Redpill me on becoming a pilot /n/. The job sounds so cushy. Should I make the transition? Currently I'm an underemployed liberal arts major.
It's a pain in the ass to get ratings and youre gonna be working shit,low-paying jobs for a while in all likelihood
>>2049011Flying bus driver or flying delivery boy, take your pick
>>2049026Like I said, sounds great.
It will cost you $100k, 3-4 years, and in the current environment you might not get hired because it's cyclical. You also have to pass a medical so make sure you do that first, they DQ for any mental health issues btw
>>2049011>it sounds so cushyOnly if you’re a woman
>>2049031elaborate
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>>2049046women have their hand held their entire pilot career
>>2049098sounds like that would make it harder to fly a plane.
I am getting ready for my PPL checkride. I cant talk to whether the ATP rating life is cushy, but I can tell you this has been a really stressful process. I would sleep for only 4 or 5 hours a night because I would wake up thinking about everything I had to know, the day's upcoming flight, whether I was going to successfully pass my stage checks etc. Its cool to think about flying into Rome and telling the babes there youre a pilot, but the reality for me is waking up at 4am and stressing myself if I remember cloud clearances for Class G over 1200 AGL but under 10000 MSL. Whether I could explain extemporaneously the gravity fed fuel system. The pitot static system. The various emergency procedures. Knowing how to gauge 10 and 5 miles without using GPS during a simulated diversion. Getting Bravo clearances and not sounding like a retard on the radio. I remember being shown the inside of the Cessna for the first time, taking off for the first time and wondering what the fuck I got myself into. After all though, its been a great learning experience and would do it again. The hardest parts are still yet to come for me too!
>>2049030Lol a non meme college degree costs a fuckton more
>>2049011i wanna get back into flying, whats the best state/city to learn, i was in montana and ohio, the weather sucked so bad.im looking to move somewhere where i can just focus on flying and building hours.
>>2049011Some guy once posted greentext 'Jesus save me from frogposter pilots'. Wish I still had that blown up screenshot.
