Originally Posted by
terryllowery
Hello all: I know this is an old thread but I wanted to thank everyone for the posts on here. I have been in the IT field for 11 years now and I have had flying in my blood since I was a kid. I can remember flying in my fathers airplanes when I was real young.
Anyhow I have a good paying job and I support a family, but I hate my job and I would love to fly professionally. The things holding me back are the fear of the F word and the pay, but I also am reminded that the pay may be good where I am at but I hate the job.
I also remind myself that the pay sucked when I first started the IT world too.
Well I am 36 know and two young kids and a wonderful wife that reminds me that we will survive anything that can be dished out (including scraping for sometime).
Thanks all.
Terry
I know someone who was in your situation but a few years younger. Same deal, changed careers after 10 years. They're now making 6 figures. You are not too old but your options are going to be limited because you do not have the luxury of being 20-30 years old experimenting with different gigs. You have a family. Set a goal, and find a way to get there as quickly as you can, I would strongly suggest you avoid the regional airline route. Look into corp/fractional flying, they won't be as competitive as the airlines once they start hiring in a couple of years, same pay/benefits without the airline BS.