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Old 03-03-2019, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DanMarino View Post
Good points.

To the OP, I’m in a similar scenario just a few years down the road.

I’m 32 with a first class Medical and a PPL/IR. Earn ~$250k/year in sales. Can’t bring myself to make the career switch because of the money even though I think about it every day. The “hiring wave” certainly has me considering it.

Find out if you love flying by getting your PPL as mentioned. If you do, I would recommend doing the rest of your training as fast as possible. That way you don’t end up at 32 still considering!
In your case it doesn't make financial sense. If everything went smoothly, you'd be ahead financially in the long term but taking into account the risks and time-value of money it's hard to make the case.

You'd need another motivation like hating your job and/or loving flying.

But also need to consider the stability of your current industry, things like real estate and construction tend to be feast or famine. Some industries prefer younger workers, and you'll likely get your walking papers after age 50.
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