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Ben_Chiu Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 4. "RE: The best way to get an ATPL?" 08-14-02, 22:08z  Greetings Sam: > Some very helpful/interesting read. I had a chat with my folks about it > today, and came to the conclusion that if its something I really want to > do (which it is), it looks like I am going to have to get a loan and pay > for the training myself, although my folks are prepared to helpout > towards a proportion of the costs. The funny (actually not so funny) thing about general aviation is it costs a lot of money to get ratings, yet, once you get a job flying (whether a CFI or pilot), the pay is terrible. Some regional pilot are only getting paid something like $12/hr! Yes, they're getting benefits, so in that way, they're doing better than an independent CFI, but it's a very unusual pattern that doesn't follow most other professions (the example is getting a law degree will cost nearly as much, but your first job will pay much better). After you put in your years, your pay as a pilot will go up, but I have wondered that if all the lean years just even out big dollars you're paid in the end if you can stick it out. > I know the industrys in a state, but since I was v.young this is what I > want to do, and as you only live once I'm not going to make anything > discourage me. When it comes to GA training, the right attitude and money is about 95% of it. You should check out some of the professional pilot sites and get an idea of what airlines are looking for. I think you'll discover that you should finish college if you plan on flying with one of the majors one day (most of the majors look for graduates). Good luck! Ben -= VPC OffLine Reader Version 1.2 =- Registered to: Ben Chiu -OLR.PL v1.76- Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-06-02              RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-14-02       1            RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Ben_Chiu       08-14-02       2                 RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-14-02       3                      RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Ben_Chiu       08-14-02       4                           RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-14-02       5                                RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    avbug       08-15-02       6                                     RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-16-02       7                                          RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    avbug       08-17-02       9                                               RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-17-02       10                                RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    vgbaron       08-17-02       8                                     RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-17-02       11

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