Thanks for the encouraging words Rnav, although I hope it works out that way for me, honestly I am just really excited about flying and YES making a GOOD living not hurrying up over the 100K pay scale in ten years although it would be nice obviously if it did happen maybe in 20 years. At any rate I have a LONG way to go but I'm looking forward to it!

I don't look at that stuff really man haha, I agree with you on the YouTube stuff. Kind of surprised there hasn't been more regulatory stuff coming out about such events. It is cool to watch I think but I would never do it as a 121 pilot on my trips.

Listen man, the guys on here don't know what they are talking about. Just because they fly for a living doesn't mean anything. They've been dragging the rollaboards around too long. I'm sure 100% of them were nowhere near motivated as you are. If they had your experience and motivation they wouldn't be complaining.

Who knows maybe after you get your IFR, Comm, ATP you'll be ready for direct entry Captain. Any company would be crazy to pass on someone with as much aviation skill as you (PVT in 42hrs!). In fact, I'm sure by the time your up there in your career you'll be a Captain making $$$.

Good luck God's gift to aviation. I've had enough fun with this thread...

That very same passion will be used like a broomstick jammed in your tater hole, the management pogue on the other end will direct you to go, where ever he points that stick.
In other words, your passion will be your weak point and the airlines have that frequency dialed in to the 10th of a MHz. And after they have the broomstick set, they will drown your passion, like a gunny sack full of kittens and rocks tossed into the Pacific Ocean.
Please go to RAH or TSA, I would prefer not to watch SKYW drown your kittens. Its sad watching young dreams snubbed out like a bad cigar in a daydrinking bar ashtray.
Sorry the ones with the strongest passion, take it the hardest, your crash will be epic.

Hey newby, your chain has been yanked!
Feel free to chime in after your 2nd furlough.

He's mocking you flyboy.

Yea Seminole, I got that but thanks for the clarification haha.

Please don't stop, this stuff is hilarious and you are spot on. How fun would a four day be with this kid?

Websters defines a job as a task done for pay. A career as the activity one pursues as one's life work. In other words, a career (life's work) doesn't need to involve being paid. So, recommending it as a job/occupation/vocation/profession vs recommending it as a "career" are two different things entirely.

I would not recommend it as a long term strategy for making steady income as a job/profession, BUT, I would recommend being a pilot as part of one's "life work", if that makes any sense to you.