Originally Posted by G Sixty
There have never been, and never will be, enough jobs to satisfy every low-hours wet-ink CPL holder.
You're not wrong there, it would be interesting to know the numbers of used-to-bees who've had to jack it all in and go back to their real jobs. Finishing up your training when the airlines are actively recruiting definately increases your chances but there are no guarantees, it's still all about being in the right place at the right time and better still knowing the right people.The longer you are out of training the harder it is to get a job. At some point you'll need to take the descision whether to throw more money into marketing yourself in the form of buying a type ratings
and right hand seat hours which is something that has worked for some people in the past but not everyone.
I know this isn't what anyone wants to hear but in reality self funded commercial pilot training is a mugs game. It's a huge gamble with a large sum of money, i'm not sure what the statistics are of getting employment as flight crew are but I suspect they probably aren't that much better than playing the roulette wheel. If anyone sees the much used cliche, "
follow your dream", you'd be wise to read that as
"take a punt", but, like the lottery though, you've got to be in it to win it...just be prepared to loose your pound.
