I'm a college freshman, and I'm considering becoming an airline pilot because I love airliners. But I have a question about cockpit noise. Is there any risk of hearing problems with being a pilot?
-Tom
-Tom
actoshcl said:I'm a college freshman, and I'm considering becoming an airline pilot because I love airliners. But I have a question about cockpit noise. Is there any risk of hearing problems with being a pilot?
-Tom
actoshcl said:oh and one more question, i understand that pay can range from aircraft, hours, airline and such, but what story is true? do airline pilots generally make good money or not so good money? no particular reason i ask, am just reeeeeeeally curious because ive heard both stories and dont know what to believe
flyingcheesehead said:Can be $20,000 or under for a newbie first officer on a commuter airline, all the way up into six figures plus for experienced captains at the majors. It's a ladder that has to be climbed.
Tom, I know what you meant, but....actoshcl said:not to mention if i dont become a pilot i will own my own personal cessna or something.
actoshcl said:it seems you underestimate my knowledge about this. i know people in the aviation business and they have told me to be sure its what i really want because the pay can be crap and such. but i do know one thing is for sure. i love flying. i know i will be in massive debt and thats one of the things turning me off from aviation but i know i would love to be a pilot. not just the walk through terminal A, but everything else that comes with piloting. im still thinking about it, dont get me wrong, but if i end up in aviation its b/c i really want it.
jangell said:Basically what I’m telling you is: Think this through.
Of course you can think! You just can't KNOW.actoshcl said:i think i am underestimated yet again. just because im a freshman doesnt mean i cant think. trust me. there is nothing more that i hate than making a bad decision. i will think this through until the very last second of the moment that i have to know what i am going to do with my life. airline aviation is my number one love. computer programming is second. medical field is third. believe me when i say that the other two sound very attractive compared in aviation in terms of pay and work hours and post-schooling debt. not to mention doctors and programmers are needed everywhere.
--T
I don't think there's any last moment. I hope not anyway.actoshcl said:i think i am underestimated yet again. just because im a freshman doesnt mean i cant think. trust me. there is nothing more that i hate than making a bad decision. i will think this through until the very last second of the moment that i have to know what i am going to do with my life.
I'm 50.Everskyward said:For people like you who probably aren't even 20, you're looking at something like 40 years of work ahead of you. There's no way to predict what going to happen in those 40 years so you might as well do the thing that speaks to you... but be prepared to be flexible. Listen to what other people have to say, but ultimately you have to follow your own path.