Grandson in flight training

Tom 86

Tom 86

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My G.S. was here last night talking about the flight training he's going through. He says he loves what he's getting trained to do & how advanced the new planes are. He said most are computer-controlled so they don't even need a pilot. They have them there to override the computer at times, also for take-off & landing.

I'm so proud of him as I always wanted to fly but could never get the instructions back in the '50s because the flight school was 75 miles one way from my home. Also, I didn't have the $$ to do it.

Does anyone else have grandkids who are proud of what they are doing?
 

Been There said:
What’s his ambitions after graduating?
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To fly for UPS or FedEx. The school will allow him to fly as a co-pilot for a small cargo they are attached with. They guarantee him a job as long as he passes all his tests.

He's talked with other pilots down there & they tell him cargo, don't talk back or fight with you as passenger flights do.
Even doing UPS, he will be in the $150,000.00 a year range as co-pilot. After he gets so many hrs he becomes a captain or pilot & then he will get well over $200,000.00
If he has to layover somewhere they pay for room & board, great medical insurance.
 

I wish him the best. I started too late, as I was 34 when I got my license. I had a gap in flying when I was caregiver for my wife. When I retired, there was a small airport half mile from me.
I got current again, and ended up flying missions for Angel Flight West and Pilots n' Paws. I just joined the United Flying Octogenarians.
 
bowmore said:
I wish him the best. I started too late, as I was 34 when I got my license. I had a gap in flying when I was caregiver for my wife. When I retired, there was a small airport half mile from me.
I got current again, and ended up flying missions for Angel Flight West and Pilots n' Paws. I just joined the United Flying Octogenarians.
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That's great Bowmore. He's 19, & hopes to finish his schooling in a year. They told him if he works on it 5 to 6 days a week he can do it.

What you're doing with your flights. I've heard a lot about Angel flights & the Pilots n' Paws. They show them a lot on our local news here.
 
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