Sure, but things improved. You asked about my age when 9/11. Will you tell my how old were you when it happened?

I’m not the one you were asking but for 9/11 I was 39. It took me until 2017 to get back. This mess is gonna last longer and thus be more decimating.

I thought flight crew was the weak link. I was wrong. It’s ATC. TO MANY SHARED SURFACES. As atc gets sick and shuts down the airspace will shutdown.

31....

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You’re 50 years old?!? You have the maturity level of an 18 yr old. :confused::confused:

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good one kid. You’re about to be Furloughed have fun paying rent on your apartment

Lets ALL agree this really sucks. Looking at April schedule.... JC

I was 31 in ‘01 too. Was about to land in a Saab 340. And then took years for me to get back. If you’re in this gig because you LOVE flying you’ll be ok. It’ll come back. If you saved and/or have a successful spouse your fine. You’ll know good times again. If you’re here for the money then good f’ing riddens. You should’a picked law school.

For young folks still wanting in, do what I did in 92... Call a military officer recruiter. Many can commission you into a flight program. Unless that’s too hard for you (see last quote above).

If I was younger, I'd join the Air Force, actually I would've done it long time ago, but now it's too late for that.

I expect to make "big" money at some point? sure, otherwise what's the point. Once I buy a house for my parents, I can live a really simple life with a decent salary. But right now I sure have to pay bills, and I'm single, so just my income. But like me, a few million people out there so it is what it is.

Were you at a regional back then?

For someone who’s 37 and was about to start flight training, is my possibility of flying and making a decent living gone. Say this last at least a year or two. I’d be 40-43 trying to get on a regional, giving me say 20 years left. From your insiders perspective should I give up the dream or start flight training, build my hours and see where everything is in the next 3 years.