CriticalMach

Very bad advice indeed. Now only if people like you some how vanish from this planet and get replaced by people that love aviation in its good or bad.

HotMamaPilot

Then who would be the voice of reason? Love you too! Muwwah.
To the original poster: sorry to hear that you didn't get the job. Everything happens for a reason.
One thing, are you female? If so, you may want to consider a career that will keep you home with your (future?) Children. Kids need their mommies raising them and not some daycare.
Don't mean to be harsh, but I do.

CriticalMach

What if she doesnt want to marry? What if she finds a husband who is willing to be the mother?

rickair7777

Theoretically possible, but even if she feels that way at age 20 it's not likely to be the reality at 35.

I know countless women who have dropped out of aviation (and the Navy) because of the child thing. The latest are two O-5 (sel) in my shop...one of whom is screened for command at sea but is going to retire at the end of her shore tour instead to remain in position for her kids.

I recommend soul searching for anyone entering this career, but women should maybe consider the child issue even more carefully.

DALFA

I'm over at Delta and have been for a couple of years (as a f/a) and i'm seriously considering doing flight training in the fall.

I'd like to do the ATP fast track program but just don't have the $60,000 up front so i'm going to get my ratings on my own time as $$$ becomes available. I'm hoping to be able to do 0 to commercial in the September to May timeframe (9 months).

Anyone have any advice?

tomgoodman

DALFA,

Here's one retired Delta pilot who started as a F/A. You might be able to contact her through the EAA.

2008 - 10/27 - Connie Bowlin Inducted Into Hall of Fame

rickair7777

I trained two AA FA's who were doing just that. The flexible work schedule means you can study on the road, and do multiple daily flights on your off days. I suspect you could do that in nine months if you focus.

DALFA

That is perhaps one of the best things about being a F/A is having so much flexibility and still having a decent income instead of trying to work P/T at the FBO for $7 per hour to pay for flight lessons.

In the October-April period I can literally drop my entire line and go in and pick up trips whenever I need/want to fly which makes things even better. I will probably go down to KPDK to start the flight training as it seems very reasonable in price (not ATP...it's just too much) and the weather is nice even in the winter (for the most part).

Does anyone have any contacts down there? I want to do my intro flight next month just to be 100% sure it's what I want to do.

wrxpilot

That can be challenging... I was fortunate enough to get a corporate job pretty early in my career (about 1200 hours TT). The pay sucked, but it was a fun job with very high QOL. I was also eventually typed, which was great. But as with most corporate jobs, I didn't fly very often (about 250 hrs/year). This can make getting to the next step VERY challenging, as most decent charter or corporate operators want you to have at least 3500 hours. It also would have taken an extremely long time (about 8 years) for me to accumulate 1000 TPIC for a major, as only about half my flying was as PIC. So now I'm at a regional, building time and experience to become marketable for that next career step at a major/corporate or good charter outfit.

Looking back, it might have been more beneficial to have just started at a regional in the first place. But on the other hand, I do have several years of corporate experience to balance out the "airline stink" if another corporate opportunity comes along.

satpak77

I would be a FA and go to medical/nursing school or business school. ratings ? airline job ? you kidding me ?