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Originally Posted by ESQ702
Keep your day job OP and fly around it. A bad economy, war, etc. will change a lot in the aviation industry overnight.
Step 1 is to get your first class medical. Pay as you go - don’t borrow.
A private flight school could be up to half as much as a place like ATP.
You’re definitely not too old. Good luck!
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My thought is that there will always be unknowns.
Outside of doing the form online and scheduling the first appointment, what do I need for the first class? So I need to bring copies of my charts from the past XX years? I don’t have any disqualifying conditions, but have been to the Dr for checkups and the flu over the past couple years. Do they need documentation of that, or just to disclose it?
I’m lucky to have the cash banked to pay for it in one fell swoop, and if I choose to go this route, part of me wants to knock it out over the course of 9 months and get in line whether it’s through atp, part 61/141, mom and pop, cadet academy, etc.
I can’t stand the thought of being in this job another 2 years while I work around it and stretch out training. If I end up not pursuing aviation, I’ll still be looking for something else to do.