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10 Ways To Avoid Burnout As An Airline Pilot:

1. Go exploring instead of sitting in the hotel room.
2. Get a hobby.
3. Become involved in a charity.
4. Take some time off.
5. Pay it forward by helping others with their career
6. Get involved in General Aviation.
7. Stay as far away from Aviation As possible on your days off.
8. Look behind you at your passengers and remember how important your job is.
9. Try to increase your knowledge about the airplane or flying environment.
10. Don’t let your lifestyle grow into your salary and avoid feeling like you “have to go to work to pay the bills”.

Listener Feedback:

• A flight attendant who was considering a job as an airline pilot  has decided not to pursue a flying career.
• Steve Molos provides more advice for the military pilot from last episode.
• Can you do an episode on what it is like to be a UAV pilot?
• A listener interested in an airline pilot carer hears many negative comments in the online forums.
• Do you think it would be better at this point to try to ‘fast track’ my training by taking on debt, or to pay as I go while working my current job?
• Is an airline job a realistic goal for someone starting where I am, or should I concentrate on other flying jobs?
• I would like to professionally fly planes and make 60 thousand a year. Is this practical?

• A 51 year old would like know if he can still pursue a career in aviation as a pilot. 
• I would like to be a corporate pilot. What exactly is needed to be one?

Links:

Flying The World As A Corporate Pilot With Chris Thren – ACP033

ACP014 – What Is Business And Private Aviation?, Interview with Corporate Pilot Tom Wachowski

Airline and Commercial Pilot Pay

Pilots N Paws

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Ten Things You Should NOT do during this pilot shortage:

1. Burn your bridges.

2. Turn down interviews.

3. Don’t show up for the interview.

4. Show up for the interview with a bad attitude or overconfident.

5. Think this pilot shortage will never end because they always do.

6. Turn down a flying job because you are waiting for something better, and then ask for the job when the “better” never materializes.

7. Lie about your past since they will never discover my lie.

8. Don’t prepare for the interview.

9. Don’t show up for training.

10. Tell the interviewer you are taking the job until you find something better.

Listener Mail:

• A listener gives suggestions for saving money on your flight training.  
• A listener takes one step towards his goal by obtaining his Advanced Ground Instructor rating.  He plans on teaching and being available for instruction for anyone who I can help. I may try to get the IGI later this year as well. His ultimate goal is to become a full time instructor. We look forward to hearing his progress.  Here is a picture of an airplane he built helping him build hours towards his aviation goal.

• Percy shares how being a crop duster helped him achieve his goal of becoming an airline pilot in Brazil flying a 737.  
• A listener who was wondering if there were any Scholarships available  In Canada for pilot training.  
• A high time First Officer was furloughed in 2010 with several thousand hours of heavy jet time but has no PIC time since leaving the commuters  20 years ago. He wants to know more about jobs in China.
• A 47 year old real estate Broker and Instrument Flight Instructor is interested in shifting his  energy towards a career in aviation. He also has an MBA with management experience and wonders what opportunities there are for both flying and management positions. 
• A military band member is looking at moving on after his position is being eliminated. He is now looking towards a career in aviation and has taken one small step towards his career goal which includes studying as is shown in the picture below:

• A military pilot who  listened to episode 36 and is considering his options and wonders if he is competitive for the majors with only 1800 hours of total flight time.

Links:

ACP036 – Should You Leave The Military To Become An Airline Pilot?

Pilot Insurance and Financial Service

WASINC Jobs

ACP011-Flying In China, Interview With WASINC President Dave-Ross

FAPA.aero

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Welcome to Episode 44 of the podcast where we help you achieve your career goal. Today I have with me a frequent co host, Tom Wachowski, who is a corporate pilot and creator of the Pilot Jobs Book. Tom is going to help me answer listener mail and also describe a tool he has created to help you land a job and stand out amongst the competition.

Listener Questions:

I may not be getting much IFR time but doing surveys at altitudes from 1,000 – 20,000 feet flying precise lines is great training for stick and rudder as well as weather knowledge. Is the time and experience I am getting now are continuing to increase my value as a pilot?

