Originally Posted by
Seagull201
Anyone that wants to go to the U.S and fly should go but a person should bring a lot of cash with them.
Disagree with this. Sure a bit of capital is required to get yourself going, and it can be very helpful in securing a rental property when you have no established credit.
First year FO salary at Skywest is enough for myself and my wife live well and to go on the occasional holiday, just don't booze it up and / or eat out all the time and you'll be fine. If you come over with 1500 TT or more then you can expect to upgrade asap and leave the FO pay behind.
You're missing the major advantage over any Australian airline and that is the travel benefits. You can pretty much travel anywhere in the world for next to nothing, and anywhere in the USA for free. Once you have your pilot licence you can jumpseat on most US carriers, even cargo airlines.