Recent content by Ko21

Thanks for the insights, it's all very helpful. I am going to keep moving forward with it and see where it goes. It has been a great experience thus far and I have put a lot of work into it. I think I could probably pass the written exam now with all the studying I've done even though I don't...

Thanks everyone for the replies, this is really interesting. I live in St. George, UT and most of my travels are within UT, OR, CO, and ID, although I work nationwide. It's not the best place to live for someone with a heavy travel schedule as there are limited commercial flights. I end up...

Thanks. I do recognize I will still be dealing with airlines and having a ppl is more supplemental than a total answer. I am so tired of travel that anything that can make it more enjoyable is welcome. Unfortunately, Changing jobs isn’t in the cards right now after spending 15 years building...

Quick background. Travel a lot for work, thought a PPL would be a way to make travel easier, more enjoyable, save myself a lot of time, etc. Local airport is shutting down next summer for about 4 months so that pushed me over the edge to start training. I have done a few hours in the air, so...

I’m new to the whole aviation thing and started training about a month ago. Went for my medical after a few hours in the air not thinking anything of it as I am in good shape, or so I thought. I have had 2 pulmonary embolism events in the past, the last being almost 3 years ago. I am on blood...