Should i Chase my dream and carry on my training
Joined: May 2008
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From: London
like it or loathe it m-ongo, it's the way it is now. for people who have the money and time is not on their side then thats the quickest way to getting a job. you can argue this all you like, but it beats spraying your CV around and waiting for years. the sad fact is that airlines don't have to and prefer not to wear that cost any more as there are enough people paying their own way these days.
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Europe
Thanks for all the replays people, currently I'm self employed buying and selling cars, I'm not the kind of person who's bothered about how much money they spend when training to fly because i love it, its something many other people will not experience, i know that the industry at the moment isn't in its best of ways but surely soon all these captions will be turning grey and retiring therefore they will start having pilot shortages, some of us have to fill that gap 
what I'm doing at the moment on a good week i could earn £1500 and a bad week nothing so money is and isn't an issue, just want a bit of advice off them pilots out there now living the dream in a cockpit.. what path should i take
what I'm doing at the moment on a good week i could earn £1500 and a bad week nothing so money is and isn't an issue, just want a bit of advice off them pilots out there now living the dream in a cockpit.. what path should i take
Joined: May 2008
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From: London
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If you really want to do it then do it, it's nearly impossible to predict when the situation will change so don't think like that. It's whether you think you can forge a career for yourself amongst all the other qualified pilots out there. There are jobs... you've just got to go far to make it work.
If you really want to do it then do it, it's nearly impossible to predict when the situation will change so don't think like that. It's whether you think you can forge a career for yourself amongst all the other qualified pilots out there. There are jobs... you've just got to go far to make it work.
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Bohol, Philippines
I went solo in 1965 and had a long career in airlines and VIP flying. In the 70s and 80s it was great but I would not honestly advise anyone to be a professional civil pilot these days.
If you love flying - get a job that can fund your flying and join a group. The novelty of being an 'airline pilot' wears off very quickly when you are subjected to extreme fatigue, continual security checks and missing your child's birthday party.
If you love flying - get a job that can fund your flying and join a group. The novelty of being an 'airline pilot' wears off very quickly when you are subjected to extreme fatigue, continual security checks and missing your child's birthday party.
