Are You Afraid To Fly?

Cuse0507
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:46:03 +0000

Well Cuse, you should think about aviation as a career if you really love flying. Even though things have been ugly, hiring wise in the aviation world in the last several years, these old guys are eventually going to retire or medical out, and the airlines are going to be way short.

Most of us take a deep breath and do what we’re trained to do, but very few of us actually relish the harrowing situations as you might.



I’ve thought about it, and took a few lessons, but it is just too expensive for me right now. Experimented with the military/ROTC a little bit but didn’t sign the dotted line because no one can guarantee pilot slots at the moment. Plan as of now is to just get a job following graduation, and maybe use that income to finance flight training.

I keep hearing about the looming pilot shortage, since the recession kept a lot of people out of training. Problem is, I’m one of the people that got pushed out!