![]() And if you’re young and single and independently wealthy, there’s not much else to consider. ![]() Okay, you’ve had your heart-to-heart with yourself and all our negative haranguing can’t seem to dissuade you from your chosen course. Here, then, are some issues for you to consider before you pull the trigger: The only way to know if you have what it takes to become a professional pilot is to ask yourself hard questions and then listen carefully to your heart for the answers. There’s no way this or any other guide can definitively answer the question. Certainly a helicopter pilot career can be challenging and rewarding, but are you cut out for the job? It’s one thing to be excited and motivated after taking a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon or Kauai’s Na Pali Coast it’s another thing entirely to be in the pilot’s seat, in bad weather, responsible for a multi-million dollar aircraft and a dozen lives. So before you rearrange your life, go in debt to your eyelids and possibly alienate family and friends, think about what you’re planning to do. The fact is no one but you can determine whether or not a flying career is your future. Some work hard, apply themselves and eventually succeed others don’t. ![]() We’ve seen all ages and professions (okay, no lion tamers so far) come through the school. The truth is, there is no single type, color, creed or sex who has the tenacity and singleness of purpose to do what it takes to eventually grab the brass ring. What does a professional helicopter pilot look like? A buttoned-down ex military man with a crew cut, starched collar with a steely gleam in his eyes? A former hippy candle maker with a bushy beard and wrinkled clothing that still smells faintly of patchouli? A 40-something former pipefitter with two kids in college and a mid-life crisis? ![]()
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