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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3518700" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>I have two buddies that are pilots... one flies helicopters, and the other flies domestic flight big jets for Delta. When going through losing my job and looking at changing my career, I asked both of them about becoming a pilot. One of the first big things to realize is that its hard to make decent money starting out, and things go slow. My buddy who flies helicopters averaged 15k a year the first few years out of school, and he counts himself lucky. He now works two jobs flying and brings in 60k after almost 10 years in the business. My buddy who flies fixed wing for delta has been flying for about 12. He comes from a family of airline pilots and flight instructors. He just a few years ago got into flying the big jets and making decent money.</p><p></p><p>The biggest question when moving forward with pay/responsibility/job opportunities is flying hours and platforms used. With the military, you get all of that in a short amount of time. After getting out you have it made in the shade when it comes to getting placed in a good flying job. I know your son didn't want to join the military and such, and a lot of this seems to be a downer, but to succeed as a pilot you really gotta be determined because from how its been presented to me it isn't all glory. Still one of the coolest jobs ever to me though. I'm not a pilot, my flying experience outside of going to work trips or vacation is rolling around in the back of a c130 during combat takeoffs and landings. I'm the furthest thing from a pilot and just want to share what I have been told.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 3518700, member: 35036"] I have two buddies that are pilots... one flies helicopters, and the other flies domestic flight big jets for Delta. When going through losing my job and looking at changing my career, I asked both of them about becoming a pilot. One of the first big things to realize is that its hard to make decent money starting out, and things go slow. My buddy who flies helicopters averaged 15k a year the first few years out of school, and he counts himself lucky. He now works two jobs flying and brings in 60k after almost 10 years in the business. My buddy who flies fixed wing for delta has been flying for about 12. He comes from a family of airline pilots and flight instructors. He just a few years ago got into flying the big jets and making decent money. The biggest question when moving forward with pay/responsibility/job opportunities is flying hours and platforms used. With the military, you get all of that in a short amount of time. After getting out you have it made in the shade when it comes to getting placed in a good flying job. I know your son didn't want to join the military and such, and a lot of this seems to be a downer, but to succeed as a pilot you really gotta be determined because from how its been presented to me it isn't all glory. Still one of the coolest jobs ever to me though. I'm not a pilot, my flying experience outside of going to work trips or vacation is rolling around in the back of a c130 during combat takeoffs and landings. I'm the furthest thing from a pilot and just want to share what I have been told. [/QUOTE]
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