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Old March 23rd, 2006, 07:40   #1
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Default Out of an aviation job....For now.....

Well it looks like I am not going to be working in aviation for a while. I have accepted a position with a contractor for the college I attend to work as a truck driver instructor. It was an agonizing decision, but I came to the conclusion that it is the only way I can afford to stay in school to complete my A&P this summer. On the bright side It will allow me to start flight training hopefully at the end of April.
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Old March 23rd, 2006, 08:19   #2
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Sometimes we need to take that one step back before we can take those two steps forward ...

... hope the decision helps keep you on track and on budget!
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Old March 23rd, 2006, 08:26   #3
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Sometimes we need to take that one step back before we can take those two steps forward ...

... hope the decision helps keep you on track and on budget!
Funny thing is it won't be a step back in pay, it will only be a step back in public conceived image. Good luck with your new position, it could lead to an opportunity for you to own your own truck driving school. Now we are talking a gold mine.
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Good luck with your new position, it could lead to an opportunity for you to own your own truck driving school. Now we are talking a gold mine.

LOL, there is about as much money in trucking these days as there is aviation..... Fuel kills profits.
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LOL, there is about as much money in trucking these days as there is aviation..... Fuel kills profits.
Remember, we can pass the cost of fuel onto the customers by using a nice fat fuel surcharge! My last driving job was hauling gasoline. I made big bucks hauling the bomb around.
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Yeah, fuel haulers and car haulers can make big money, but the rest of the industry is too tough for my blood with trying to own a truck.
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