Bush pilot options?
Hello, new guy here, complete newbie (except lifelong love of aviation), done some flying, mostly gliders/sailplanes, but never achieved a license for powered planes.
At 43 years old I'm too old to start an airline career from scratch.
The good news is I already have a non-aviation career that pays good money so I'm interested in flying because of the love, not the money. I already have the money.
My question is being as old as I am, would it be possible to launch some kind of a part-time flying career like those bush pilots in Alaska? Part time instructor perhaps? Towing gliders? Crop dusting? What do you think?
If it's intermittent employment that's OK. I don't need steady.
Anybody has ideas?
My concern is if flying just becomes a hobby then it's the world's most expnsive hobby, probably not a good idea.
But if I can find somebody who at least pays for my aircraft time and gasoline, then I will do something I've always wanted to do, and I will build up flying experience.
Thanks in advance for replies.
Last edited by MonsterZero; 27th Jul 2016 at 01:07.