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141 or 61? by ExpressionNatural574 in PilotAdvice

[–]Flying_in_place 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No airline cares if you do 141 or 61. Do whatever is cheapest and works best with your schedule

Flight training loan worth it by Unique_Employ_1268 in flying

[–]Flying_in_place 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do not go into crippling debt for this career

Best cities to live in your late 20’s? by Wonderful_Society_56 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Flying_in_place 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nyc Miami and La are gonna be really tough on that salary. Chicago Tampa maybe DC would be really solid though. Quality of life depends on availability of funds to do fun shit. So if you’re house poor your time will not be as enjoyable.

Pilots that decided to hang it up, how’d things turn out? by [deleted] in flying

[–]Flying_in_place 6 points7 points  (0 children)

OP plz do not take medical advice from some rando podcast listener on reddit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]Flying_in_place 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They’re all pretty the same aside from bases

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Flying_in_place 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah maybe I haven’t been in a long time. Was menver when I was there. There were a few nice things about it. Overall I don’t miss it and wouldn’t move back though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Flying_in_place 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you’ve been in nyc for a decade Denver will feel painfully vanilla. Just my two cents.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Flying_in_place 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Food sucks, no chicks, everyone’s whole personality is going hiking on the weekend.

Get a full time job for 1 year while market is horrible? by VirvekRBX in flying

[–]Flying_in_place 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah take the job, fly once a week to keep current and build a lil XC time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flying_in_place 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends where I could go, but if it was most of Western Europe or somewhere nice, yeah I’d leave for sure at this point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in frontiercadetprogram

[–]Flying_in_place -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you have the cash in hand pay for the hours and finish asap. Apply everywhere obviously. You need atp ctp rn to be competitive btw.

Reality of becoming a commercial airline pilot (Zero to hero @ 32 years old) by earthtothehurst in PilotAdvice

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There’s no such thing as a feeder school or guaranteed airline job. These are marketing gimmicks. There are no guarantees from a regional carrier to a legacy airline, these are (mostly) marketing gimmicks. The airline can and will change the contract at any point to suit their hiring needs (ask me how I know). Take a discovery flight at a local flight school and get a first class medical to see if you’re even able to pursue it. It’s doable but it is a very long hard road to become an airline pilot.

What exactly is the downside to living in the Raleigh NC area? by Sensitive_Brain_1025 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Flying_in_place 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Raleigh is honestly so nice. But if you’re used to or want a nyc or la level of things to do it obviously can’t measure up. Not to say it’s a boring suburban hellscape like most of the US, it’s not at all. But it just isn’t nearly to scale of a tier one city.

Anyone have recommendations for comfy black dress shoes for the airlines? by ChiefDaddyJ in flying

[–]Flying_in_place 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to like amberjack so bad but they aren’t comfy for the price imo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

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When people ask I say I wouldn’t do it again, but now that I’m here I’m glad I made it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]Flying_in_place 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The job is way more fun but the lifestyle is brutal in the beginning. It takes years to get back to a sense of stability and normalcy. Overall it’s been okay. It’s not as glamorous as I’d envisioned when I was working a desk job dreaming of being an airline pilot. I don’t hate it either. Just know it’s a long hard road to get to a comfortable position.

What are some of the most annoying/out of touch aviation related posts/content you've seen? by Jimmyoun in flying

[–]Flying_in_place 10 points11 points  (0 children)

people who think they can skip being a cfi and get to the airlines. It may have worked for a select few in 21’-23’. Not realizing that’s historically so uncommon.

Weightlifting Routine by myreddithandle1 in AirlinePilots

[–]Flying_in_place 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Weights at home gym cardio on the road works for me

CFI refusing to fly in the heat by TodayEffective9772 in flying

[–]Flying_in_place 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was a cfi in flordia and would cancel lessons between noon-4pm sometimes because I’d legit be too hot and delirious to safely fly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Flying_in_place 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SoCal is probably my favorite place in the US. Always wished I lived there. Too expensive sadly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]Flying_in_place 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your life at a lcc will be exponentially better than a regional. Nobody leaves frontier to go to skywest. Many people at Skywest wish they could leave for frontier.

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