How much do airline pilots make? That’s the real question, isn’t it? You’re trying to decide whether it’s worth taking on tens of thousands of dollars in debt to pay for your own flight training, sell your soul to the military for the next decade, or just give up on flying and become an accountant. […]
I can’t imagine a better career than that of a professional pilot. I’ve been places and experienced things while flying that I have trouble even describing to most people. If you’ll forgive me for waxing poetic for a moment, I’ll quote High Flight by the great aviator poet, John Gillespie Magee Jr., Oh! I have […]
The National Guard and Reserve components of the military offer outstanding opportunities for pilots like you and me to serve our country. While they provide many opportunities for a pilot to do full-time work, most Guard/Reserve pilots serve on a part-time basis. I have long argued that the Guard and Reserve offer the ideal career […]
The military offers some fantastic career opportunities for pilots. It can also set you up for an enjoyable and lucrative civilian flying career later in life. One of the important parts of deciding whether to join the military or not is to understand the pay and benefits it offers. We’ll cover that here today. Before […]
One of the things that made it frustrating trying to figure out whether to stay in the Air Force or get out was the lack of concrete information about the airline industry. I think we worry about making someone angry by asking directly and we don’t necessarily even know whom to ask in the first […]
Being an airline pilot is a cool job. As a pilot, you get a view of the world that is unmatched in any other profession. You don’t go to an office—your place of business goes as far as the fuel in the tanks. As a pilot you don’t have to wait months for a project to […]
It’s a shopper’s market if you are looking for an airline job today. For the first time in many years, a pilot entering the airline business for the first time has a range of possible options of employment. With the shortage of available pilots, regional airlines are offering enticing incentives like signing bonuses. Even the major […]
If you desire a job with the airlines, the time to apply is NOW. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Do it right now! As you’ll discover once you are employed by an airline, timing is everything. Of course, there are always complications that dictate the timing of your application to the airlines. This is doubly […]
Learning to fly is a goal that many people have but that comparatively few actually accomplish. Outside of the obvious benefits of viewing the world from an undeniably unique perspective in a vehicle that demands skill and precision, the rewards of learning to fly are greater than at any point in the recent past; there […]
In Part One of Choosing Your Path, we explored the benefits and the obligations that come with learning to fly in the military. Military flying is rewarding, valuable to the nation, and definitely the most economically frugal option available to those who want to turn flying into a career. But, it isn’t for everyone. Maybe […]