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A300Capt · March 7th, 2005, 11:36

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I love flying. I like medicine but I really want to fly for a living. Leaving a PA job shows how much I love to fly, because if it was about money i would stay where i am.

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I'm sure you originally became a PA because of the love of medicine or helping people or something along those lines. After a point the reality and problems of the job replaced your idealistic viewpoint and it probably just became another job over time. Aviation is a lot like that only under a different title.

As Don said, anything over a 4 yr degree is overkill. Your competition are currently the folks with thousands of PIC turbine hours from the military, 121 or 135 backgrounds. UPS puts HEAVY emphasis on letters of recommendation from current employees (the higher up the food chain the better). Right now, UPS has 10's of thousands of qualified applicants to choose from and competition is fierce for the few slots available. Some new hires, I've noticed, are coming from United, USAir and Atlas with 10-15 years at those airlines.

My advice, stay in medicine. The problems associated with being an airline pilot nowadays will quickly tarnish any love you may think you have for it and you'll regret leaving a PA position.

March 7th, 2005, 11:36	#19
A300Capt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 711	Re: Any UPS pilots? [ QUOTE ] I love flying. I like medicine but I really want to fly for a living. Leaving a PA job shows how much I love to fly, because if it was about money i would stay where i am. [/ QUOTE ] I'm sure you originally became a PA because of the love of medicine or helping people or something along those lines. After a point the reality and problems of the job replaced your idealistic viewpoint and it probably just became another job over time. Aviation is a lot like that only under a different title. As Don said, anything over a 4 yr degree is overkill. Your competition are currently the folks with thousands of PIC turbine hours from the military, 121 or 135 backgrounds. UPS puts HEAVY emphasis on letters of recommendation from current employees (the higher up the food chain the better). Right now, UPS has 10's of thousands of qualified applicants to choose from and competition is fierce for the few slots available. Some new hires, I've noticed, are coming from United, USAir and Atlas with 10-15 years at those airlines. My advice, stay in medicine. The problems associated with being an airline pilot nowadays will quickly tarnish any love you may think you have for it and you'll regret leaving a PA position.