“American Airlines” pilot is all nice and dandy but don’t forget how to get there.
You need at least 1500 hrs to get with a regional that may have flow.
These flows are not guaranteed to last forever either.
Those agreements can be cancelled.
Flight training 1 year
Get to 1500 hrs another 2 years.
You’ll probably will not find a local time building job unless it’s flight Instruction.
You will need to bleed and bend every which way for 3 years.
Your time building job will be low wage.
Do you have a $50-$60k financial buffer to make it through those years?