Reality of a career in aviation
Im 23 and recently started my journey to a career in flying after a discovery flight nearly two months ago. My local flight school partners with an online university and everything seems laid out and legit. Last week I got my first class medical out of the way but now I’m getting cold feet. I currently work full-time and am so hesitant on taking out these big loans for flying. It has me wondering, after reading through countless stories of people’s loan disasters, if there is a reality in which I can make this happen. None of this has to do will the discipline for studying or real life practice, but is purely on the overwhelming debt I’ve heard so much about. So I suppose my question to those who have made it to CFI and beyond - What was your plan to take care of all the accumulated debt? How much did you take out in loans or did you pay over time while working (which is what I’m considering)? Any advice not particular to my exact situation would be helpful as well!