Originally Posted by
cargo hopeful
Goodness gracious Sky, just how many ways do you think that there is to get to the final destination of being a professional pilot? You are assuming that EVERYONE who chooses this career will go the route of 200k training or however much you claim your local school is offering. (I’m surprised you didn’t say 300k or 350k).
If two different people set out on a long distance drive from New York to Los Angeles, do you think that they would both follow the exact same route or do you think that their routes would differ? There’s more than one way to skin a cat!
There is more than one way to become an airline pilot without spending the amount of money you have listed. Anyone who spends that much money for an airline gig is either misinformed and needed to do a little more research or they are just plain silly!
I agree. There are cheaper ways to become a commercial pilot but at least a thousand or two pilots a year graduate from programs like that and they do not seem to be getting the message. However even if it was offered for free it is still a very difficult career that is hard to justify for most.
I don't know what your full story is but perhaps you should take a look in the mirror before attacking my positions. Perhaps you could lay all your cards out on the table here for everyone to see? How is it that you have a better idea? It seems like you spend a lot of time here between being the courageous airline pilot and looking for a new career. Do you even have a pilot job?
Skyhigh