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04-20-2016, 04:21 PM
The cost of becoming a pilot is making the job a pipe dream
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As a boy growing up in upstate New York, Travis Evans was captivated by flying. **w, that love of the air has been grounded by his finances.
Evans, 32, joined the Air Force after high school, and then decided to go to school to become a commercial airline pilot. He enrolled in New York’s Dowling College — but then reality set in.
Even with his degree, he’d have **where near the 1,500 hours required to become even a co-pilot. Accumulating those hours would cost thousands of dollars, so Evans began to back off his dream.
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As a boy growing up in upstate New York, Travis Evans was captivated by flying. **w, that love of the air has been grounded by his finances.
Evans, 32, joined the Air Force after high school, and then decided to go to school to become a commercial airline pilot. He enrolled in New York’s Dowling College — but then reality set in.
Even with his degree, he’d have **where near the 1,500 hours required to become even a co-pilot. Accumulating those hours would cost thousands of dollars, so Evans began to back off his dream.
SEE ALSO: Etihad pilot turned plane around to let 2 passengers see their dying grandson (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/etihad-pilot-turnaround/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/20/regional-pilot-shortage/)
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