cbranda2
Active Member
Hello, fellow aviators!
I'm 38 years old, and I've been a software engineer for almost 10 years. I'm beyond burned out. The tech industry is not sustainable as you get older unless you become a manager and allow your skills to degrade. Even though I do enjoy writing software, I dislike everything else. (Useless meetings, change of priorities, corporate politics...)
I have bachelors degree from a 141 university program and was lucky enough to get some jet time flying a BeechJet 400 in Brazil as SIC. I graduated right after the great recession so aviation was extremely difficult and I decided to become a developer.
I need a couple hundred hours to get to R-ATP minutes. I'm thinking of reinstating my CFI and buying some block time (100/200hrs) to sharpen my skills again. Leaving my job to instruct full-time is a risk that I would rather only take if I absolutely have to. I would be willing to leave for corporate or part 135.
I understand things are not as good as they were two years ago, but they certainly seem much better than when I was flying. Regional pilots are now making a livable wage.
I don't have kids, and my expenses are quite low, except for a sports car that I plan on selling.
Do you have any recommendations on how to build time or how I should approach this situation?
I'm 38 years old, and I've been a software engineer for almost 10 years. I'm beyond burned out. The tech industry is not sustainable as you get older unless you become a manager and allow your skills to degrade. Even though I do enjoy writing software, I dislike everything else. (Useless meetings, change of priorities, corporate politics...)
I have bachelors degree from a 141 university program and was lucky enough to get some jet time flying a BeechJet 400 in Brazil as SIC. I graduated right after the great recession so aviation was extremely difficult and I decided to become a developer.
I need a couple hundred hours to get to R-ATP minutes. I'm thinking of reinstating my CFI and buying some block time (100/200hrs) to sharpen my skills again. Leaving my job to instruct full-time is a risk that I would rather only take if I absolutely have to. I would be willing to leave for corporate or part 135.
I understand things are not as good as they were two years ago, but they certainly seem much better than when I was flying. Regional pilots are now making a livable wage.
I don't have kids, and my expenses are quite low, except for a sports car that I plan on selling.
Do you have any recommendations on how to build time or how I should approach this situation?
