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weight for height. His buddy, who was rejected at a major airline, was disqualified because of “too much helicopter time and only 800 hours of jet time at age 42; over the weight limit.” His pal had flown Air Force Two and did not earn enough points for the job. Gary flies for a major airline. He says, “Airline flying is a good job, but it is a long haul to the majors with no guarantees. I got to the majors, but during my airline career, I have experienced low pay at a regional airline; a ‘B’ scale; a hiring freeze; a furlough; a strike; a pay cut; a merger; and three times being displaced from the captain’s seat—and my career has not been all that bad by airline standards! “My advice is to try some form of commercial aviation such as small freight or charter. You can obtain

a commercial certificate relatively quickly. But don’t leap in. If you like it, you will be in the circles where you may have a connection to the next step; and you will be building flight time and experience in the process.” KC left a $100,000-a-year job at age 35 and went after the fantasy. “I am now in my seventh year as a first officer on a Boeing 737 with a major airline. I can tell you by my experience that it does work and one’s determination is, in my opinion, more important than anything else—including a college degree. Do your due diligence and make the decision that is best for you and your family, but don’t underestimate what you can achieve.” Overwhelmingly, the sage advice from those who have been down this road is: Never give up a stable

career and lifestyle to cripple yourself with crushing debt in order to satisfy the lust for flight as a professional pilot. If you are hellbent on this path, then pay as you go. There are many alternatives to professional flying that can give tremendous satisfaction while maintaining solvency. With time, that experience might be parlayed into a professional career. For those who go into this industry with their eyes wide open and are prepared financially and emotionally, flying professionally does beat working for a living.
Wayne Phillips, an airline transport pilot with Boeing 737 and Falcon 20 type ratings, is a B-737 instructor and operates the Airline Training Orientation Program. “Career Advisor” will return next month. Send questions to careers@aopa.org.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - November 2012

Flight Training - November 2012
Contents
President’s Perspective
Right seat
Letters
Southern Exposure
How It Works
ASI News
Success Story
News
Since You Asked
News Final Exam
Tech Tip
AOPA Action
Checkride
Flying Carpet
Icy Reception
Beyond All Expectations
Technique
Weather
Flight Lesson
Voices of Reason
Tech Talk
Keep Students Stoked
He Said 'Yes' But Means 'No'
Night Moves
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - November 2012 - Flight Training - November 2012
Flight Training - November 2012 - Cover2
Flight Training - November 2012 - Contents
Flight Training - November 2012 - 2
Flight Training - November 2012 - 3
Flight Training - November 2012 - President’s Perspective
Flight Training - November 2012 - 5
Flight Training - November 2012 - Right seat
Flight Training - November 2012 - 7
Flight Training - November 2012 - Letters
Flight Training - November 2012 - 9
Flight Training - November 2012 - Southern Exposure
Flight Training - November 2012 - 11
Flight Training - November 2012 - How It Works
Flight Training - November 2012 - ASI News
Flight Training - November 2012 - Success Story
Flight Training - November 2012 - News
Flight Training - November 2012 - Since You Asked
Flight Training - November 2012 - 17
Flight Training - November 2012 - News Final Exam
Flight Training - November 2012 - Tech Tip
Flight Training - November 2012 - AOPA Action
Flight Training - November 2012 - Checkride
Flight Training - November 2012 - 22
Flight Training - November 2012 - 23
Flight Training - November 2012 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - November 2012 - 25
Flight Training - November 2012 - Icy Reception
Flight Training - November 2012 - 27
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Flight Training - November 2012 - 29
Flight Training - November 2012 - 30
Flight Training - November 2012 - 31
Flight Training - November 2012 - Beyond All Expectations
Flight Training - November 2012 - 33
Flight Training - November 2012 - 34
Flight Training - November 2012 - 35
Flight Training - November 2012 - Technique
Flight Training - November 2012 - 37
Flight Training - November 2012 - Weather
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Flight Training - November 2012 - 40
Flight Training - November 2012 - Flight Lesson
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Flight Training - November 2012 - 44
Flight Training - November 2012 - Voices of Reason
Flight Training - November 2012 - 46
Flight Training - November 2012 - 47
Flight Training - November 2012 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - November 2012 - Keep Students Stoked
Flight Training - November 2012 - He Said 'Yes' But Means 'No'
Flight Training - November 2012 - Night Moves
Flight Training - November 2012 - Advertiser Index
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Flight Training - November 2012 - 54
Flight Training - November 2012 - 55
Flight Training - November 2012 - Debrief
Flight Training - November 2012 - Cover3
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