Busted Checkride/Possible New Career Advice
01-22-2013, 05:24 AM
#21
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If you still want your instrument I would recommend spending alot of time in a ftd or even a desk top simulator. get your scan mastered on that and then get back in the airplane with an instructor.
You may want to pursue a career as a 121 dispatcher. I have no idea what this pays, but I bet you would be a pretty good one with your diverse background.
Best of luck to you though no matter where you end up.
You may want to pursue a career as a 121 dispatcher. I have no idea what this pays, but I bet you would be a pretty good one with your diverse background.
Best of luck to you though no matter where you end up.
01-22-2013, 05:52 AM
#22
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Any reason you can't stay with your current job making $70,000/yr?
Being 30yo with an aviation specific degree in eastern MO, I'm thinking it's going to be hard to find a job making more than $70,000/year.
About the only career/job that comes to mind, with the potential to make more money, is selling new cars in a metropolitan area all while working 70-80 hrs 6-7 days/wk.
If you're good at counting cards, you could always hit the casinos.
Being 30yo with an aviation specific degree in eastern MO, I'm thinking it's going to be hard to find a job making more than $70,000/year.
About the only career/job that comes to mind, with the potential to make more money, is selling new cars in a metropolitan area all while working 70-80 hrs 6-7 days/wk.
If you're good at counting cards, you could always hit the casinos.
01-22-2013, 06:07 AM
#23
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Originally Posted by Sata 4000 RP
Any reason you can't stay with your current job making $70,000/yr?
Being 30yo with an aviation specific degree in eastern MO, I'm thinking it's going to be hard to find a job making more than $70,000/year.
About the only career/job that comes to mind, with the potential to make more money, is selling new cars in a metropolitan area all while working 70-80 hrs 6-7 days/wk.
If you're good at counting cards, you could always hit the casinos.
Being 30yo with an aviation specific degree in eastern MO, I'm thinking it's going to be hard to find a job making more than $70,000/year.
About the only career/job that comes to mind, with the potential to make more money, is selling new cars in a metropolitan area all while working 70-80 hrs 6-7 days/wk.
If you're good at counting cards, you could always hit the casinos.
01-22-2013, 06:48 AM
#24
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With the PRIA laws and a Post-Colgan airline industry, I’ve accepted that I will never be able to fly 121, 135 and probably most corporate flight departments.
If I missed it and you've done that already, then you've nothing to worry about in the future. Consider it a learning experience, and as others have noted, I'd give a lot of thought to the root cause of your experience in the training you received; four failures is usually not a student issue. It's a training issue, and the fault, while ultimately with you as the applicant, lies largely with the instructor and the program that recommended you for the tests when you weren't ready.
Life isn't over yet, and neither are your career options.
01-22-2013, 07:54 AM
#25
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
That's ridiculous. Of course you could fly for 121, 135, or a corporate outfit. Your failures occured early in your primary flight training. Your'e flying now, and doing well. This is something that will stay with you. For your own peace of mind, even if you never elect to seek a flying job, go back and get your rating. Hammer it out, slowly one-on-one with a Part 61 instructor. Take all the time you need. Get over the hurdle.
If I missed it and you've done that already, then you've nothing to worry about in the future. Consider it a learning experience, and as others have noted, I'd give a lot of thought to the root cause of your experience in the training you received; four failures is usually not a student issue. It's a training issue, and the fault, while ultimately with you as the applicant, lies largely with the instructor and the program that recommended you for the tests when you weren't ready.
Life isn't over yet, and neither are your career options.
If I missed it and you've done that already, then you've nothing to worry about in the future. Consider it a learning experience, and as others have noted, I'd give a lot of thought to the root cause of your experience in the training you received; four failures is usually not a student issue. It's a training issue, and the fault, while ultimately with you as the applicant, lies largely with the instructor and the program that recommended you for the tests when you weren't ready.
Life isn't over yet, and neither are your career options.
01-24-2013, 09:07 AM
#26
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
That's ridiculous. Of course you could fly for 121, 135, or a corporate outfit. Your failures occured early in your primary flight training. Your'e flying now, and doing well. This is something that will stay with you. For your own peace of mind, even if you never elect to seek a flying job, go back and get your rating. Hammer it out, slowly one-on-one with a Part 61 instructor. Take all the time you need. Get over the hurdle.
If I missed it and you've done that already, then you've nothing to worry about in the future. Consider it a learning experience, and as others have noted, I'd give a lot of thought to the root cause of your experience in the training you received; four failures is usually not a student issue. It's a training issue, and the fault, while ultimately with you as the applicant, lies largely with the instructor and the program that recommended you for the tests when you weren't ready.
Life isn't over yet, and neither are your career options.
If I missed it and you've done that already, then you've nothing to worry about in the future. Consider it a learning experience, and as others have noted, I'd give a lot of thought to the root cause of your experience in the training you received; four failures is usually not a student issue. It's a training issue, and the fault, while ultimately with you as the applicant, lies largely with the instructor and the program that recommended you for the tests when you weren't ready.
Life isn't over yet, and neither are your career options.
01-24-2013, 09:38 AM
#27
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Originally Posted by CombineCaptain
Thank you for the encouragement. I'm just trying to be realistic about career opportunities available to me. After being involved in aviation for over 10 years, I kinda feel burnt out of it, that's also another reason why I've thought of getting into another career field. It's hard to supervise stuff on aircraft and go home and look at more aviation related stuff to study for the instrument rating. I like flying, but not working on or supervising aircraft maintenance (one exception... I don't mind working on my own airplane). My thought is if I had a career in a different industry, I might not be as burnt out on airplanes. Has anyone ever been in that position (as far as "aviation overload" is concerned)?
So perhaps it's not the 4 busts that are the issue here?
01-25-2013, 06:15 PM
#28
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Originally Posted by GoPats
So perhaps it's not the 4 busts that are the issue here?
01-25-2013, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by CombineCaptain
... My thought is if I had a career in a different industry, I might not be as burnt out on airplanes...
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