Nindiri
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Congrats on your good fortune. You are not typical of young pilots starting a career, however. How many 20 year olds have the good luck of being type rated at employer expense?
As I said, PFT is not for everyone. If you can get the job quickly without spending money, that's great. But instructing and flying night freight for years waiting for that perfect non-PFT job is economically and professionally questionable if you have the opportunity to by-pass those years. Given the choice between a feeling of "accomplishment" and the opportunity for more money and QOL at a younger age, I would always choose the latter. Again, nobody in the real world cares about whether you "paid your dues", and a fuzzy feeling of accomplishment doesn't put money in your pockets. imho
As I said, PFT is not for everyone. If you can get the job quickly without spending money, that's great. But instructing and flying night freight for years waiting for that perfect non-PFT job is economically and professionally questionable if you have the opportunity to by-pass those years. Given the choice between a feeling of "accomplishment" and the opportunity for more money and QOL at a younger age, I would always choose the latter. Again, nobody in the real world cares about whether you "paid your dues", and a fuzzy feeling of accomplishment doesn't put money in your pockets. imho