Dream Job
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You just got to be shure what you want and what to expect.
Just read a book about a famous heart surgeon who turned in his career to become a truck driver in europe at age 57!!!
The guy is absolutly happy but he really new the ups and downs before he switched.
If you can live it and love it - do it but don't think it's the job from a 70's novel.
Still it can be one of the best ways to earn your money but it has it's hard times and sides.
All the best for your career!
Just read a book about a famous heart surgeon who turned in his career to become a truck driver in europe at age 57!!!
The guy is absolutly happy but he really new the ups and downs before he switched.
If you can live it and love it - do it but don't think it's the job from a 70's novel.
Still it can be one of the best ways to earn your money but it has it's hard times and sides.
All the best for your career!
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Chase the dream my friend
Congratulations on the first solo and the child, that's is great.
I did chase the dream, I have flown night freight, a great, fun job. It didn't pay the best, but lots of good experience. Now I m 40, I have seen the world and I have spent the last few years flying the most advanced corporate airplanes around the world, 14 hours at a time. That has been fun as well, but I am looking to leave to spend more time at home with my kids before they move out. So I am wondering if its too late for me to go to law school and become a lawyer. In my opinion it is only to late if I let it be.
Chase the dream, I am lucky enough to go chase the second dream at this point. Flying has been great for 20 years, now I want to go sue the crap out of someone so I can buy my own plane.
I did chase the dream, I have flown night freight, a great, fun job. It didn't pay the best, but lots of good experience. Now I m 40, I have seen the world and I have spent the last few years flying the most advanced corporate airplanes around the world, 14 hours at a time. That has been fun as well, but I am looking to leave to spend more time at home with my kids before they move out. So I am wondering if its too late for me to go to law school and become a lawyer. In my opinion it is only to late if I let it be.
Chase the dream, I am lucky enough to go chase the second dream at this point. Flying has been great for 20 years, now I want to go sue the crap out of someone so I can buy my own plane.
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I got my RA-AUS Pilot's Certificate on the Evector SportStar and then went on to the Cub Crafters Sport Cub. I love flying that beauty at 500 ft along the coast at 50mph 3 stages flap and windows open :-) I was happy to call that my goal but I made the happy mistake of inquiring about the PostGradDip in Aviation at UniSA. They rolled out the red carpet and are arranging funding for the 18 month course beginning this coming January that will set me up with a CPL ME-CIR and over 300 hours on book by graduation. I hope I can up my hours even further with volunteer flights for Angel Flight and the odd scenic gig.
Thanks to all posters and all of the great aviators I've met over the last couple years who have encouraged me to fly the dream.
BTW: The first and second bub have taken all my non-working non-flying time. I'll keep posting significant developments when I can sneak a moment of peace and quiet :-)
Thanks to all posters and all of the great aviators I've met over the last couple years who have encouraged me to fly the dream.
BTW: The first and second bub have taken all my non-working non-flying time. I'll keep posting significant developments when I can sneak a moment of peace and quiet :-)
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If you love flying, any job is a dream job.
Some come into aviation for other reasons, like money, prestige, glamour, and will be repeatedly discouraged.
Aviation may have been all that in the distant past. Still in few countries?
I do not have corporate flying experience, but have done pretty much everything else.
Banner towing, instructing, Alaska bush, night cargo, pax, ETOPS, CFR 121, 135, 91, scheduled, charter, piston, turbine, jet.
Management may lead you to dislike any job, only if you let them!
Best of luck.
Some come into aviation for other reasons, like money, prestige, glamour, and will be repeatedly discouraged.
Aviation may have been all that in the distant past. Still in few countries?
I do not have corporate flying experience, but have done pretty much everything else.
Banner towing, instructing, Alaska bush, night cargo, pax, ETOPS, CFR 121, 135, 91, scheduled, charter, piston, turbine, jet.
Management may lead you to dislike any job, only if you let them!
Best of luck.
