Re:Airbus' self-flying plane just completed taxi, take-off, ...
by outworlder on Monday July 27, 2020 @05:41PM
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> being a pilot is completely measured by hours in the cockpit and certifications
Yeap. So if you can fund the initial thousand hours (give or take) you should be ok. If you can't and you don't like small GA aircraft you'll have a miserable time trying to get paid to fly and have enough hours to be considered by airlines.
If you decide to be a pilot reach out to real world pilots and ask for advice.
I have friends who did years being paid very little at local airports so they could "make it" to the airlines to get paid much better.
The biggest thing I observed from my 10+ friends is, being a pilot is completely measured by hours in the cockpit and certifications. At first you pay for them, then you get paid for them but not much because those people are paying for them, then you get paid a living wage for them because you're flying customers/cargo/etc.
My friends who are happiest as pilots either had the government/some other entity pay for their training, or were able to skip ahead in pay by getting directly to airlines.