast a possible, gaining experience. Then I will try to get with UPS through my friends who are experienced pilots and instructors there. If that doesn't work then I will look for corporate. Until then I will gain my experience and do what I truly like to do which is fly. Im tired of all the negativity and bitterness. If you dont like the industry, do us all a favor and get out. But for those of us that do have a goal, want to earn a better wage than instructing and love to fly, let us buy our time and give us actually helpful advice, not try and turn us away. I do not worry about how the industry is at this moment. Change occurs all the time and there eventually will be a change to the good. For every low there will be a high. I will find my way to a happy career in aviation by doing what I need to do. Im not happy with pay at the moment, but it will get better with the time and route I choose. Quit being all bitter and DO something about it. Put yourself above the competition, get a better attitude and be a leader, that might lead to a better situation for you instead of just wining about it.
Last edited by b4223; 03-22-2006 at 06:33 PM.