Not depressed, no more
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Not depressed, no more
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Last edited by Teamflyer on Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:37 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Young lad needs help please!
I think you will find your head much clearer and your depression lift the moment you're free of your loan payments and bond. The loans especially. Don't kill yourself working to speed this up, but don't extend it if at all possible. Steady wins the race. Summer is not very far away. Once you're clear of those ball and chains, evaluating your options will be infinitely easier, as you'll be relaxed and feeling empowered having savings instead of payments, a better negotiating position with more experience and hours under your belt and no bond.
There are a couple active threads in the flight training section of this forum talking about degrees and diplomas etc. in aviation and one in the general section titled "employability outside of flying" Lots of thoughts from different angles expressed in them.
There are a couple active threads in the flight training section of this forum talking about degrees and diplomas etc. in aviation and one in the general section titled "employability outside of flying" Lots of thoughts from different angles expressed in them.
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arctic_slim
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Re: Young lad needs help please!
When I had my first flying job and was making welfare money I had a second job as a rampie for Westjet. It helped pay bills and for me it was a fun job, I always enjoyed being a rampie. That of course depends on your schedule. I know people that have done everything from delivering pizza, to rampie to waitressing on their days off.
I think that the hardest part of this career is making it to and through that first job. Since youre sitting at 1000 hours already I think you're past one of the hardest parts. It should only get better from now on. Of course if the money is a main concern then aviation is probably a bad choice of careers. I would not blame you for leaving flying to pursue a career that makes more sense economically.
I do it for the love of flying, not love of money. And it has helped me stay in it so far. I'm still relatively new to flying but I found the hardest part to be that first flying job and not getting depressed enough to quit. I'm still paying off student loans, and will be for the next 10 years probably but I keep telling myself that in the end it will be worth it, and I think it will be.
I think that the hardest part of this career is making it to and through that first job. Since youre sitting at 1000 hours already I think you're past one of the hardest parts. It should only get better from now on. Of course if the money is a main concern then aviation is probably a bad choice of careers. I would not blame you for leaving flying to pursue a career that makes more sense economically.
I do it for the love of flying, not love of money. And it has helped me stay in it so far. I'm still relatively new to flying but I found the hardest part to be that first flying job and not getting depressed enough to quit. I'm still paying off student loans, and will be for the next 10 years probably but I keep telling myself that in the end it will be worth it, and I think it will be.
