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new guy
I got my CJO and start 9 January at ATI for my first job in commercial aviation.
So let me tell you instead, how in debt I am from this venture:
Cessna 150 bought before 1 hour of airplane training: $43500
CSEL/CMEL/instruments 141 training: $36400
Petrol: $2604
Insurance: $1300 (should be partially refunded)
Profits from selling plane: $3600
Resume review: $125
Emerald coast interview prep: $400
Raven airline app review (irony not lost on me): $300
Logbook software: $300+ and 3 different ones tried. Still not sure if I like what I got.
Checkrides: $1900
ATP-CTP: $3999
ATP written and study software: $225
Starting off at a home based cargo airline I never dreamed I'd get for my first venture into this profession. Pretty damn priceless.
Congrats on jumping directly into the deep end. Study hard and make sure you know your FOM and AOM better than everyone else in your newhire class. I say that because almost everyone else will have jet and 121 experience to fall back on and you will have very little relevant prior time. You can definitely do this, but it’s going to be a challenge initially.