Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yes, hence the mentor suggestion.
And APC exists for this reason as well.
Also unless Grandad flew in the big one, Dad, both uncles, and your older brother are airline pilots, and you grew up flying the family Bonanza then you should get a PPL before you commit to career-oriented flight training.
THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I'm a broken record at this point but flying is an aptitude. You should find out if you have it before you become an indentured servant to Aunt Sallie Mae.
Don't quit your day job. Pay for your private (and instrument if possible) out of pocket and then decide if this is something you really want to do.
The top Delta pay scale looks nice. Just make sure you show the top Skywest pay to your significant other before you decide to walk away from your boring six figure job and mortgage the farm to pay for flight training.