The only people who hate such a story are those who never had to live it and don’t understand it.
It is INDEED a great time to be getting hired. And getting better. Those of us who started in the past 2-3 years are very fortunate to not have had to live thru the post-911 BS. I’m very thankful for my timing, and for the good health to get to enjoy living my dream!
Originally Posted by
Unpilot
I know most people hate the whole "I had to walk uphill both way's in the snow to school" stories. But allow me to tell mine
When my first airline went out of business I was out of airline flying for 2 years. Every regional at the time was using a "pay to play" model.
Pilots had to pay $10,000 for a "training" contract in order to get hired.
This was not an option for me. I went back to charter/flight instructing and finally got hired at XJ.
It is all about perspective.
This is certainly a good time to get hired.