Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

Hello again Jason,
Good info from ewrbased pilot, hope that gets the ball rolling for your project.
Something to remember is that if you asked 10 pilots those questions, you'd probably get some very different answers. There's thousands of pilots that view and use this site. The pilot job description is incredibly varied for many reasons. Some pilots train as civilians, some in the military. All kinds of different aircraft, fixed wing and helicopters of varying sizes. Some enjoy the job more than others depending on what they are doing, or how well they are compensated. It's a BIG career field.
Check into the Civil Air Patrol, very good advice from ewrbased pilot. I googled "Civil Air Patrol Seattle" and there is a detachment there. Check it out. Also do call a flight school near you and at least talk to a flight instructor on the phone about your aspirations. I'm hopeful you will find someone who can give you advice and a good picture of how expensive flight training can be, and the hurdles to getting a good job as a pilot.

As far as the contact stuff you are requesting, I'm afraid that many people, including me, don't want to give out names, phone numbers, and their e-mail addresses on the internet. Maybe you could explain to your teacher where you got your information, and they will understand?

Again, good luck.