Originally Posted by
laxislife
Thanks everyone for your help. That is kind of the timeframe I was thinking aswell. My last question, and im not sure if anyone here will be able to answer this or not. I'm Canadian, but I am going to take my flight training in the United States, and then working for a Regional down there, would you have to get full citizenship, or just a working visa/permit? Thanks again!
are you not listening? ask yourself WHY you want to be an airline pilot?
you are under paid, overworked, exposed to extreme civil and in some cases criminal liability, treated poorly by your employer and a whole list of other reasons NOT to fly for an airline. As for flying for a regional airline... take all the above, double it, take it to the max, and you'll only have an inkling of how bad it has become.
take that other guys advice. Invest the same time and money and get an education in Law or Medicine... make great money, run you're own practice, and buy yourself a nice King Air 200 to go play pilot in with the wife and kids.... most of us, if given the choice to do it all over again, would not do things the way we have.
Yes, flying is fun, yes flying is a sick addiction to which we all suffer it's curse... but, if you can live a better quality of life doing another thing you like, it will allow you to more fully enjoy flying so that it stays fun and enjoyable instead of becoming just your job.