kayhanunal

HI, I AM 31 YEARS OLD AND THINKING TO GO AHEAD WITH MY DECISION TO BECOME A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH AN AMBITION TO BECOME AN AIRLINE PILOT IN MIND.WELL, ALL MY CONCERNS START HERE, NOW AFTER I FINISH MY COURSES AND HAVE MY LICENSE WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF A 31 YEAR OLD TO BE HIRED BY ANY COMPANY,IS IT LATE FOR ME TO START CARRYING ON THIS? I AM ASKING THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I AM NOT SINGLE AND I HAVE TWO KIDS…SO YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT FOR ME TO FIND OUT EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE I SPEND MY MONEY AND END UP AS A GROUNDED PILOT DON’T HAVE A JOB. IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE OR STARTED FLYING AROUND MY AGE AND BECAME SUCCESSFULLY AIRLINE PILOT , PLEASE SEND YOUR INPUTS, YOUR INPUT S ARE VERY VALUABLE TO ME.
THANK YOU

rickair7777

First, turn off the caps lock.

You will probably get a variety of advice here. Bottom line you are not too old, but there are some caveats...

With a family you MUST be able to pay cash for your training...entry-level aviation wages will not allow you to support a family and pay off huge loans. I would suggest that you keep your day job while you train, and pay-as-you-go.

At your point in life you need to already have a college degree (4 year)...if you don't stay away from aviation. Without the degree it will just be too hard and you will be blackballed from the best airline jobs.

Your spouse will need to be able to earn good money...preferably with a very portable skill like nursing. Otherwise you will be forced to commute so the wife can keep her job to support the family.

You will need to research aviation and determine what career destinations you will be satisfied with...major airlines, regionals, fractionals, corporate, or general aviation.

I would suggest that you earn a private pilot license, do a little recreation flying and do a lot of research...after that you will be in a much better position to make an informed decision.

DO NOT take out a large flight training loan without having a clue about this industry.