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<blockquote data-quote="Aviator" data-source="post: 3527800" data-attributes="member: 47132"><p>Dsudflyboy that is some very sound advice, </p><p>however there are options beside the airlines that he could pursue, and they don’t require an ATP. CFI’s are in high demand, I pay my CFI $75 an hour for my BFR, and several contract pilots I hire for demo flights charge a $250 minimum for approximately a one hour flight. One ferry pilot I have used in the past just quoted $47,000 to get a plane from Az to Australia for me(partially due to Covid restrictions) Med evac flights have always been a strong market, along with flying for clients that have their own planes. </p><p> There are quite a few avenues to make a living in aviation that don’t involve the expenses and time required to fly for the airlines. No doubt paying for the 250 hours needed for a commercial license and ifr rating are not cheap, but it will open some doors for you. In our location CFIs are in high demand and short supply, but as Dsuflyboy stated mechanics are in even higher demand and I normally pay $95-125 an hour for maintenance, and usually have to wait 3-4 weeks to get a plane worked into their schedule. </p><p> I have had several career airline pilots tell me recently they are anxiously counting down the days until they retire, that flying for the majors isn’t what it used to be, but even so there isn’t any other business I would rather be in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aviator, post: 3527800, member: 47132"] Dsudflyboy that is some very sound advice, however there are options beside the airlines that he could pursue, and they don’t require an ATP. CFI’s are in high demand, I pay my CFI $75 an hour for my BFR, and several contract pilots I hire for demo flights charge a $250 minimum for approximately a one hour flight. One ferry pilot I have used in the past just quoted $47,000 to get a plane from Az to Australia for me(partially due to Covid restrictions) Med evac flights have always been a strong market, along with flying for clients that have their own planes. There are quite a few avenues to make a living in aviation that don’t involve the expenses and time required to fly for the airlines. No doubt paying for the 250 hours needed for a commercial license and ifr rating are not cheap, but it will open some doors for you. In our location CFIs are in high demand and short supply, but as Dsuflyboy stated mechanics are in even higher demand and I normally pay $95-125 an hour for maintenance, and usually have to wait 3-4 weeks to get a plane worked into their schedule. I have had several career airline pilots tell me recently they are anxiously counting down the days until they retire, that flying for the majors isn’t what it used to be, but even so there isn’t any other business I would rather be in. [/QUOTE]
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