u/Elkborne

M31, currently just a retail delivery driver, thinking about trying to get my license over the next few years. Really I just enjoy handling any sort of vehicle and flying sounds amazing, plus want a career path that will earn me a decent wage. I understand (I think) the cost involved in lessons etc, but I wanted to ask about the general career progression after achieving a commercial license.

As I understand it, after getting the license the go to thing is to become an instructor to build up flight hours before getting into the better paid jobs, and that cap is generally at the 1000 hour mark. Are there any jobs other than are willing to hire with fewer hours than that or is just buckle down as an instructor until you clear the bottleneck?

Also, I'm not the most technically minded person, not a gearhead when it comes to cars or anything but am of course willing to learn more to understand the vehicles that I hope to fly. Is that going to hurt me in terms or career prospects and are there any resources I can get hold of to understand helicopters "under the hood" more?

Thanks