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Cjordan · November 28th, 2007, 17:24

Keep your day job, flight train in your spare time. Keep the emphasis on staying single & unattached, but date around as needed. Having a house ain't all its cracked up to be. There is always some expense on house that needs taking care of, even if a mortgage payment builds equity and rent don't.

Flying and flight training are fun but they're also hard work, not hard physical labor but you know what I mean.

You'll also realize from lurking @ JC that salary for new first officers is the dregs. Seems like a few years into it and after upgrade to the left seat (regional/commuter) you finally get a fairly livable wage, depending on what kind of living you hope to do off the wage (certainly nothing extravagant).

November 28th, 2007, 17:24	#8
Cjordan Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 63	Re: desire to be a pilot Keep your day job, flight train in your spare time. Keep the emphasis on staying single & unattached, but date around as needed. Having a house ain't all its cracked up to be. There is always some expense on house that needs taking care of, even if a mortgage payment builds equity and rent don't. Flying and flight training are fun but they're also hard work, not hard physical labor but you know what I mean. You'll also realize from lurking @ JC that salary for new first officers is the dregs. Seems like a few years into it and after upgrade to the left seat (regional/commuter) you finally get a fairly livable wage, depending on what kind of living you hope to do off the wage (certainly nothing extravagant).