Probably take you 5 to 10 years. At worst you'll be starting at 35.

Fly until you're 67... that's 32 years of making good money for a cushy retirement.

Not too late at all. You could even start at 40.

absolutely not are you retarded?

>>34499907
I would hope to get it done quickly if I did it but it is pricey. May have to do it part time on tip of my job to afford it.

>>34499912
I thought most pilots start really early. Like as soon as they are able to legally get a license they begin training in their teens.

>>34499879
>Is 25 too late to start training to become an airline pilot?
are you retarded? why didnt you start when you were 5 years old?

>>34500157
I understand starting at 25 doesn't sound super late from an outside view, but I have zero flight experience at the moment other than like a couple elective classes I took in school and a few hours with an instructor. I am basically starting from step one, it isn't like I am already a pilot.

>>34501165
I recommend learning Glider first.
When your engines go out, you are flying a glider.
It's best to learn how to fly glider first.

>>34499879
The downsides to it are
1. It's really fucking expensive
2. You have to REALLY FUCKING LOVE FLYING because it's not going to be a stable or even a financially lucrative lifestyle for the first 10 to 20 years unless you're willing to live in a rather remote area where there's a lot less competition. You also won't be able to put down roots or make a family for that timeframe either because you're going to end up with a pretty nomadic life for the first decade.

>>34501165
That is not basically square one. That is more experience than well over ninety nine percent of everyone. My buddy in his fifties started flying helicopters for pay, so I guess you can do it. It is getting late though. Stop thinking and start doing.

>>34501217
I looked at it but the only glider school near me is a couple hours away unfortunately.

>>34501671
I was under the impression you could do it part time? Like logging hours on weekends, etc. I' not exactly keen on the idea of putting on $100k+ debt (I am currently debt free) and just hoping it works out for me. I wanted to keep my current job to fund myself and pay for flights, and train until I could jump ship and become a career pilot.

>>34501951
Yeah I just kept making excuses for myself. But then again I wouldn't have been able to pay for it before I finished uni and got my current job anyways.

>>34499879
first things first you wanna think about what type of pilot school you'd wanna go to. the 2 main types of flight school's are part 141 and part 61 schools. part 141 is gonna be a much more structured program run closer to how college courses are run. there's a planned syllabus and generally a longer time frame for this type of school. it is usually 2-4 years since these schools are often partnered with actual colleges. one other big difference is the ground school you'll be taking will be straight out of the faa's handbook. not to say online or other ground schools are bad just know that if it's with a school then it's much more official. the main perk of taking a part 141 program is that you can have lower minimum hours required to obtain a job as a regional or major airline pilot, freight/cargo, and survey pilot. it gets you about 250 hours lower in requirements although not many people get a job a soon as they hit their hours so it's not the best perk. now the other side would be a part 61 flight school. these are gonna be private schools that also get you from your private pilots lisence to your commercial multi engine as well as most schools offer your cfi and cfii certificates. if you want i'd recomend looking at atp flight school as a place to at the very least understand the process and what to excpect out of the actual schooling. a couple other things to consider are location. if you live somewhere where it rains a lot and the weather conditions are shit then you might wanna relocate. i live in florida and flight school was a lot easier out here since the weather is mostly sunny. another thing is how much time and money you can invest. schooling doesn't offer much in the way of student aid and for most flight schools to get all the way to the point where you cna make money from flying you'd invest over 100k. i had to pay about 164k for everything in my schooling. that includes everything from fuel to the price for instructors

>>34503237
Jeez, $164k!?!? That is a lot. I didn't think it would be THAT expensive. Did you go to Embry Riddle? I am guessing so, because $164k is a lot if you aren't including living expenses and the degree you are getting. How did you pay for all of it?

It looks to me like Part 61 is the more realistic way to go; I don't just have six figures lying around to spend on this. I would have to just pay as I go incrementally I think.

And I did look at ATP, as I have a location near me, but it doesn't seem to have good reviews. It looks like some people went and basically got $100k+ in very high interest loans and some totally failed to even graduate or pass checkrides so they got dropped and are now saddled with huge debt. I live in NC so the weather is fairly decent for a good part of the year.

Did all of this pay off for you yet at least?

>>34502943

Former aviation/airport management professional here, 15+ years experience.

You can build time whenever you have the money and opportunity. If you're starting from scratch, you've got your private license and instrument to get before you start worrying about your ATP.

Buddy of mine did it later than what you are. He didn't start getting any decent hours in until we were both in our early 30s. He flew for a charter outfit for a while, got more time in doing medevac, then went to NetJets for a while.

Now he's flying mainline for Delta.

Yes, go for it. Just be prepared to spend more money and time than you think to work toward that goal.

>>34499879
Join the air force as a pilot. That's the best way to get into the business.