hi.

Klutch said:
hi.
i have a music degree but said fuck it im broke and now i fly planes.
im an oldhead from SGM, started playing in launch year, idk how much i'll be around because im busy buuuuut if im around pls say whats up
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hi klutch
 
titan said:
dang tell us more about the aviation arc
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Baaaaaaaaaasically, i've been teaching saxophone for the last few years to about 20ish students. I was bartending at the same time but it finally got to a point where it seemed like I'd be able to quit bartending and just live off of my teaching job. I was a bit wrong, because while my teaching job does pay incredibly well, I don't get paid if a student doesn't show up... which started happening pretty frequently. Once flu season came around and everyone was sick, I was getting 4+ cancellations per week, which really digs into my income. And if there was a test that week at the school I teach at, students would be calling off and whatnot.

So I started thinking about how I want sustainability; I was about to turn 26 and I'd really like to at least own a house at some point in my life, and at the rate things were going, that was never going to happen. At Thanksgiving last year, my uncle, who was a naval jet pilot for 20ish years was talking to me about aviation - I was playing a lot of MSFS, nerding out about aviation with him, and he asked if I was interested in flying real planes... I said that I figured I'd get a pilot's license at some point in my life, it has always been a thought in my head, but at that time, it wasn't realistic... to which he said, "no, as a job." From there he made me think a lot about it, I did a lot of research into schools, requirements of getting a major aviation job, etc., and I have now been enrolled in flight school for about a month.

It's a very new venture, but so far I'm fucking loving it. I love music, and I'm not turning my back on it, I just want to do something that is going to take care of me that I love at least as much as music
 
Klutch said:
Baaaaaaaaaasically, i've been teaching saxophone for the last few years to about 20ish students. I was bartending at the same time but it finally got to a point where it seemed like I'd be able to quit bartending and just live off of my teaching job. I was a bit wrong, because while my teaching job does pay incredibly well, I don't get paid if a student doesn't show up... which started happening pretty frequently. Once flu season came around and everyone was sick, I was getting 4+ cancellations per week, which really digs into my income. And if there was a test that week at the school I teach at, students would be calling off and whatnot.

So I started thinking about how I want sustainability; I was about to turn 26 and I'd really like to at least own a house at some point in my life, and at the rate things were going, that was never going to happen. At Thanksgiving last year, my uncle, who was a naval jet pilot for 20ish years was talking to me about aviation - I was playing a lot of MSFS, nerding out about aviation with him, and he asked if I was interested in flying real planes... I said that I figured I'd get a pilot's license at some point in my life, it has always been a thought in my head, but at that time, it wasn't realistic... to which he said, "no, as a job." From there he made me think a lot about it, I did a lot of research into schools, requirements of getting a major aviation job, etc., and I have now been enrolled in flight school for about a month.

It's a very new venture, but so far I'm fucking loving it. I love music, and I'm not turning my back on it, I just want to do something that is going to take care of me that I love at least as much as music
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Man, congratulations! That's really great that you realized a distant goal, and chased it! What do you hope to do in the aviation field as a career? General aviation, airliners?
 
Klutch said:
hi.
i have a music degree but said fuck it im broke and now i fly planes.
im an oldhead from SGM, started playing in launch year, idk how much i'll be around because im busy buuuuut if im around pls say whats up
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Musicians rise up! I also have a degree in music (Music Ed, BM & MM). Let's chat next time you're online!
 
titan said:
Man, congratulations! That's really great that you realized a distant goal, and chased it! What do you hope to do in the aviation field as a career? General aviation, airliners?
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Thanks :) Honestly I'm down for whatever gets thrown at me. Airlines is a huge goal since I need 1,500 hours flying to get considered for hiring, so until then I'm gonna be looking into private charter/cargo. I'll be working as an instructor for awhile as well after around 250 hours until I can find a decent job!
 
