>> If this is the career you want to pursue then you're going to have to just go for it.
You're going to face a lot of hurdles and you're going to have
to reassess yourself along the way, saying is it still worth it?
And it is.
I thoroughly enjoy it.
It gives me lots of opportunities, whether it's for travel or at home with free time.
But you've got to realize when you're away you really are away.
You're not just going to an office at 9 in the morning and back at 5.
But it's not going to be something that, depending on what level you want to achieve.
If you want to fly commercial, maybe as a corporate it may not take as long.
If you want to be a local instructor pilot which a lot of people do and it's a very rewarding job
as an instructor, that won't take as long to get there.
But if you want to make it all the way to the majors it's going to take a while
and don't think it's going to be something you can achieve in two or three years.
You might as well plan 10 to 15 years to get there.
And if it works better, quicker than that, that's great and just be happy with that.
But just look at that block of time, what type of family obligations you may have,
what kind of personal goals or achievements you want and just reassess yourself along the way
and just realize there's going to be a lot of challenges, maybe it's financially,
maybe it's time that you're going to need to face but if that's something you really want
to do just keep hanging in there and talk to some people
who have achieved that along the way.
And that can kind of reassure you that there is the nice,
the goal is worth the battle along the way.