Originally Posted by
proskuneho
What about 33, too old for a real career? I'm not starting fresh though, I have 1000 tt/240 multi. I have a wife, kids, mortgage, etc...
Otherwise, I might be forced to go back to management. NOOOOOOOOOOO! I have read many complaints from pilots on these forums about "how terrible" QOL is in the airlines and how the legacy carrier jobs are growing farther out of reach each year. Did they forget what it is like to be chained to a desk for 50 hrs a week, or does the future really look so grim that I am better off in management?
No one can really say what your odds are however at 33 with a family, bills and the prospect of a global depression ahead I am sure that you can figure your odds just about as well as anyone.
Aviation is a highly competitive industry. Right now there is a single guy out there who is 26, lives in a crash pad, is a RJ captain and is willing to move anywhere at anytime and for any wage in order to advance his career. That is your competition.
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