Originally Posted by
Fliestoomuch310
Thanks for all of the helpful replies. It’s not entirely a grass is greener (my aunt is an instructor for a legacy and I got pretty early exposure to the work) but more of a long standing dream. My early career goal was to fly for a major airline. However, I came out of college in 2006 when furloughs were common, which is why I never pursued it.
I will look in to my options. I am very lucky with radiology in that I have a lot of flexibility (I can switch to a 7 on/7 off and be full time with the caviat that this would be night work).
Once again, thanks for your feedback.
Are you currently flying a plane? You owe it to yourself to learn from a good instructor and buy a decent plane to fly around and experience, you should have the money for it and most would jump at that opportunity. Get a cub or a 180, something that makes you a good pilot. There are so many other ways to be active in aviation, like instructing and becoming a designated examiner, or operate your own small airline/charter on the side, and so on.