Maybe you ought to become a long haul truck driver instead of a pilot, Kaleb. A WW2 pilot I knew, who couldn't find a flying job after the war, bought a truck and hauled produce until he did find a flying job. He said truck driving was a lot less boring than flying. You could buy one of Craigs trucks and haul produce or lease to a trucking company. After your kids have left home you could teach your wife to drive the truck, and you and her could become a team. According to a truckers magazine, there are a lot of husband wife teams in trucking. Just a thought. Gerry
"Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > This is not necessarily for me but was talking about it with a friend today. > The other discussion was about if early 40’s was too old to pursue a career > change to commercial pilot. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 22, 2018, at 9:30 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > Rent the plane AND the instructor pilot while you learn. Capital outlay > > will be less, your pace will be more relaxed, and you will learn more. > > > > Qualifying for a pilots license isn't like a car driving license. Takes > > much longer and involves many more details that must be done "just right" > > or.... you die. There are no "parking lots" in the sky where you "pull over > > and sort it out". All aircraft wrecks start on the ground before you take > > off. Find a good Certified Flight Instructor and stick with them. > > > > Grant... > > Commercial Pilot, fixed wing and helicopter, Multi Engine, Instrument, > > Restricted Aircraft endorsements, multiple type certificates, low level > > aerobatic endorsements. etc etc etc. > > I've spent a considerable amount of time not in contact with the ground, > > earning a living. You will know in first 10 hours flying with instructor if > > you really want to do it. > > And, remember, take all the letters in the word "aviation" and you will > > never spell "cheap" with them... ;)) > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 7:13 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> If a person wanted to get their private ticket, are you better off renting > >> a plane or buying/buy a share of a plane? > >> > >> > >> --- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > >> http://www.avg.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
