Greetings All.
Right now I'm at a crossroads as what to do with my life. Currently I'm an Iron worker, more precisley a "rod-buster". But since the construction season is still about a month off, I'm sitting at home waiting for the season to start. The more I think about it the more, I'm considering getting my commerical pilot's license. Since I'm on layoff right now the government might pay for the license (how cool is that!!
) All I need is about 120 hours (100 on floats).
It's just that it's hard for a 0 time commercial pilot to get work, and even so it would be hard to get the hours. My former instructor says I may be more likely to get work compared to other rookies. as My size would help. I don't want to be an instructor, as I'm not much of a people person. At the same time with all the baby boomers retiring, it would seem to be a good time to get into (or any other) the field.
My question to all you pilots who fly for a living, is it a comfortable living financially wise? How long did you have to go before you could actually turn a tiny profit? I'd like to eventually buy a house.
I'm flying solo, so no family to hold me down, but not out of the question that I would like to get married (ladies?
) getting old now though.
I was also thinking about being a rig-jockey, 5 weeks training with a good job upon completion. But I don't know if I'd be happy with that.
As far as I'm concerned airplanes rock, but I'm just not sure. Advice?