1. Would you recommend to your son or best friend to start a career "today" to be a airline pilot?

or

2. Knowing what you know now, would you do it again (aka. start a career in todays world to be a pilot again)?

 

Who do you want flying our jets?

Do you want the US pilot profession to be flooded with third world pilots, like the US physician cadre is flooded with third world doctors?

 

If my DAUGHTERS wanted to pursue my profession, I'd certainly make sure they were well educated about both the positives and negatives, but I certainly wouldn't discourage them from choosing something that I've enjoyed immensely, despite some hiccups and setbacks over my career.

 

I think that someone starting in this field now might actually have a future, compared to some of us who just had bad luck and bad timing. I've been a professional pilot for 22 years, and unfortunately because of 9/11 got stuck at a regional for 13 yrs (and counting). Hopefully the coming hiring will change that, but I've only got 16 yrs left. A young person might be able to see a modest return of the wages (never like it was) and some good seniority for a long time.

NO MATTER WHAT I'd never recommend my son spend 200K on a big name school, but rather get experience the old fashioned way and get a degree in something he can fall back on when the bottom falls out again. It will.

My oldest grandson likes to go flying, and I intend to help him at least get his Private. We'll see from there...

 

WOW! Really? Which third world country is flooding our doctor cadre? If there were enough qualified US doctors, then people from other countries, that are trained here, wouldn't be getting employment in the US.

I'm nominating you for the "Tool of the Day" for your asinine statement.

 

Yes. ..............

 

Those who control power and wealth in this country will ensure control of the industries they invest.......

By bringing in foreign labor, people who are grateful and thankful are compliant......

The jets will move in this country.... and if the elites need to get govt waivers to bring in foreign cabin and flight crew they will.... other countries do it, the US can too.....

In fact, a look at the maritime industry is a prime example....

Follow?

 

I have to agree, I lived in Milwaukee for a short time and was looking for a physician and all of them were from india.

I think they were good doctors but the point I think he was trying to make is that we make it easier for foreigners to succeed here rather than making it easier for the citizens that are already here.

 

I've got a 20yr. old son I've been trying to 'motivate' to do...anything! Something! I don't care what, just get out of bed before noon and do SOMETHING!!

He's got 30 hrs. of J3 time, starting when he was 6, and recently another 10 in a Cherokee 140. For the small amount of time he has, he does alright, he's trainable, but he hasn't yet opened any of the PPL study books I bought for him. He shows no interest. He never once asks me to take him flying. I always have to drag him out to the airport.

I've told all 4 of my kids, "Find out what you LIKE to do, and then go DO IT", because I don't think you can't force someone down any career path. If they are not into it, they won't be motivated to study or do well, in anything.

My son is just not into anything right now, except surfing. He's at the local community college, living at home, but still has no idea what he wants to do for the rest of his life. I think he just wants to live and home and have his mommy take care of him, which she is only too happy to do.

I wanted to be an Aero Engineer and design airplanes, until my freshman year of college, when I found out sitting in a cubicle disigning nuts and bolts for brake systems was going to be my future, if I was lucky.

It was then that I got serious about becoming a pilot. Seemed a lot easier than digging ditches, and more fun than sitting behind a desk in a room with no windows.

But I think you really have to love this flying stuff, if you are going to stick it out for a full career. Lots of people say, "I've always wanted to learn to fly!" But how many of them are willing to sacrafice the time and money necessary to make it happen?

 

It is all about money... we go to the Quack in the Box for the Dump and Pump.... doctors are pushed to see as many patients as possible, diagnose and write a script.....

Foreign doctors are willing to work very hard... long days... one side issue is they may send their earnings overseas... back home... which is their right... or they may even return home eventually.....

I think we should invest in our citizens to become doctors, who will spend 100% of their earning in the US.... that helps our economy....

Same with pilots....