Skydive4Lyfe
Active Member
Greetings Everyone! Former Real Estate portfolio manager turned professional skydiver who would like to venture into the world of aviation. Graduated from UND (09') years back, so hello to any Alumni on these forums.
Currently researching good options for my PPL here in Southern California before pulling the trigger. This has been something I've been going back and forth with for years.
Now 31, I'm in a financial position to pull the trigger and hope this could potentially become another career opportunity. Whether 121 or not, I love flying (parachutes, paragliders, speed wings/mini wings) and excited to see where this leads/takes me.
I see many taking the accelerated route for quick results (ATP etc)..Although that sounds fun and amazing in the short-run, I think doing it for the love of flying will lead to longevity and prevent me from getting burned out. With that said I prefer to crawl before trying to walk.
Currently I'm skydiving out of Perris, CA but open to traveling to other parts of the US to obtain licensing. Thanks for reading this and I look forward to reading through the forums here.
Lastly anyone have any idea if it would be cheaper to say buy a cheaper priced Cessna (e.g 150) to build hours (until say commercially rated) on versus renting/maintaining/hangar/insurance fees on ones own. Unsure what it truthfully costs to maintain a plane, will try and do more research into this.
All the best,
David
Currently researching good options for my PPL here in Southern California before pulling the trigger. This has been something I've been going back and forth with for years.
Now 31, I'm in a financial position to pull the trigger and hope this could potentially become another career opportunity. Whether 121 or not, I love flying (parachutes, paragliders, speed wings/mini wings) and excited to see where this leads/takes me.
I see many taking the accelerated route for quick results (ATP etc)..Although that sounds fun and amazing in the short-run, I think doing it for the love of flying will lead to longevity and prevent me from getting burned out. With that said I prefer to crawl before trying to walk.
Currently I'm skydiving out of Perris, CA but open to traveling to other parts of the US to obtain licensing. Thanks for reading this and I look forward to reading through the forums here.
Lastly anyone have any idea if it would be cheaper to say buy a cheaper priced Cessna (e.g 150) to build hours (until say commercially rated) on versus renting/maintaining/hangar/insurance fees on ones own. Unsure what it truthfully costs to maintain a plane, will try and do more research into this.
All the best,
David
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