It is expensive to become an airline pilot but for some reason everyone thinks it takes pilots only a couple of years to pay back a pilot loan. Nothing is further from the truth as it takes the average pilot at least 20 years to pay back his or her pilot loan. A lot can happen during those 20 years! LosingContinue reading
Tag: Unemployed
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22 September 2016 was the day I changed the name of my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account as well as my Youtube Channel. DutchPilotGirl became my new identity. In October 2016 I was able to launch this website. I truly did not believe that it would become such a succes and I am writing this small update because I wantContinue reading
My story: 2 years being unemployed as a commercial pilot
Up until now, there are a lot of unemployed pilots that are looking for an airline job. I have been there myself and I can tell you that the first airline job is quite hard to find. Airlines hire a relatively low amount of ‘new’ pilots compared to how many pilots enter the market. As you can imagine, the competitionContinue reading