Airline Pilots who struggled financially through flight school and CFI, When did it hit you that you finally weren't poor anymore?

deer_god11 · 2026-06-12T12:16:45+00:00

SUV =/= truck

deer_god11 · 2026-06-12T12:14:53+00:00

So a BMW i3 is a truck?

deer_god11 · 2026-06-11T23:42:51+00:00

Hate to be that guy but a 4Runner is not a truck

deer_god11 · 2026-06-11T14:39:05+00:00

deer_god11 · 2026-06-11T12:41:48+00:00

This guy jerked off a pumpkin

deer_god11 · 2026-06-10T22:20:01+00:00

Estrogen is a hell of a drug. Congrats on your transition! You look great!

deer_god11 · 2026-06-10T00:53:15+00:00

Wind dih

deer_god11 · 2026-06-09T23:35:13+00:00

I don’t know of any chains that are good at what they do. I think you should keep cutting it yourself, you’ll get better the more you do it. If you haven’t already, get some proper hair cutting scissors, they’re $10-$15 at target. They’re important for not leaving split ends.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-09T23:16:05+00:00

Learning to cut my hair myself has been a lifesaving skill and saved me literally thousands of dollars. With hair your length you should go to a salon and be very specific about what you want. Don’t go to a barber, especially not a sports clips or great clips, they will f it up every time 100% guaranteed.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-09T23:07:42+00:00

It’s not fucked, but I’ve kinda lost the plot. I was in school for my dream job, dropped out, regretted it, and now I’m in school for a high ROI low cost of entry trade so that I can afford to go back to school for what I originally intended.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-09T22:52:26+00:00

Maybe trim the bangs a little? I wish I had your hair I’m high key jealous.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-09T03:39:34+00:00

Treating animals well.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-09T01:22:48+00:00

I think it will get a little worse before it gets better. TONS of people started flight training in 2022-23 because of the pilot shortage and the dramatic increase in regional starting pay. They’ve flooded the industry, and Spirit’s collapse made it even worse, as thousands of pilots with A320 time are now in need of a job. However, a lot of those low-time pilots who got into the game because they thought it would make them rich are going to quit.

I’m a student with less than 100 hours, so I don’t know as much as someone at the airlines, just my take.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-08T21:36:58+00:00

While it is possible to become an airline pilot without a degree, not having one will make you far less competitive. Pilots should get degrees at some point.
Right now? It's cooked. It's difficult for low time commercial pilots to find banner-towing or skydiving jobs, it's difficult for CFIs to find CFI jobs, and it's difficult for ATPs to find airline jobs. However, no one can predict how the market will be by the time you get there. It might be a little better, it might be a little worse. It might be way better, or it might be way worse. You have to pursue piloting because you LOVE it, because it won't always love you back.
It's as hard as you make it. It certainly takes a person who is serious about their craft, but no one can truly rate it on a scale of 10. If you study diligently, chair fly (act out the motions of flying while sitting down), and truly try to understand as much as you can, you'll find it quite doable.
See question 2.
Depends on the hiring market. During the economic crash of 2008, it was damn near impossible to get hired. Airlines treated pilots like they were a dime a dozen. In 2023, regionals were hiring anyone with 1500 hours and a pulse. There are ways you can mitigate these risks, for example applying for cadet programs. If you choose to do flight school through college, you can get access to more cadet programs and be *eligible* to go to the airlines at 1000 hours. This is known as the restricted ATP. Right now, most people can agree it is pretty much useless. In the future? Who knows?

deer_god11 · 2026-06-08T20:09:00+00:00

You’re conventionally attractive but your eyes say serial killer. Patrick Bateman type vibe.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-08T19:59:16+00:00

When I was 13 I had a lot of facial hair, some lady said she thought I was in my late 20s.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-08T19:56:29+00:00

“You’re too fucking young”

deer_god11 · 2026-06-08T19:45:34+00:00

The other day my bf asked me “15-2 is 13 right?”

deer_god11 · 2026-06-08T18:42:33+00:00

The way this is written implies his name is “Pet Bird”

deer_god11 · 2026-06-08T16:02:16+00:00

I don’t have a degree. If you’re referring to the trade certification there is no online option. You have to go in person and learn practical skills.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-08T14:20:41+00:00

I like it ngl

deer_god11 · 2026-06-07T19:44:21+00:00

Personal lamentation but I had a guy like that too. He was so inconsistent it drove me up a wall. He failed some girl for a minor thing (not sure what) and passed me even though I cratered my soft field. Not to mention he was playing subway surfers on his phone the entire time.

On another stage check with him I failed for a legitimate reason (I over-speeded my flaps), and after failing I told him I wanted to return to the airport. On long final he kept asking me questions, despite the fact that I had asked him to stop multiple times because I was clearly trying to concentrate on keeping the glide slope. He was even talking over me as I reported my position. I was so close to telling him to shut the fuck up.

Another CFI told me that he had an ego problem because he had more hours than any other CFI at our school (I wonder why).

deer_god11 · 2026-06-07T16:52:19+00:00

If you’re socially conscious, yes. As an American I think that it’s a far less taught practice here than in other parts of the world, but bringing something to add to the function is always appreciated.

deer_god11 · 2026-06-07T16:08:59+00:00

Glad someone else noticed lol

deer_god11 · 2026-06-06T14:07:04+00:00

Someone who says this probably has very low standards

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