Originally Posted by
Purpleanga
No problem, I'm just a 22 year old college graduate back at my parents house trying to give out some public service advice. I understand. I had and still have the flying bug, otherwise I wouldn't put up with what I'm doing right now which is less than cool. It's just that times, have changed, things are not and will probably never be the same as they were in the airlines. Make sure you know that before you go into debt 50-70K for something that will not give you a return on your investment as other fields will. Flying is cool, but that's about it right now.
I honestly welcome all types of advice from everyone. It's just tough when I hear things from both sides. I have some really good friends flying for Detla, AirTran and Continental - and they all think that getting into aviation is wonderful. In fact - all of them are speculating that with the upcoming "pilot shortage crisis of 2012", that the airlines will have to start paying more to entice pilots in. This isn't bullsh@$t, this is straight from a 67 pilot at Delta.
Once again, I understand the arduous and challenging times ahead - but I've already made up my mind. The only thing I have left is the hope. Once again - thank you.
Regards