Originally Posted by
papacharlie
Im on the same spot...40 years old...1000 tt 64 multi .have a small boat maitenance company that pays very well...but I cant stop thinking about flying airplanes as a profesional pilot...also I started in 1995 got my comm ticket in argentina (where im from) got a job flying a PA-12 that lasted 6 months and then I moved to USA did not ahve money to fly right away...and when I did got my comm FAA ...and now waiting for the next wave of hiring...I wont give up...so you shouldnt...
Give up. Especially if you have a family. You will be gone for most of the year making un livable money first year and poverty the rest until you upgrade then the QOL will go right back down again. Anyone that has a family right now trying to start a second career as a pilot should have their kids taken away by child protection and should be given psychiatric help. Look at what wizepilot wrote.