Originally Posted by flynavyj

one more recommendation Dan,

DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN DEBT to get to the airline job...Work, pay for lessons, work, pay for lessons. Try the Pt. 61 schools before the pilot factories. They'll talk a good game, but when you're staring down 80k dollars in loans, you'll have WILL have a difficult time at work, justifying the expense for the pay you're getting. A good friend of mine is on 3rd year regional FO pay, wife, kid, and could BARELY make the interest payments on his loans...life will be better (no matter what you do) if you don't have to pay back the man for the education needed to get where you want to be.