I hope I am posting this in the proper section.If not my apologies nd please feel free to move it to the appropriate section.I picked general topics because this is not only an announcement but a little info about myself as well.
So as of 2 weeks and 2 days ago I am a Private Pilot. I am currently attending Career Pilot School aka CPS in Missouri. I finished up my PPL with CPS. I arrived here on June 30th and on July 8th I completed my PPL.Now I am working on my instrument rating,almost done with that.I have actually experienced 1.3 hrs of actual one word WOW. Your mind can play nasty tricks on you when in IMC.I truly have a new respect for clouds LOL. I wont go to far into details,but feel free to PM if you want and I will happily share my experience with you--maybe Ill even post it in another forum. Oh and for the record the fellas here at CPS have more than exceeded what they offer on the website. Great bunch of guys,solid equipment and have gone above and beyond for me so far.
So on to the gut spilling part. I am 34 years old and I guess you could call me a career changer---but I haven't really had a career to change.I am happily married with 2 boys. I started flying about 10 years ago but just recently had the opportunity to fulfill my dreams of being a professional pilot. I intend on becoming a CFI(part-time) and working another part-time job to keep a steady income. We all know that this industry is turbulent to say the least,hence 2 jobs lol.
So heres my thing, the day I left my family to come here( I am from California btw), it was hard to say good bye.Anyone who has a family knows this exact feeling I am talking about. So I am on the flight out here saying to myself "F$%# this I dint want to leave I can't do this!'' I know one of the things that comes with being a pro-pilot is having to say good-bye all the time.Its hard. It hurt me. It was a really eye opener and I am not even to the top of this career ladder yet. I keep asking myself " Is this what I really want? Is this really for me''? I know that most of this is coming form missing home,is a natural feeling.But you really begin to second guess yourself. So far I am doing alright, although there are some tough days. Its not so much the training its the ''other'' stuff that makes it hard.
My current feelings( and this really makes me angry) is I don't like this anymore........but........I know thats not true.It cant be. I know thats not how I really feel. This is my dream and for years I have dreamed of doing this. So why in the hell do I feel like this? Have anyone of you out there felt like this? You may ask--if you don't like it why do it. Good question.When I think about what I want to do with my life...aviation is always at the top..ALWAYS. It gets to the point where it(these feelings) hard for me to even concentrate on my studies.
So thats me in a nut shell---its a long read and I thank those who took the time to read it. Feel free to PM to leave comments and advice. I just wanted to vent you all of you out there!
Jeremy
So as of 2 weeks and 2 days ago I am a Private Pilot. I am currently attending Career Pilot School aka CPS in Missouri. I finished up my PPL with CPS. I arrived here on June 30th and on July 8th I completed my PPL.Now I am working on my instrument rating,almost done with that.I have actually experienced 1.3 hrs of actual one word WOW. Your mind can play nasty tricks on you when in IMC.I truly have a new respect for clouds LOL. I wont go to far into details,but feel free to PM if you want and I will happily share my experience with you--maybe Ill even post it in another forum. Oh and for the record the fellas here at CPS have more than exceeded what they offer on the website. Great bunch of guys,solid equipment and have gone above and beyond for me so far.
So on to the gut spilling part. I am 34 years old and I guess you could call me a career changer---but I haven't really had a career to change.I am happily married with 2 boys. I started flying about 10 years ago but just recently had the opportunity to fulfill my dreams of being a professional pilot. I intend on becoming a CFI(part-time) and working another part-time job to keep a steady income. We all know that this industry is turbulent to say the least,hence 2 jobs lol.
So heres my thing, the day I left my family to come here( I am from California btw), it was hard to say good bye.Anyone who has a family knows this exact feeling I am talking about. So I am on the flight out here saying to myself "F$%# this I dint want to leave I can't do this!'' I know one of the things that comes with being a pro-pilot is having to say good-bye all the time.Its hard. It hurt me. It was a really eye opener and I am not even to the top of this career ladder yet. I keep asking myself " Is this what I really want? Is this really for me''? I know that most of this is coming form missing home,is a natural feeling.But you really begin to second guess yourself. So far I am doing alright, although there are some tough days. Its not so much the training its the ''other'' stuff that makes it hard.
My current feelings( and this really makes me angry) is I don't like this anymore........but........I know thats not true.It cant be. I know thats not how I really feel. This is my dream and for years I have dreamed of doing this. So why in the hell do I feel like this? Have anyone of you out there felt like this? You may ask--if you don't like it why do it. Good question.When I think about what I want to do with my life...aviation is always at the top..ALWAYS. It gets to the point where it(these feelings) hard for me to even concentrate on my studies.
So thats me in a nut shell---its a long read and I thank those who took the time to read it. Feel free to PM to leave comments and advice. I just wanted to vent you all of you out there!
Jeremy