av8ercricket

If you have the bug to fly, it won't go away. Find a local FBO and get you pilots license ASAP. Flight School Universities are too expensive for what you get out of it, save the money at a local FBO. As per the family, only if the signifigant other is supportive, if not reconsider her. After you get your foot in the door flying for a regional or who ever, it gets easier after a few years, just start networking. Besides the airlines that are unstable, there are corporate gigs that maybe also what you are looking for, and or local companies that just go out and back in a day. After being hired by the airlines in early 2001 and furloughed after 9-11, my friend got on w/ Flight Ops. When the airlined called him back, he did go back and upgraded in late 2004. Would have been sooner if not for 9-11. Now he decided to change a little and he works local at the FAA FSDO office and is home every night. Get the license, then perhaps get a bachelors on line, there are grants for low income families to finish your degree, I did and it worked out great and saved me Thousands! Embry-Riddle on line for example.