Career Change to Pilot
05-23-2016, 06:46 PM
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Joined APC: Jan 2016
Posts: 29
CC268 and any future readers of this thread...
An option, which may not be for you, but it is still an option. Apply for a fire department. With a degree, you might have a pretty good chance. I am a firefighter at this point and picking up flying. The reason that I mention this as an option is because we work 2 days a week/9 days a month. That gives plenty of time to instruct plus have an income and a benefits. Depending on the department, the pay is pretty good... at least here in Texas you can make 45-90k as a firefighter before any promotions. May or may not be hard to get hired because of many factors.
Just a thought...
An option, which may not be for you, but it is still an option. Apply for a fire department. With a degree, you might have a pretty good chance. I am a firefighter at this point and picking up flying. The reason that I mention this as an option is because we work 2 days a week/9 days a month. That gives plenty of time to instruct plus have an income and a benefits. Depending on the department, the pay is pretty good... at least here in Texas you can make 45-90k as a firefighter before any promotions. May or may not be hard to get hired because of many factors.
Just a thought...
05-29-2016, 05:25 PM
#13
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Joined APC: Sep 2012
Position: left seat CRJ (again!)
Posts: 349
Another option...
Can you join the National Guard/Reserves in a non-flying position? I'm retired Army National Guard, signal corps.
You stated your PPL checkride is next month. If you can join the National Guard/Reserve, you can get GI Bill benefits for aviation training. You have to pay for the PPL first, but you're already doing so.
A flying career combined with a non-flying National Guard/Reserve military career is not a bad thing. You get paid for the military duty and get the GI Bill benefits as well. There's the "financial aid" you were looking for.
Can you join the National Guard/Reserves in a non-flying position? I'm retired Army National Guard, signal corps.
You stated your PPL checkride is next month. If you can join the National Guard/Reserve, you can get GI Bill benefits for aviation training. You have to pay for the PPL first, but you're already doing so.
A flying career combined with a non-flying National Guard/Reserve military career is not a bad thing. You get paid for the military duty and get the GI Bill benefits as well. There's the "financial aid" you were looking for.
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