What is your 2nd career?
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It seems having a backup career, or a career to help build capital to fund training is very important...
Sherlock,
If you have no funds to pay for you fATPL, then I would hardly call your ONLY career a back up?
If you want some advice, some concrete advice, then tell us a little bit more about yourself. I can't really see where this question is going. If you get replies back saying "accountants", "doctors" etc, then would you really go to UNI to get a degree so you get a well paid professional career to then fund your flight training?
On the other hand, during ATPLs, I've read that security work is the best option. 12 hours a day of reading your books - probably more than full time ATPLs do.
Sherlock,
If you have no funds to pay for you fATPL, then I would hardly call your ONLY career a back up?
If you want some advice, some concrete advice, then tell us a little bit more about yourself. I can't really see where this question is going. If you get replies back saying "accountants", "doctors" etc, then would you really go to UNI to get a degree so you get a well paid professional career to then fund your flight training?
On the other hand, during ATPLs, I've read that security work is the best option. 12 hours a day of reading your books - probably more than full time ATPLs do.
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A lot of flight crew have had previous careers, some professional, and you could say they were a 'back up' in as much as you could fall back on them in hard times in the flying world. But they started out on a different career path and changed to flying later on.
These days, it doesn't make sense to go to uni and run up debts just to have a back up career, then go and run up even more debt on flying training.
If I was 18 and looking to finance flying training, it consider something like the armed forces/emergency services for a few years. Training and back-up skills for free, half decent pay and something that future aviation employers would look favourably on.
These days, it doesn't make sense to go to uni and run up debts just to have a back up career, then go and run up even more debt on flying training.
If I was 18 and looking to finance flying training, it consider something like the armed forces/emergency services for a few years. Training and back-up skills for free, half decent pay and something that future aviation employers would look favourably on.
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Contract Manager.
No I wont go into specifics!
Also have a small web design company that I started during down time when training due bad WX etc.
The Contract Manager thing should never have happened, I'm just one of those many many low houred guys constantly sniffing around for the first flying job! The web design is a bit of a hobbie that can make some money occasionally
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No I wont go into specifics!
Also have a small web design company that I started during down time when training due bad WX etc.
The Contract Manager thing should never have happened, I'm just one of those many many low houred guys constantly sniffing around for the first flying job! The web design is a bit of a hobbie that can make some money occasionally
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Hi,
Yes the Army need more pilots, but they are rather inflexible about the way they join, regardless of civilian experience. You are at or slightly above the maximum age to begin normal flying training even before you joined. That said your previous service might help. The best way to be sure is through a recruiting office and getting them to speak directly to AAC MCM in Glasgow. What ever happens, good luck. I have had some amazing flying experiences in military flying but its time for me to move on.
Yes the Army need more pilots, but they are rather inflexible about the way they join, regardless of civilian experience. You are at or slightly above the maximum age to begin normal flying training even before you joined. That said your previous service might help. The best way to be sure is through a recruiting office and getting them to speak directly to AAC MCM in Glasgow. What ever happens, good luck. I have had some amazing flying experiences in military flying but its time for me to move on.
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I did a degree, then worked in shipping for nearly 15 years before escaping to an airline. Boring as hell, but it paid the bills while I trained.
Really, any steady job that pays reasonable money and gives you enough free time to study and/or fly would be fine. Even better would be a trade that you could fall back on if the flying didn't work out.
Really, any steady job that pays reasonable money and gives you enough free time to study and/or fly would be fine. Even better would be a trade that you could fall back on if the flying didn't work out.