Klutch said:
Baaaaaaaaaasically, i've been teaching saxophone for the last few years to about 20ish students. I was bartending at the same time but it finally got to a point where it seemed like I'd be able to quit bartending and just live off of my teaching job. I was a bit wrong, because while my teaching job does pay incredibly well, I don't get paid if a student doesn't show up... which started happening pretty frequently. Once flu season came around and everyone was sick, I was getting 4+ cancellations per week, which really digs into my income. And if there was a test that week at the school I teach at, students would be calling off and whatnot.

So I started thinking about how I want sustainability; I was about to turn 26 and I'd really like to at least own a house at some point in my life, and at the rate things were going, that was never going to happen. At Thanksgiving last year, my uncle, who was a naval jet pilot for 20ish years was talking to me about aviation - I was playing a lot of MSFS, nerding out about aviation with him, and he asked if I was interested in flying real planes... I said that I figured I'd get a pilot's license at some point in my life, it has always been a thought in my head, but at that time, it wasn't realistic... to which he said, "no, as a job." From there he made me think a lot about it, I did a lot of research into schools, requirements of getting a major aviation job, etc., and I have now been enrolled in flight school for about a month.

It's a very new venture, but so far I'm fucking loving it. I love music, and I'm not turning my back on it, I just want to do something that is going to take care of me that I love at least as much as music
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God damn I may need to reach out to you in 2 - 5 years. Just graduated college and start my new software engineering job in August, but end goal has always been to be an airline pilot. I kept renewing my 1st class medical after a year and a half of fighting with the FAA due to an ADHD diagnosis. Finally got the special issuance 1st class medical, only to realize that flight training would be too expensive during college. Stopped renewing it and it sits idle, though I basically have to start flight training by 2026 because the one special issuance stipulation is to get a note from a flight instructor stating my abilities as a pilot. I guess I'll just start lessons, fly long enough to have a CFI comfortably write a note, and then stop until I have enough money to get from PPL to CFI where I can quit my software engineering job and do CFI full-time and blast through my remaining ratings.

It's awesome to hear you got into aviation. It's a bug that once it bites you, you're infected with life. 60k - 100k in training isn't an easy pill to swallow, in fact its probably the hardest pill to ever swallow since educational loans don't apply, only private loans, but if you grind for 2 years and get 1,500 hours, wholly-owned regionals (at least AA WO) are now making around $80/hr to $95/hr for 1st-year FO. Beside the pay, tell me whats better than flying 30,000 feet in the air at ~mach 0.8 with those epaulettes on your shoulder. It's damn worth it and if I make it, I hope to sit in the right seat while you're in the left seat. Keep the blue side up man!
 
My Dime Is Up said:
God damn I may need to reach out to you in 2 - 5 years. Just graduated college and start my new software engineering job in August, but end goal has always been to be an airline pilot. I kept renewing my 1st class medical after a year and a half of fighting with the FAA due to an ADHD diagnosis. Finally got the special issuance 1st class medical, only to realize that flight training would be too expensive during college. Stopped renewing it and it sits idle, though I basically have to start flight training by 2026 because the one special issuance stipulation is to get a note from a flight instructor stating my abilities as a pilot. I guess I'll just start lessons, fly long enough to have a CFI comfortably write a note, and then stop until I have enough money to get from PPL to CFI where I can quit my software engineering job and do CFI full-time and blast through my remaining ratings.

It's awesome to hear you got into aviation. It's a bug that once it bites you, you're infected with life. 60k - 100k in training isn't an easy pill to swallow, in fact its probably the hardest pill to ever swallow since educational loans don't apply, only private loans, but if you grind for 2 years and get 1,500 hours, wholly-owned regionals (at least AA WO) are now making around $80/hr to $95/hr for 1st-year FO. Beside the pay, tell me whats better than flying 30,000 feet in the air at ~mach 0.8 with those epaulettes on your shoulder. It's damn worth it and if I make it, I hope to sit in the right seat while you're in the left seat. Keep the blue side up man!
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Yeah it is definitely expensive... I took out a $73,000 loan to pay for this, but my thought is that if I can even get a job with like Ameriflight who start at $70,000 a year, I'd be able to pay it off relatively fast.

When the time comes hit me up and I'll gladly help you think about some stuff when it comes to choosing a school!
 
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