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Andrew_VT · July 5th, 2006, 17:23

I'm sorry to hear about your situation, I was lucky enough to meet my girl before she made her final career choice, and we both decided that if we were going to work she would have to have a job that was mobile, so I basically talked her out of paramedic school and into nursing school. There is such a nursing shortage she can walk into any hospital in the country and demand the 3am to 10am shift and she'd get it. Also, commuting is the devil, no way i could deal with not seeing my girl as much as you said you have. My advice is take the busted ole' 152s.. its good enough for the rest of us. I work in my hometown, and still get to hang out with all of my old high school buddies on a regular basis, snowmobiling in the winter and drinking on the boat and sailing in the summer. Does it bother me i make around $10-15k a year...nope. Does it bother me the biggest plane i get to fly is a piper arrow....nope. Its all about QOL, and ive perfected living cheap and loving it. As long as i have my girl, my friends, and my ambiance (i live in a very secluded and beautiful part of our country) I'm happy. After i get 1200TT the oppertunities are plentiful, and the pay does go up...a little. This is true even with little multi time. I'm planning on just paying for an empty MEL, that is get my MEL in as little time (money) as possible and thats it. No ME instructing. Ram air actually says on their site they want canadates with very little ME time.

Andrew

July 5th, 2006, 17:23	#3
Andrew_VT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vermont Posts: 616	Re: Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? I'm sorry to hear about your situation, I was lucky enough to meet my girl before she made her final career choice, and we both decided that if we were going to work she would have to have a job that was mobile, so I basically talked her out of paramedic school and into nursing school. There is such a nursing shortage she can walk into any hospital in the country and demand the 3am to 10am shift and she'd get it. Also, commuting is the devil, no way i could deal with not seeing my girl as much as you said you have. My advice is take the busted ole' 152s.. its good enough for the rest of us. I work in my hometown, and still get to hang out with all of my old high school buddies on a regular basis, snowmobiling in the winter and drinking on the boat and sailing in the summer. Does it bother me i make around $10-15k a year...nope. Does it bother me the biggest plane i get to fly is a piper arrow....nope. Its all about QOL, and ive perfected living cheap and loving it. As long as i have my girl, my friends, and my ambiance (i live in a very secluded and beautiful part of our country) I'm happy. After i get 1200TT the oppertunities are plentiful, and the pay does go up...a little. This is true even with little multi time. I'm planning on just paying for an empty MEL, that is get my MEL in as little time (money) as possible and thats it. No ME instructing. Ram air actually says on their site they want canadates with very little ME time. Andrew