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Welcome to the informational, inspirational, and transparent aviation careers podcast. Today we answer listener mail and focus on a listener’s question concerning the airline pilot lifestyle. 

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Talking Points:

• Financing college.
• Listing of colleges.
• What is the airline pilot lifestyle like?
• Away from home often.
• No holidays or weekends. 
• 6 to 8 weeks of training.
• Non-traditional working hours.
• Let’s use my hours from last year as an airline pilot who works a minimal schedule.
• Away from base 2475 hours for 2019 = 103 days.
• The average number of hours I am away in a year = 6.78.
• Normally I work 15 days a month max.
• 7 days in a row off every month.
• Normally most work 16 to 18 days a month.
• Commuting.

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