Originally Posted by
Dan64456
What about the simple fact that you get to fly? Obviously I love it considering I went out and got my PPL... I was hooked after my first lesson... hell I was hooked after my first commercial flight in 1991 as a kid... Right now I just can't afford to enjoy it anymore... It seems like GA is now reserved for the rich...(Only way it's affordable is to fill the seats and have everyone pay) So I figure why not give it purpose rather than simple enjoyment? Why not make it my career?
That brings me to another point... What about all the 135 jobs that might pop up once these VLJ's and the like hit the market? My mind is open to anything flying... airlines or not.
If your mind is open to anything then why don't you start a business that in a decade or so can afford you a nice plane?
Everyone who jumps into aviation at one time or another felt the way that you do now. It is a dirty trick that a love of aviation is so difficult to satisfy unless you are well off or are prepared to throw your entire life into it.
My advise is to strive to reach a place where you can afford to live and also afford to follow your aviation dream. These days it is common to have multiple streams of income in order to survive an aviation career anyway. Why not start off with the business?
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