How to make it?

I started studying for my private license this week. It is harder than I thought it would be. When I started taking notes I realized that I am not very good at cursive anymore and printing is too slow. I think my hand is retarded or something. I am trying to learn as thuroughly as possible instead of just memorizing question answers. Thanks for the posative responses.
 
If you want to do your own independent aviation business with a piston twin, you might consider buying a twin and selling bulk time in it.

Buy an older twin with little engines (cheaper to run) and put an ad for bulk time in trade a plane. You put two pilots at a time in the front seats, one flying under the hood, the other as safety pilot. Make them fly 8 hours a day until they fly off the 100 hours. Charge them each $9k-$12k depending on what it all ends up costing you to run the plane per hour. And there you go. Twin engine one-man aviation business, no heavy lifting and profitable if you're extremely lucky.
 
Now Gremlin you are cooking with gas. I thought it might be Bart Simpson under that suit. ha ha What insurances and FAA rules are involved? What model and brand of airplane fit the bill? My goal isn't to be rich. I just want to enjoy something exciting. I already built a roof over my kids head.

Think about it. Out of all the cool machines out there flying machines are the top ultimate machine. You have different pressures and weathers, and different land obsticals. There is just so much. Every day is a new different situation. thanks again
 
Hootie said:
at least back when I was flying freight, there were a few guys (pilot/owner/mechanic types) who had their own 135 certified planes and did daily runs outstationed in the boonies where they live.
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what years were you flying freight? I've been flying on-demand cargo for the last 4 years and have never come across or even heard of any "one pilot-one airplane" operations.
 
hal3529 said:
What model and brand of airplane fit the bill?
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A twin Navion with lycoming O320 engines, a Piper Seminole, Beechcraft Duchess or a Piper Twin Commanche. I would aim for a Twin Commanche personally and that exact business plan is one that I considered. However I found a good job flight instructing and would prefer to get out of flight instruction full time now. At your age and movability flight instruction is an option. The thought of owning your own 135 certificate might be prohibitively expensive and there are much better ways to work in aviation with less stress. Stress is bad for your body just the same way hard labor is, don't kid yourself. Good luck and make rational, educated decisions.
 
If I was going to start my own "flying business" I would buy one a light twin and provide multi engine training (accelerated weekend long training or something like that). I know of one guy who has been doing it for the past few years and trust me his "one man" operation is doing well.

Remember that ownership of an airplane is crazy expensive....ownership of a twin means...you have to puppies (engines) to take care of....
 
scooter2525 said:
Its a good start to get your PPL and then go from there to decide if you want to make yourself a career pilot. Save yourself tens of thousands if you decide its not what you want to do.
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This advice. This, this, this.

After you get your PPL, if you still want to fly, then buy a light single which is IR-certified, and earn your Instrument Rating and Commercial Single ticket. Better yet, get a taildragger so you can get a TW endorsement and REALLY learn what the rudder is for - plus it's more fun. WAY more fun. :D

Build the time, and if you're careful with the plane, you should be able to get most of your money back out of it; the market has traditionally been pretty stable on fixed-gear singles.

Sell airplane. Buy twin. Do Multi-Add on. Then get into business if you want.

Aviation will suck up VAST amounts of time and money. Make sure you do this incrementally and have an escape clause. Remember that ultimately it's INSURANCE COMPANIES, not the FAA, that drives the major stuff in aviation.

I used to want to fly professionally, and then I realized that what I love doing - flying - becomes restrictive when you don't get to fly where you want, when you want. To me, that was more important - the freedom, and I've happily kept it a hobby.
 
SoCalFlyer2 said:
I think you should get your private pilot license and put away the remaining 40K or so for your children's college fund.
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That is the best advice that I have seen on here. I wish someone would have given me that advice 10 years ago when I started flying. Do something that pays well and allows you to be home everynight with your family, and then fly for fun on your own terms.
 
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