I completely agree with you! I'd rather drive a car than a bus. I'm thinking of getting my cpl next year and I'm not really interested in airlines. I think GA is more about real stick and rudder skill, and that appeals to me more than management and monitoring. But as you said, total respect to the airline pilots.
I would love to learn flying a seaplane one day. Just don't have the money yet. Seaplane is a design feature, basically an add on on you licence, a grade 1 or 2 instructor can provide training and sign it off on your licence.
In Australia, we don't really get the ATPL until getting into the airlines already, or any operators who does RPT. The company will generally pay for the training. We just need to pass all 7 ATPL exams.
Would you agree that everything you outlined (all the GA jobs) are associated with an entrepreneurial approach to aviation? I'm wondering if the draw towards "traditional" aviation job - flying (passengers) for regional airlines and upgrading to longer (passenger) flights - is because of association with a traditional career. In other words, perceived stability by having a job with minimum guaranteed hours?
I’m not sure if I understand your questions here. It depends on how you define “traditional” and “stability”. All the pilot jobs I mentioned have been around for decades. They are just not as commonly known by general public, but within the industry, they are all good jobs and well respected by others. They can be full time if there’s enough demand for the area, meaning that guaranteed work and income. If you truly want the most “stable” pilot jobs, that will be flight instructor instead of airline pilots. Most instructors work normal 8 hours shift, everyday they get to go back to their own home, and get paid quite well once reached certain level. Compared to airline pilot, constant layovers and long work hours.
It is not impossible. There are plenty of fresh CPL got hired at the top end, but it is about connection, luck and patient. Some could get job in a month or two, some waited for over 2 years to land their first job.
Thanks Paul. Do you mean age for retirement or age to start the job? Retirement is pretty much the same for any job, more restricting thing is the medical past 60 years old is way harder and possibly require more testing and money to do them. Starting age is 18 or above, airline will be 21 or above because you can only get ATPL at 21 years old. Some airlines do have a limit of 30-40 year old for new second/first officer.
Free feel to share more pilot jobs that I didn’t mention and also share your preferred pilot career!
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I completely agree with you! I'd rather drive a car than a bus.
I'm thinking of getting my cpl next year and I'm not really interested in airlines. I think GA is more about real stick and rudder skill, and that appeals to me more than management and monitoring. But as you said, total respect to the airline pilots.
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I’m drawn to seaplanes. Is that something you’ve ever considered or have an opinion on? Do seaplanes require an additional rating on your licence?
I would love to learn flying a seaplane one day. Just don't have the money yet.
Seaplane is a design feature, basically an add on on you licence, a grade 1 or 2 instructor can provide training and sign it off on your licence.
The main reason I never wanted to the ATPL was it costs too much money and you lose the lot if you fail the medical.
In Australia, we don't really get the ATPL until getting into the airlines already, or any operators who does RPT. The company will generally pay for the training. We just need to pass all 7 ATPL exams.
@@studybeforeflight Lots of people do the Frozen ATPL and then wait until they build enough hours. Then there is type ratings and all the renewals.
What exactly are the medical requirements? Can you share?
Would you agree that everything you outlined (all the GA jobs) are associated with an entrepreneurial approach to aviation? I'm wondering if the draw towards "traditional" aviation job - flying (passengers) for regional airlines and upgrading to longer (passenger) flights - is because of association with a traditional career. In other words, perceived stability by having a job with minimum guaranteed hours?
I’m not sure if I understand your questions here.
It depends on how you define “traditional” and “stability”. All the pilot jobs I mentioned have been around for decades. They are just not as commonly known by general public, but within the industry, they are all good jobs and well respected by others. They can be full time if there’s enough demand for the area, meaning that guaranteed work and income.
If you truly want the most “stable” pilot jobs, that will be flight instructor instead of airline pilots. Most instructors work normal 8 hours shift, everyday they get to go back to their own home, and get paid quite well once reached certain level. Compared to airline pilot, constant layovers and long work hours.
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You’ve just completely changed my mind about airline. Now that looks like a snooze fest compared to all of these
I agree! All these jobs look like so much fun, and more rewarding than airliners
let me know can i get that jobs with only CPL with 250 hours? do they hired fresh CPL holders?
It is not impossible. There are plenty of fresh CPL got hired at the top end, but it is about connection, luck and patient. Some could get job in a month or two, some waited for over 2 years to land their first job.
What's the name of the show? I missed it
Triumph in the Sky, you can watch my reaction video of me watching the first episode after 17 years - th-cam.com/video/4GOTwch5hHk/w-d-xo.html
A good video,, one question though, is there any age limit for all those air jobs? Airline pilots are limited to 65, when they need to go..
Thanks Paul.
Do you mean age for retirement or age to start the job?
Retirement is pretty much the same for any job, more restricting thing is the medical past 60 years old is way harder and possibly require more testing and money to do them.
Starting age is 18 or above, airline will be 21 or above because you can only get ATPL at 21 years old. Some airlines do have a limit of 30-40 year old for new second/first officer.
@@studybeforeflightcan one start pilot training after 45?
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