With the new ATP training requirements coming next summer would I be smart to go ahead and spend the money to go get my ATP before the rules change? I love introducing people to flying and have thought about getting my CFI to be able to instruct on the side but I don’t have the cash to do both. Should getting my ATP be my priority?

What are your thoughts on air traffic controller jobs at contract towers?

I wonder if you know of any scholarships, grants or loans that are specifically for people not associated with a college?

I have a bachelors in Aerospace Engineering and I was wondering if the airlines/pilot employers look differently on someone with an ATP restricted certificate?

What would be the best aircraft type rating to start off with if I would like to be a corporate pilot with interest in the airline industry?
From: Andrew

How important is the multi-engine rating?

What schools are available for pilot training outside the U.S?

Success Story:

A listener relates how he took advice from a previous guest of the podcast and obtained his ground instructor ratings and partnered with a local flight instructor. He is now making money and working towards his flight instructor certificate.

Links Mentioned in this podcast:

ACP029 – Flying As Captain For A Major Airline With Jeff Nielsen Of The Airline Pilot Guy Podcast

Polk State College

Pilot Jobs Book Course

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Welcome to Episode 43. We are committed to helping you obtain your career goal through answering your questions and giving you an inside look into aviation careers. Now we are ready to take the next step with supplying you with some tools to help you move towards your career goal. One of the most exciting projects is the Aviation Scholarships Guide.

The Aviation Scholarships Guide is an exciting project for me because there are so many people who can benefit from receiving a scholarship to continue their training and degrees! Furthermore, many people don’t realize many scholarships are available even for those who are not in school and who may feel they need to financially qualify. This is very far from reality. There are scholarships for everyone.

If you are interested in the many scholarships the first 10 are free for anyone to view. If you register for a free access to AviationCareersPodcast.com the next 50 are yours for free. Premium members may view the entire updated guide. Check out the free guide today.

Another product I am excited about that we will talk more about in this podcast is The Practical Guide To Winter Flying. For those who are planning on becoming professional pilots or people who are interested in technical aspects of winter flying this course is for you. With me today is my friend and producer of the course Len Costa. Len is going to help me answer  listener questions, comment on feedback,  and describe in more detail the Practical Guide To Winter Flying online course. Some of the listener feedback and suggestions show that people are truly “thinking outside the box” when it comes to their career path.

Feedback and Questions:

• A listener with a good job wants to work with and/or around aircraft. He asks if there are businesses which operate out of the local international airport that but are not part of the airport itself? Once I have at least my commercial license, how do I find companies or people that would be looking to hire? How would I find someone who needs their crops dusted? How do I find aerial photography businesses? Is it all by word of mouth and networking or do I have to make lots of phone calls and internet searches?
• I currently have 13 years in the US Air Force as an aircraft mechanic. I do not have an A&P License but that is a goal. What are the prospects of getting hired as a mechanic? What is available if I were to get a pilot’s license?
• One listener has a tip for those looking into corporate aviation. Find a major local event that brings in corporate traffic. This could be a convention or sporting event, then try to get some part time or volunteer work at the FBO. You will meet pilots of all types of backgrounds.
• A laid off financial consultant asks how would you go about breaking into aviation with no previous experience? Would you take a role that is more hands on than behind a desk to get feel of the industry?
• A listener with a medical issues wants to know if he can still be a pilot?
• Have you considered doing a podcast on airline management?

Links Mentioned In This Podcast:

Meetup.com

Central Florida Pilots Association

National Aviation Academy

FAA Safety Team

IMC Club

Tampa Bay Aviation Association

Fina A Local EAA Chapter

Plane View Park and Other Plane Spotting around LaGuardia Airport.

Stuck Mic AvCast Episode 59 – Aircraft Salvage, Recovery, and Transport with @FastAviationFL

Practical Guide To Winter Flying

Gravelly Point Mark Arlington, VA – Plane Spotting