Originally Posted by VegasChris

I am one of the guys that started this 2 years ago and borrowed about 60k to do it. I am sitting at my R-ATP minimums and any class dates I had are suspended indefinitely.

I have a good career in the fire dept and can afford to pay on my student loans (fixed interest- low rate, and maybe if one of these Democrats get in they will just forgive it anyways).

I have always looked at this potential career switch as an investment. My return on the investment is significantly delayed, however I still think it will pay off eventually.

These last few weeks have helped me to make a decision not to leave my current career completely......until I am way up on a seniority list or find something in the 135 field that I can merge with my current schedule.

If minimums change due to a large amount of 121 pilots on the street then I will deal with it then. I think no one knows what will happen in October. Everything could bounce back by then with the country opening up this week or all the majors could lay off 30% and delay everything for 5 years. My best guess is somewhere in between.

Its a shot in the dark to predict it now. Thankfully all of my certificates do not have expiration dates and I can afford to rent a plane to keep IFR current every 6 months until the hiring comes back. If I have to pay for a CTP course then so be it- 5k isn't too bad. I won't be paying for a 30k type rating though. As far as training bond I think that will be on a case by case basis if I will sign- I understand the reasoning for it, but I can afford to sit back and wait while working my current career until hiring is favorable to the candidates again or until the right 135 job opens up.