doctor or commercial pilot
09-08-2015, 03:33 AM
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doctor or commercial pilot
hello,i recently finished my highschool with great results and i have 2 choices to decide within a week either become a doctor or a pilot .i started my foundation pilot ground classes 7 weeks ago and i really got interested in becoming a commercial pilot and i think its really fun.1 week ago my mom told me i got accepted into one of the top medicine school in my home country.since i was young adore science. i have watched many medicine related tv series, surgeries and i really dont get disgusted where as i also play alot of flight simulators and play a lot of plane games and i do know alot about aircrafts because of the foundation course.i always try to work hard in order to achieve my best and i like discovering things.i really dont know which one suites me the best and to choose as a career.
09-08-2015, 05:46 AM
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Hey being a Doctor isn't all what it's cracked up to be these days. Not everyone can be a surgeon, insurance companies and medical malpractice attorneys take a lot of their money, and they work some really long days, 5 days a week. Not all Doctors make $300k+ a year and I bet you can find plenty that are working their tails off making $150k that would rather be making $200k working 12-14 days a month. The grass isn't always greener and I do agree flying for a living has taken a lot of the fun out of it, but I still ask myself if there's anything else I'd rather be doing for a living and the answer is still no.
09-08-2015, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Rama
Lots of pilots never make near 200k. Doctors have the ability to work anywhere.
09-08-2015, 11:23 AM
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You have to ask yourself the introspective questions:
Corporate or Airline?
Do I interview well?
Do I network well?
Am i will to relocate?
Am I will to commute and for how long?
What if I do not get that High paying dream job?
Am i willing to miss Many important days...Holidays, birthdays, etc.?
What if a health issue arises and can not maintain medical?
What if I Really hate being a Doctor?
Only you can answer these questions and with that being said...I have no idea what I would be doing if I were not a pilot but I would say the days are split between I'm glad I am and I wish I wasn't.
Corporate or Airline?
Do I interview well?
Do I network well?
Am i will to relocate?
Am I will to commute and for how long?
What if I do not get that High paying dream job?
Am i willing to miss Many important days...Holidays, birthdays, etc.?
What if a health issue arises and can not maintain medical?
What if I Really hate being a Doctor?
Only you can answer these questions and with that being said...I have no idea what I would be doing if I were not a pilot but I would say the days are split between I'm glad I am and I wish I wasn't.
09-08-2015, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by FLY6584
Anyone hired at the Majors in the next 10 years will make well over $200k for a good part of their careers.
