[darrenhall]

Flying is a tough career path my friend. I went to college at UND , studied AV . Finished college with 250 hrs , Multi , INST COM lIC and over $100k in debt. I went back home and got a job flying a 1956 C182 straight tail for a sky diving drop zone. I was paid $4 a load or $1 per skydiver. I did that for 3 years. I then started flying back country charters and scenic flghts in to Glacier National Park in a C206 and C185 in NW Montana. Then I got married and needed to make some money and quit flying. 6 years later an old friend hooked me up with a flying job with OmniFlight Helicopters. It is a Air Ambulance gig. I flew Pilatus PC12's and Super KingAir 200's . Then the hosiptal I was contracted with Omni didnt re-up and I was out of a job again. Now, Ive decided that I will only fly for fun , No more flying for pay. Anyway, most of us that are pilots started flying because we love aviation not because we wanted to make money doing it. Trust me as soon as you start getting paid to fly it is nolonger fun. I promise.

By the way I am also just over the age limit for Military , I wish I would have gone that route. I am 32 now

Cheers,

Darren