Sad, but true. They are also the ones who are rudely awakened to the fact that that they MIGHT get one of those items for their first jobs, and it ain't money or lifestyle...Bushav8er wrote:That should be the only reason but there are still those (uninformed youngsters and Egotists) that enter for the gold braid, money and lifestyleThe only reason to start a career as a pilot is because you love flying~
There are PRO's and CON's to every job. If you want to fly, and can't imagine being happy at any other profession, then I would consider it. Otherwise, I don't think it would be a good idea to get into aviation for a career. If a prospective student ever asks me about getting into aviation I tell them that I enjoy it, BUT I also try to give them the best, no BS view of what it is (some of them you can see just blocking out what they don't want to hear. They tend to be the unhappy ones later). If you don't like what you hear now about aviation, then you won't like it when you hear everyone you work with whining about how crappy it is.
If you aren't sure, do what the other guys said, get an intro flight, and think about it. If you like flying, get your PPL and do some flying for fun, maybe get a night rating. Then think about it some more, because you are going to commit more than money to this profession if you start flying for hire. The good scheds, money and such won't come around until you have a lot of ink in your logbook (real stuff, not Parker Penned) unless you get lucky or know the right people.