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bedrock

I don't know if you realize, what you are aiming for, but most of the US pilots are DISSATISFIED with the profession.

THE US is in a terrible recession. Real unemployment, not what you hear from the US govt. PRAVDA style statistics, is around 15%.

As it stands now, a job starting with a US regional airline pays in the neighborhood of $22,000. That's after 2-3 years of being paid pig slop wages building your flight time. You cannot live on that pay alone.

After 4 years at a regional, you are being paid less than $40,000 in most cases. IF you are prepared and lucky enough to upgrade to captain, your pay will be in the 60,000 range starting off. Of course, if you finance your whole education, you will burdened with $200,000 in crushing debt.

I absolutely, WOULD NOT RECOMMEND attending all 4 years of your education in a US college. The tuition costs have skyrocket to an enormous amount, and the quality of education has decreased as classes are overflowing with those who are seeking refuge in education, because they cannot find a job.

If you really want a US education, you should think of studying somewhere cheaper first then transferring over. You also might find US universities that have Russian studies programs abroad, and become an exchange student.

One idea is to find some Russian topic that is still not well known in the US, and ask for a research grant from a US university.

For example, if you are interested in history, there is still a lot about the Russian front of World War Two which is not known here. Only fairly recently have any books in English been published on the Korsun Pocket.

Lastly, just about every country has an MPL program, which allows VERY low time pilots access into the cockpit. I don't agree with it for safety reasons, but you could look into that.

BE careful of the con men who try to sell you flight training as a fast way to riches and happiness. The flight training industry is full of con men and unethical salespeople. They will show you all kinds of statistics displaying the "top salaries" of pilots being hundreds of thousands. They either have chosen a few very high paying positions or are using old data. NEVER pay all up front, and keep track of receipts. Rip offs of naive 20 year olds are common.

Also, I wanted to ask, does Russia have a big market for bush pilots? I would think it does, especially in the roadless and flooded areas of Siberia.

Freyyr

No, I wasn't talking about politics.

Freyyr

bedrock, So, you think that I have nothing to do in the USA? Simply, I always imagined America as something very beautiful, bright. Country of dreams, if I may say so ..

bedrock

I am going to try not to make this response too political.

Don't believe the Hollywood image of the US, it is as fake as their perfect teeth and big breasts!

The US is in terrible economic shape. I do know some russians doing well here, but not in aviation--mostly in import/export and black market activities.

The US aviation industry is profoundly ill. The airlines have managed to make a 2 level system. One level is regional airlines, the other is the major. Of course, there are in betweeners like JetBlue, Virgin, etc.

The major airlines have created an evil plan, whereby they pay regional pilots much less, while promising young guys like you that ONE DAY, they will make a lot of money at the major airlines.

They are constantly demanding paycuts and threatening to fire everyone if they don't get them. So far, this method has been working, though three big regional have called the bluff.

The young regional pilots don't need high pay, don't have families, and don't mind poor living conditions since they have just come from other low paying jobs such as flight instructor, freight pilot, etc.

If you do lose your job at a regional airline (or major airline), you must go back to square one. That is, your new job will be at the bottom level again at some other regional airline, unless you can get a GOOD corporate job.---difficult, unless you know someone.

The result of all this, is that regional pilots are taking cuts in pay and benefits in order to keep their jobs long enough to get to a better job at the major airlines. As they do this, the major airlines keep outsourcing jobs, to the regionals, because they are cheaper...and the amount of jobs at the majors shrinks.

Finally, did you know a major airline flight attendant is probably making more than a 4 year first officer at a regional airline?

I don't want to discourage you from your dream of becoming a pilot, but I must ask: Is your real dream to be a pilot or US citizen? I say this, because many in this country have gotten fed up with our job market and left to fly in China or elsewhere.

Freyyr

You made me doubt. Of course, I want to be a pilot was not because of the money. I since the childhood love aviation. (I hope I said correctly? Not get me wrong) But i want to combine business with pleasure. I read that in the United States pay more than in Russia. Now, you say that things are much more complicated and it's not as good as I thought. Thank you for the explanation. I will know.
And sorry for the long(time?) answer. Just busy I am now very much.