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03-22-2020 | 01:32 PM
#131
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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.
03-22-2020 | 01:36 PM
#132
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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.
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03-22-2020 | 02:17 PM
#134
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good time to get your private, commercial then just wait and see.. At a min you can tool around in a GA aircraft to feed the flying bug...
03-22-2020 | 02:37 PM
#135
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This is what I’ve been pondering. A school in my town quoted my 11k for a private that includes ground school and 44 hrs of instruction. From there I could use my GI BILL for the rest of the ratings and then possibly just fly around in a GA aircraft and wait this out. Just hate it for all you guys already there and how it pretty much came without any warning.
03-22-2020 | 03:12 PM
#136
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Everyone has different goals. My vacation home is payed for so when the music stops I’m good. Everyone needs a plan B and I learned it early on.
That’s why I get a kick out of people bashing me here. They don’t know who I am or what I have been through. Some say I live in my moms basement. I don’t get offended that’s fine. The music stopped and I have a chair that’s all that matters. These kids finally get a job at mainline and buy fancy cars and big houses acting like big shots and don’t prepare for a down turn!
That’s why I get a kick out of people bashing me here. They don’t know who I am or what I have been through. Some say I live in my moms basement. I don’t get offended that’s fine. The music stopped and I have a chair that’s all that matters. These kids finally get a job at mainline and buy fancy cars and big houses acting like big shots and don’t prepare for a down turn!
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03-22-2020 | 03:49 PM
#138
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This is what I’ve been pondering. A school in my town quoted my 11k for a private that includes ground school and 44 hrs of instruction. From there I could use my GI BILL for the rest of the ratings and then possibly just fly around in a GA aircraft and wait this out. Just hate it for all you guys already there and how it pretty much came without any warning.
03-22-2020 | 04:14 PM
#139
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How much your private costs you depends on a lot of factors. Also, the GI bill is awesome, but the way it’s structured means it won’t just pay from private on. There are caps per year and per course that you run into. If you love flying then keep your current job and start training on the side. It’ll probably take you awhile if you’re also working full time and have a family. This will all have settled out well before you’re ready to quit your job and start this full time.
That’s what I like to hear. I have a 7Xk DoD job that I hate, but it pays the bills and wife’s a teacher so we live just fine better that a lot of people, but aren’t super rich. I can definitely do the training on the side and hope that is 4-5 years places are still hiring.
03-22-2020 | 04:47 PM
#140
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