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AdlerDriver said:What is it you think awaits you at the end of the "fast track to the airlines"?
Good pay? Time off? Retirement benefits? Think again.
Have you been talking to some old retired pilot in your neighborhood that still thinks making the sacrifices you are thinking about making is worth it? The number of good (really good) flying jobs out there is very small. The number of highly qualified pilots looking to get those jobs is huge.
Dude, do yourself a favor and stop now. You are years away from being competitive for a decent job - it doesn't matter how much you want to pay. Take your $$ and buy a plane or go into it with someone else and fly for fun. Do some research on what the pilot profession is being reduced to before you try to find a track (fast/slow/dead-end, whatever) to "the airlines".
I am willing to put down $29,000 and then make 8/hr for the next 250 hrs. I just love flying so much that I'd even be willing to fly the 250 hrs for free.
I defenitly want to fly for an airline someday. I would be perfectly happy topping out at 50K as a capt with 20 yrs senority at a major airline flying a 737 or similar. The fact that I'd be flying a jet, wearing a nice uniform and traveling all over the place would make 50K seem like good pay. I want to do whatever to get noticed by the airlines with the least amount of time. At the moment I do love to fly so much though that I would be willing to make 25K as a 737 FO and 50K as a 737 capt.