Corporate Pilot Career 

Thanks Efrain, you can do it now more successfully and faster than anytime in history. MANY companies are looking to hire, and will help you get there. It's a great time to get into aviation. And thank you for your service as a LEO!

50… yea, that is late in the game if you don’t have a good bit of time already. Maybe if you are retiring from law enforcement helicopter pilot.

Listen closely to this guy… he has been flying his entire life. There were clues to just how expensive this endeavor is where he mentioned his type ratings. If you don’t have a type rating in a mid sized jet by age 50, you will not make back what it costs you to get it. Having been in law enforcement, I would advise becoming a lawyer as a second career or doctor… far less expensive and will pay more longer. A medically disabled lawyer can still work, a pilot can not. Just hearing this guys brief history… he has spent well over a half million dollars in training. Likely closer to $1 million. It is hard to believe, but yes, this training was over time. My cumulative flight training expenses are well over $640,000… and I’m not working as a pilot. There are dangers of going completely broke should you dive in without really examining this choice. Like I said… it is cheaper to become a doctor or a lawyer, and you can do it in the same amount of time.

I began my flight training in 2019. At the suggestion of my CFI, I purchased my own little airplane and used it for all my ratings all the way up to commercial multi engine. I retired from law enforcement in 2021 and in 2022 started my new job as fo in a CRJ. Now I fly a Gulfstream. It wasn’t easy, but it can be done.

@@6jefes948 Thats awesome! Congrats on having such a great mission and specific goal. You are an inspiration to many young pilots!

It’s definitely a great time to start, Garth. There has basically never been a better time in history to become a professional pilot. Have fun and study hard. Treat it like the serious profession it is because many lives depend on it.

I'm 43 as well and have a very similar story. All I really need is money to get back into flight training. Life also gets in the way for me too

Thanks Ben! You're welcome.

Thanks for your input. We’ll do a better job on the next one!

Maybe that's why we fly instead of ride elevators. Haha.

@@careersteer6497 just cut the music volume by about 50% maybe 75%, having some white background interview music is OK I think but this was a little bit loud

Yes, He is well under 65!

@@neatstuff1988 pls elaborate on that, at 62 , can you keep flying as an FO only after 65? Are you sure about that? That actually affects my personal situation. I'm suprised I dont know the answer to myself.

Hi Dannial, I would try and reach out to flight schools and whoever else might be able to help you get any questions answered. Good luck to you.

Get a job fueling...you'll be in contact with many resources

@@sophiasocal68 Excellent idea.

There is almost no career as a pilot that is 9-5. Not that we are aware of, anyway.

@@careersteer6497 thank you for taking the time to let me know

Generally, yes.

That’s great. I think the minimum is 1,500 total hours. So you’re close. All the best!

@@careersteer6497 , THX

Usually Military pilots already have training, so transition to civilian pilot jobs is easier.

ATC is an amazing career. We will be interviewing several controllers in the coming months.

@@careersteer6497 It is open hiring season there now for people under 30. This rarely happens. They want 1500 students.

@@thatguy7085 Yes. And they are covered under the FERS retirement system (Federal Employees Retirement System) that gives them a pension for life if they retire with 20 or more years of service.

Yes, it is pretty amazing, but it is tough to get into at older ages, even if you have an ATP already.

So based on my age it’s not that doable because of age even if I was in excellent health, that’s a bummer.

65 retirement age is for 121 carriers not corporate.

@@sophiasocal68 Sophia, is there any mandatory retirement age for any other part (91, etc) or is it just when you lose your medical?

Aging out at 65 only applies to the airlines. I have a great friend who is 75 and still flying part 135.