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Old 09-02-2008 | 05:24 PM
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Much better!

Please try out one or both of those schools I gave you, and let us know if they were any good. A lot of people live in your area and would like to know.

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Old 09-02-2008 | 06:43 PM
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All I can say is....if we had the internet in 1975, and I listened to the naysayers here, I doubt I'd be a UPS 757 Capt today.

If you go into it for the right reasons and understand the sacrifices, there is no reason for your career to be less than satisfactory.

Read all of Skyhighs posts. Then you can consider yourself educated on the downside. After that, if you still think it's a worthy career, then give it your best shot and don't look back.

Lets us know how it turns out.
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Old 09-02-2008 | 09:21 PM
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Do you want to know whats the most telling sign whether you're doing the right thing or not? Would you spend $100 an hour the rest of your life to rent planes? Take it from someone who knows all to well, it is HARD to put a price on doing something you love. That's why its so easy to take advantage of pilots and pay them low wages. Just keep that in mind. Just because you're doing something you love does NOT mean you should be paid a substandard wage.

You're here to enjoy life, and sometimes doing what you love does have a down side. Myself, I'd hate to stare at the sky every time a plane went by and regret I ever skipped out. I should have my CFI/I after October, and just the thought of getting out of my job and into flying just brings happiness to me. Enjoy life. Do what makes you happy. For everyone on here that crys, they may have a point where they got jipped. How many leave though and work another job out of flying? Some, yes. Most, no.
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