Any private pilots here?
I’m a 24 year old accountant and hate my life. I’m looking into private pilot jobs and I could get the license pretty cheaply then just get a plane and start flying while making good money. It also works well with my personal life since I could fly into the remote wilderness to hunt myself so it’s a win win.
Why shouldn’t I do this? Idc if I crash
you should do it. its amazing. bush pilot here
>Hate my life
I would not trust you to be my pilot kek
That’s a terrible career path given where the technology is. You’ll spend a ton of money trying to get through your training and once you’re done your career prospects pay dog shit for at least the first 5 to 10 years. If you’re interested in aviation you should be looking into drone piloting, drone programming, drone mechanics, etc. The future is automated and remote piloting
Where do you work and what do you earn?
I’m kind of thinking of flying people into remote areas or delivering supplies. Your little drone can’t do that
flying makes sitting at an office desk look like a comparatively fast-paced & interesting lifestyle. Literally the most trivial and boring task in the entire universe; it's just another shitty boomer meme.
but don't take my word for it go bum a ridealong at a small airport.
this is a retarded take
102k after starting flying 4 years ago. Midwest US
You can try to become a pilot in canada/alaska and fly transsport/people to remote areas. But I wouldn't recommend it.
There are quite a few companies right now making drones they can carry 1 to 2 people, or supplies. GE just partnered with Uber to make the engines for the drones they’re working on. The next 10 years is going to be very fast pace change in the aviation field.
I like hunting (starting into the woods for hours on end alone). I think I’d like flying.
then again you seem to be retarded, so maybe it's right up your alley
>Just graduated from a 141 program
Youre gonna need Private/Instrument/Commercial before you can start making money. Just buy a plane use it for training after go buckwild.
What kind of plane and what are the maintenance costs like?
hello fellow accountingfag. i hate my life too. it wouldn't be so bad if they paid me a white man's wage.
FAA would be shooting themselves in the foot to allow commercial drone ops..
This. Private pilot license does not mean you can can get paid to fly. You'll need a commercial license which requires 250 hours. Budget around $35,000 for that.
I understand that but I don’t think all 250 have to be accompanied by someone I pay correct?
depends on how much cargo capacity you think you want, but the easiest answer is some kind of cub knockoff. preferably experimental-sector. the certified sector is cucked beyond belief.
Also, pilots do not "make good money". Starting pay at a regional is $45,000 which you need 1500 hours to qualify for. They're not hiring anyway.
10s of thousands of pilots are furloughed right now and they're looking for work. Even with a new commercial certificate, no one will hire you to fly anything because they have applicants with 1000's of hours. People with low time are too expensive to insure.
Best bet is keep your current job, get a private pilot license then buy or rent a plane for fun.
You can probably find a table set with the break down of a Cessna 150/172
No but the 70is hours you're going to need an instructor for the two rating you'll be working on in the meantime.
>You can probably find a table set with the break down of a Cessna 150/172
>advising anyone to buy a 150 or 172
>for any purpose
>ever
and that's when user realized that cessna cucks are 2017-tier bagholders
I get that. I wouldn’t quit my job unless I had all my shit lined up and another job waiting
Well no but most will be. You'll need a CFI with you for most of the private pilot traning. You'll fly solo but not much. Instrument rating will be 100% with a CFI. Commercial will be about half. So say 60hr for private, 50 for instrument, and 50 for commercial. The other 90 can be solo. Prices vary throughout the country but average is about $170/hr for a 172 and $50 for CFI.
Add headset, ground school, maps, exam fees, medical, you're looking at like closer to $50,000
I wouldn't consider being a pilot as a career, although I did at one point. But if I ever make it, hobby flying would be one thing I'd love to take up. When I was a teenager I did a lot of flying in gliders and a couple of times in a powered plane, and was considering working towards getting a license. But I stopped doing it mainly because of money.
What sort of cost and time investment are you looking at to get a hobby pilot's license these days? Is it the same as what said for a commercial license? Anyone here do it? Is it even worthwhile? I'm in the EU if that makes a difference.
soaring clubs are quite popular in the EU, and are generally a much more affordable route into recreational aviation. Gliders are more fun than GA anyway.
Honestly, I wish I'd never stopped. It was my dad's idea, since I spent countless hours playing flight sims and I guess he wanted to get me out the house. But after he stopped pushing me I never did it on my own initiative. Even though I have comfy memories of riding thermals alongside buzzards in the Cairngorms. Hope one day I'll have the money and free time to get back into it properly.
Are you a CPA? I’m a CPA and hate my career choice. I can’t really switch careers at this point unfortunately.
Just buy a mid 2000s sportbike for $2k if you hate your life. Blasting on the freeway at 150mph is fun. Next best toy you can get after a Ferrari
Then you would know there are no legal PPL jobs bro, go for CFI and move to van nuys CA
This is how I picture van nuys CFI's
I was a CPA for ten years and fucking hated it. Retired during 2017 bull run now I’m poor as fuck just hoping I can make it so I don’t have to go back to work.
You don't need to pay for all your hours. Get a PPL and then try to work towards becoming an instructor. Its awful pay but in 2 years you will be at 1500 hours and thats all paid by the student you are teaching. At that point you can go do anything. Aviation has a high barrier of entry but then becomes fun and profitable. If you have a job that pays decent the best plan is to use that job to offset costs of getting ppl, instrument, and commercial and then you can start looking at jobs that build hours for you.
>and that's when user realized that cessna cucks are 2017-tier bagholders
Anything other than Cessna, beechcraft or maule are Chinese trash.
Best of luck. I’d never want to come back to accounting if I were retired. It’s a miserable profession for sure.