I am growing tired of flying and recently I have started looking at other possible careers. I have a B.S. in Operations Management, but don't have any real mgmt experience yet.

I'm not planning on basing any of my decisions solely on information gathered on this forum (obviously), but I'm looking for input. Perhaps a forum member or one of their family/friends have worked in a related field.

Anyway. I'm really interested in FBO / Airport management, but I'm not quite sure how to go about the job search process. In my preliminary search efforts, it looks like most big name FBO's are looking for 5+ years of FBO management experience.. so do you have to start at a small or local FBO to gain experience? is this a "who you know" career like being a pilot?

I've also considered going to a place like Walgreen's as a Management trainee, where according to their information, you will likely be a store manager within 2-3 years.

Any insight?