You're giving up on a hard-hit industry during an economy crash after only a year?
Nothing personal, man -- honest, I've enjoyed getting to know you since you've been here -- but if you say you haven't been able to get any job in aviation for a year, then you haven't been trying. Unless you're unwilling to move, train, or accept a standard starting salary, jobs are everywhere. Sign up for an RSS feed on AviationEmployment or Climbto350; there are jobs everywhere. Airlines are posting new stuff up on their Career sites on a weekly basis, FBOs are still taking people on... it's tough as usual to be a pilot, and there's a wait for ATC, but if you're mobile, willing to take on other roles, and are realistic about zero-experience wages, you can get hired within two months. Shoot, jobs are even offered here on JC from time to time.
Aviation's always been a demanding industry to get in to. Knowing people helps, but you've got to realize that everybody started somewhere; the vast majority of people in any aviation job weren't born into it, they worked hard for it... just like the rest of the real world.
