Originally Posted by
sourdough44
If the goal is a commercial pilot, any medical issues would have to be sorted out 1st. That's something to keep in mind, before to much $$ is spent.
If that were an obstacle, one can usually do fine as a private flyer with a few retstrictions or waivers. Before going into any local AME, I'd research one that has experience dealing with what you may need help with.
The rest is the usual, training, license, ratings, & quality, documentable flight hours. You start with the foundation and keep building upon it.
It's often asked, is it possible for me to get there? While plenty have BTDT, others have had interest or motivation wane or got tripped up along the way. In other words, yes it is possible, largely dependent on the individual.
At the very least, just getting a private pilot's license is usually a worthwhile endeavor. All the best.
Thanks, Sourdough! I appreciate your input and will definitely contact an AME before spending too much money, hopefully, everything goes well. Oh, and I guess BTDT goes for pretty much everything haha... but I don't know, flying airliners does seem like a great career...one can do much worse in that department, even though like anything I'm sure it's not all roses and rainbows.