Originally Posted by
SkyWolf
That's actually been my other concern - it seems like flying commercial aircraft would have an entirely different feel than flying the Cessna and other personal aircraft found at the local public airport.
Doing charter seems like a good option... I'd have the security and never-downhill (reasonably, anyway) advancement of a regular job, and I could still fly. I wonder how often I'd be able to do it, though.
Unfortunately, no one in my family is remotely close to rich, nor does anyone fly. Seems the more I ask, though, the more I find out some distant aunt is friends or neighbors or cousins with a pilot.
In the end man, take all the advice you can from these forums and any other resources you might learn of in the future. I too was discouraged at first by reading some of the threads here, and almost reconsidered my goals. But, if anything it made me think about how bad I want it. This forum is a first-class resource of information, but dont let some of it get you down. I know airline guys that want to get out, or wish they had gone into a different field. I also know some guys who wouldn't trade it for the world, and are doing great. From what I have seen, the guys who have a genuine passion for their career and who live within their means monetarily are the ones who make it out alive. Again, just my young amateur opinion.