Any Commercial Pilots On Here?

[Anthony W.]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

I wish you the best of luck in your career. Its a long hard road and you should be aware that the Boeing 747 has - for many pilots - turned out to be nothing more than a 280,000 lb carrot on a stick.

Then I shall pray my connections to senior staff, former high ranking staff (most retired Boeing 747 pilots that started off in the early days of commercial jet travel) and management in United and Continental pay off, haha

I've been dreaming about flying for a living since I was 5. I'm gonna give it a shot - here's hoping its changed now that 9/11 isn't such a fresh memory - even tho I refused to fly commercially till ATA shut down some 7 years later, and I still have my minor apprehensions before any commercial flight.

This summer I'll get current on everything, and I'll keep building up my hours for the next year.

The program I'm looking at is a 2 year bachelors degree - the director said most of his students already have job offers by the time its up, but that most stay on an extra 2 years training students that are in their first 2 years.

You say you went straight into flying passengers? I wonder if it's any different flying cargo - I've been told thats where the most money is now