I can't believe it. I've just written a real long reply basically saying thanks to everyone for their replies and the stupid internet place logged me out!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was basically thanking every one for all the time spent in trying to help me with the biggest decision of my now not so short life.
Can I ask the question though...Is the industry really that bad. There seems to have been some real negative replies come in (no offence to anyone, it's not meant as an insult).
I can't think of a better job. Good money, status, social life (?).
Several people mentioned that the eventual salary is not worth the initial outlay....is this really true? I thought a Captain was earning in the region of c80-90k. I appreciate that I wouldn't earn that sort of money as a F/O. Are airlines the
only well paid professional pilot job...What about turbo prop work???
On a lighter note I'm flying toBoston tomorrow on a 747
The only problem with that is that it will whet my appetite even more (as if it need to be
) If you are the Captain or F/O on the flight to Boston with British Airways at 11am ish then pleeeeeeeease call for me to come and see the flight deck...during the flight would be nice....My name is Andy (funily enough) and i'll be sitting with my mate Keith and our significant others.
I'll look forward to any further replies on my return in 2 weeks. Once again thanks to everyone whoe replied
Sorry people it's only me again.
I forgot to mention that I still haven't decided whether to give my
small cheque to those nice people at OATS. I do want to do the integrated course because of my age, but I guess it will depend largely on what those other nice people at the bank (hopefully they are pilots and will be reading this!!!!) will lend me??? OATS have sent me some more info on the extra time they are now giving students on the APP course on the top notch simulator they have there. I think they said by the end of the course that you will have 40 hrs in the sim they have there (i think it is a 737 or 757). Is this akin to a type rating?
Apparently it will make an OATS student even more attractive to the airlines!!!! Any thoughts????