With many new pilots qualifying every year the one worry for everybody on a non tagged scheme is are there any new pilot jobs?
Well the answer is yes there are, however you may not get a job within your first few months or even years. This is something that you will need to be prepared for and will need to put a contingency plan in place.Of course there are people who qualify and get a job flying within a few weeks and this could happen to you which of course would be great. However for everybody who has been so lucky there are people who haven’t and are months / years into trying to get their first job.
The main question you need to answer is how will I put food on the table if I cannot find a flying job anytime soon? For me the answer is to keep working in my current industry (IT) until the job I need shows up.
If you do not have a career behind you then you need to be willing to do whatever it takes to keep the cash coming in. You have to remember that as a qualified pilot you will want to one thing more than anything else and that’s fly! Flying is not cheap, this is something we all know.
On top of this you will have to renew your ratings & medical yearly, which again is going to take more of your hard earned cash.
If this is your dream chase it I say, life is short, too short for regrets but make sure you know what you are getting yourself into. Make a business plan, work out the costs, put in contingencies and most importantly get somebody to check it over to make sure the numbers and figures add up.
The jobs are out there, you just have to be prepared to relocate anywhere and possibly wait for them to be offered to you. Being flexible is a benefit, if a job comes up in Italy tomorrow you need to be willing to take it. Your first job may not be in the United Kingdom.
Remember, you only fail if you give up.
