Originally Posted by
Jasseff
as you can tell I’m not very educated on aviation but any advise or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
if you don’t know aviation, avoid.
if that hasn’t dissuaded you, fly for fun.
if you have to try and make it a career - expect to be flying as a flight instructor as a career for your life because not everyone makes it to the airlines.
try and get onto sponsored schemes if you can. If you don’t make it, maybe the universe (or the market) is telling you something.
Getting a job is hard. And once you spend 100k on qualifying expect to spend a few thousand each year keeping current and having your life on pause. Dont expect to be doing anything else ever until you get that first job.
Don’t borrow the money, if you save and spend your own money you are going to be more committed and serious. Working another job getting some other qualifications to fall back could be helpful. Even other aviation jobs will give you more exposure and understanding. There is nothing wrong with starting training at 22 or 25 or even 30.
There is no pilot shortage don’t believe the marketing from flight schools.
Also don’t just speak to pilots that made it to the airlines - talk to those that didn’t and why they didn’t. I always say this but survivorship bias is a real thing in this industry.