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Originally Posted by rockryno
I would like to become a commercial airline pilot and eventually fly for FedEx (my current employer). However, America is making that career choice very difficult. This new 1500 hour rule will basically kill my hopes of ever flying frofessionally. Im barely too old to fly military, and in pretty deep with student loans for my first 170 hours.
So, are there any paid pilots here? Let us know what you do, and how you got there.
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Go to Botswana and fly for a charter outfit.
We were there traveling in 2009 and got a pilot that looked to be barely 21. He told us that he was building hours and having fun in anticipation of one day working for Lufthansa.