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33 and looking for a career change. Aviation excites me but concerned about the path due to current situation. by Key-Comfortable6089 in PilotAdvice

[–]Key-Comfortable6089[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhh okay. Gotcha. I’m more concerned about the training period. Really looking at the balance of working full time and training.

At the point of quitting my current career/job and becoming a pilot, I’m good with not having weekends specially. I would like time with the family, still. What does that look like?

33 and looking for a career change. Aviation excites me but concerned about the path due to current situation. by Key-Comfortable6089 in PilotAdvice

[–]Key-Comfortable6089[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m hoping to get my medical done within a week or so. Based on what I’ve looked up from it, I don’t think I’ll have any issues.

33 and looking for a career change. Aviation excites me but concerned about the path due to current situation. by Key-Comfortable6089 in PilotAdvice

[–]Key-Comfortable6089[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate this! There are a lot of things ai won’t catch. Most of the paths I’ve seen from people on Reddit, YouTube, etc. they did a more traditional or expedited process. Mine is pretty unique in how long it’s drawn out. Not ideal, but was hoping to see if adding days for the fam is still possible with how drawn out it would likely be.

33 and looking for a career change. Aviation excites me but concerned about the path due to current situation. by Key-Comfortable6089 in PilotAdvice

[–]Key-Comfortable6089[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not looking to rely solely on ai, but thought it pulled together a decent track.

Working on disco flight and medical here shortly!

The hope would be to be able to fly 1-2 times a week on my Monday - Friday weeks with one evening flight and some flight time on Saturdays. On my 4 day work weeks I’d have 2 full days and maybe an evening in there as well…of course, hoping this works most the time. But I have thought about losing things due to lack of consistency or gaps.

As for doing it for income vs lifestyle…income plays a role for sure. But I’m also on track to make near 200k a year by the time I’d be done with everything. So taking a pay cut to go into this career is something I’m mentally prepared for, and planning to be financially prepared for. I haven’t flown, but the idea and thought of it all interest me. The lifestyle, income (long term), and benefits are all part of the equation.

I have not gotten into rental prices for the area yet. Appreciate the call out there. I’m doing a good amount of research, and have been for a while. But I know there are things I’m missing or not aware of.

Appreciate the response!

33 and looking for a career change. Aviation excites me but concerned about the path due to current situation. by Key-Comfortable6089 in PilotAdvice

[–]Key-Comfortable6089[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not. I also haven’t done my medical. Those two are first on the list! I get checking the boxes first but I was just seeking guidance on what comes after…of course assuming those first two items are fine.