What I would suggest it you take a long, honest look at what you want to do. If it is flying, consider the following:

$30-40K in training to get Comm ASEL, Comm AMEL and maybe CFI

First two or three years pay will be $15-20 maybe 25k per year

If you want to be home every night, your pay will gennerally max at about $30-60K with a few expections (Allegiant goes to about 90k at ten+ years assuming they continue ops)

If you go the airline route, you will be gone from home many days (read that MOST days) per month

If you want to fly for the "real" airlines, it will be AT LEAST 6 years.




If you just want to fly because you like it, get great at your present job and buy a 172 then have fun. Aviation as a carreer is not for the faint of heart but not as bad as acting.


Good luck in whatever you decide