Home every night...

[MikeOH58]

Flight / sim instruction

Not necessarily. Many of the major sim training centers are 24 hours.

 

[seagull]

The old guy in ABI was making almost 80k when he retired on the van last year, granted he was one of the first 208B pilots in the world.

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Ran into someone the other day that was doing that as well, so it is possible.

Now, these days, I can easily be home every night, but it took a few years of seniority. Of course, you can get it in the right seat a lot sooner. I flew with one of our female pilots that stayed as s/o doing that until she could do it as an f/o on the 727, then stayed there until she could hold it as a widebody f/o.

 

[ashinsel]

What ground school are you in? Here's a question, what is your ultimate goal in aviation? I ask because it seems like having weekends off and being at home at night is a top priority for you, and you're only shooting for your first job right now. You're going to be away from home, A LOT, and if you really think that you'll have a good paying job even 2 or 3 years down the road that keeps you home at night and home on the weekends, your in for a serious disappointment unless you're just THAT lucky. One of my best friends father who is a corporate pilot described our job perfectly. He said "We are paid to be gone", and I think that's the simplest and most accurate way to describe this job.

If you're into law enforcment you could always become a cop with an airwing and hope to fly their helicopters/fixed wing aircraft. That might not have you at home during nights or weekends, but you'll be home everyday.

I was thinking 8-10 years down the road. My ultimate goal is to do something I love and be home mostly on the weekends eventually. I'm not as concerned about being home every night.

 

[Crockrocket94]

Not necessarily. Many of the major sim training centers are 24 hours.

Yeah, but you wont be there for 24 hours at a time.

You might have to work the 10pm-6am slot, but thatll only happen every so often.

 

[Hootie]

I was thinking 8-10 years down the road. My ultimate goal is to do something I love and be home mostly on the weekends eventually. I'm not as concerned about being home every night.

Probably if you are a 10 year FO at a regional you could hold locals in base and make 50k ish a year. Then just pray your airline doesn't go through any major transitions for the next 20 years so you can enjoy it.

 

[sundog]

You could probably do it in Ag - although I'm not sure about the weekends all the time. Instructing should have you home, but weekends would be busy I'd think.

you will be home every night in Ag, if you move to where your job is. a lot of the guys (like me) go somewhere all summer and then go home in the off-season. you have to work EVERY day in the summer (unless the weather is bad), so no weekends off. on the other hand, you get all winter off to do something else.

of course, if you start your own business, you are the boss and you set the days off, if you want. just remember your competition will happily take care of your customers on your day off.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

I see you're around KPLU. Where do you do your spraying?

you will be home every night in Ag, if you move to where your job is. a lot of the guys (like me) go somewhere all summer and then go home in the off-season. you have to work EVERY day in the summer (unless the weather is bad), so no weekends off. on the other hand, you get all winter off to do something else.

of course, if you start your own business, you are the boss and you set the days off, if you want. just remember your competition will happily take care of your customers on your day off.