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Originally Posted by TeddyG  So u made the leap from controller to pilot. How was that experience? Here where Im at we have a company called Cape Air they flight c-402 and these guysy make decent monet from what I am told and r home every night. Heh the though has gone through my mind but they require ATP minimums. Oh and your friend needs a CTO the pink card was given to u when u graduated tech school and its used to track you radar exp on the back ie i have a pink card and a cto! |
Its all been a great experience so far. I plan on going all the way and hopefully one day land a flying gig..maybe even try at the FAA as AI. I just need to keep pressing. When I joined the military I chose to try at ATC and then apply for UPT but plans changed. I had always wanted to be a pilot. I got married and my goals changed. Then waited to long to apply for the FAA. My wife got tired of hearing me talk about flying so I finally made a decesion to just go for it. I'm lucky to have an awesome wife..When I first met my wife I gave her a tour of my control tower she was impressed and she still remembered me telling her back then that one day I will be a pilot either military or civilian. We moved from paradise (Hawaii) and now living in Texas (Ft.Worth). I have at least 4-5 days a week to commit to flying. I chose TX cause we have some family here and I can still pull my Air Force reserve duty here. Flying in TX is a lot more feasable than Hawaii. I've heard only positive things about Cape Air matter of fact I was asking my wife if she would'nt mind living in Guam ? They fly ATR-72 on island hops. the mins on their website is 1000tt for an f/o.
If you are debating whether to try at flying then you shoud visit the local FBO or flight school there and go up on an intro flt? Being a controller will only work to your advantage you'll have a leg up on the average student. Flying and ATC are both challenging not everyone can do it. I guess you have to love both to be able to do both. I myself believe that anything is possible. You must will it....LOL... Hey thanks for the reply. Like I said to my buddy who wants to do ATC..its going to be a challenging and satisfying career. If that's what he really wants? Aloha!