career change advice
02-03-2020 | 04:16 PM
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career change advice
I am 24 years old and looking to make a change in my career. i took my first flight in a ga aircraft in 2016 and have been obsessed ever since. I am about halfway through my PPL with a private instructor at my local airport. I will be completing my PPL within the next couple months and need some help on where to go from here. my initial thought is to quit my job after i am licensed to fly and possibly go to a part 141 school. there are definitely other options out here to get my ratings but i am looking to do this as fast as possible. i am looking for some advice on this path and the paths that other have taken to get to where they are. (to clarify: i want to change careers because of how much i love to fly. it is not about the money, schedule or anything like that)
02-05-2020 | 08:47 AM
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I am 24 years old and looking to make a change in my career. i took my first flight in a ga aircraft in 2016 and have been obsessed ever since. I am about halfway through my PPL with a private instructor at my local airport. I will be completing my PPL within the next couple months and need some help on where to go from here. my initial thought is to quit my job after i am licensed to fly and possibly go to a part 141 school. there are definitely other options out here to get my ratings but i am looking to do this as fast as possible. i am looking for some advice on this path and the paths that other have taken to get to where they are. (to clarify: i want to change careers because of how much i love to fly. it is not about the money, schedule or anything like that)
02-05-2020 | 02:44 PM
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Best piece of advice I can give you:
1. No 141 training, it's expensive, find a good school like Livingston Aviation in Waterloo, IA and do an Accelerated Instrument, Accelerated Commercial and an Accelerated CFI. These accelerated programs are usually about 7-10 days long from start to checkride.
Have a good career backup plan that you are working on at the same time. Aviation is way more fun to do as a hobby than it is professionally. There are a lot of sacrifices that you end up having to make.
Research a few different possible careers that you could do. Do a cost benefit analysis to see the difference between cost/time versus reward. Aviation is likely to be at the bottom of the list.
1. No 141 training, it's expensive, find a good school like Livingston Aviation in Waterloo, IA and do an Accelerated Instrument, Accelerated Commercial and an Accelerated CFI. These accelerated programs are usually about 7-10 days long from start to checkride.
Have a good career backup plan that you are working on at the same time. Aviation is way more fun to do as a hobby than it is professionally. There are a lot of sacrifices that you end up having to make.
Research a few different possible careers that you could do. Do a cost benefit analysis to see the difference between cost/time versus reward. Aviation is likely to be at the bottom of the list.
02-05-2020 | 02:56 PM
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Agree about 141, for several reasons it's only a good idea if...
1) You have veterans education benefits (that requires 141) and/or
2) You're attending an aviation university to obtain a degree in conjunction with flight training.
Otherwise stick with part 61 (note that many 141 schools will also do part 61 training).
1) You have veterans education benefits (that requires 141) and/or
2) You're attending an aviation university to obtain a degree in conjunction with flight training.
Otherwise stick with part 61 (note that many 141 schools will also do part 61 training).
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