Originally Posted by
torpid0
...and then when you get your dream job and a pandemic hits and you get furloughed, you'll have that huge debt hanging over your head. Best advice given here is to pay for your training as you go. It is realistic. I did it and so did thousands of others.
No, it's not realistic for most people and hasn't been for several years. It's especially not now.
But you're right, that taking the time, money, and effort to undergo flight training is a MASSIVE risk, even more so if you have to use debt to do it. The trick is understanding the risk going into it.