Originally Posted by
Mason32
I'm sure Doctors and Lawyers love their jobs just as much, yet they don't offer to go fly for free, or for chump change just because they love doing that type of work.
Welcome aboard. Just do not be another person who is willing to work for peanuts because they "love" to fly.
VLJ's? The Eclipse is in trouble, can't produce a quality product, are looking to move their factory out of the US to try and save worker expenses.... Cessna Mustang has been around a while now, DayJet has come and gone... the myth of a VLJ in every garage made great press and sold lots of magazines, but the reality is it just is not happening the way they "hoped."
What's wrong with picking up your CFI, and teaching others? You have an honest love of flying, why not share that with others? Some of those rich folks you talked about will be needing good qualified instructors. It will let you spend far more time with your family than going to work 135 or 121. Get a job as a plumber or mason and you'll make as much if not more than the typical 135/121 pilot. Better yet, become a lawyer or Doctor and you can buy your own plane and keep flying for fun....
And I DO plan on CFI'ing... I definitely want to for at least a while to be fresh on the materials and skills... I got my whole life to fly a jet on autopilot, so I'd love to get the Cessna time as well as share the dream with other fellow curious humans...
And I have no interest in being a doctor or lawyer... I don't wanna be a glorified paper pusher / word manipulator... And I wouldn't want to be a doctor becuase well I'm just not interested in 10 years of school or that line of work... i don't like looking at the same walls all of the time either... Not to mention I'd like to actually see outside when the SUN is still out... instead of going to work when its dark, and leaving when its dark...
And don't worry, I won't work for peanuts... I'll make sure I take the right job for reasonable pay when the time comes... I won't go for the bottom feeders...