Originally Posted by
MadmanX2
Well, my first job after getting all my certificates......
Installing septic systems and septic systems repair.
My first non-CFI flying job was at the Outer Banks area. I flew for a company that did flight seeing. 15 minute tours of the First Flight airport and a light house, then back on the ground. 15 minutes of flight time. I was paid 5 bucks an hour instead of the 3.50 everyone else was making because I could also do maintenance.
That is amazing! My brother flies with a major and he had a similar story. Flying for such little pay at the beginning and having mounds of student loans. I admire that in the more experienced pilots as I feel they truly had the passion to fly. Today it seems more and more pilots are flying for the money. I would take any job to have the chance to fly, even if it was for a few dollars an hour.