Being a pilot is a very serious job and while carrying passengers to and from destinations across the world is an extremely large responsibility, being a navigator of the clouds can be incredibly rewarding.

1. You learn skills that you utilize everyday in your personal and professional life.

Kassey Coan, writer at Airline Reporter talks about her experience within the aviation industry and how one $70 Groupon for a helicopter intro flight changed her entire perspective. Kassy is now a FAA-rated private helicopter pilot with 150+ flights under her belt. Kassy discuses how she learned so many valuable skills like multi-tasking, prioritizing, watching visuals, and creating back-up plans — basically skills that are totally necessary in everyday life.

2. The career opportunities are endless.

You basically have the opportunity to be a pilot in any part of the world. Having the ability to live and work in virtually any country is a total plus. On top of that, the places and things you get to see as a pilot are probably close to extraordinary. Not everyday you have the opportunity to fly to geographically amazing locations and get to see them from a birds eye view.

3. You’re apart of a select group of people who get to call themselves “pilots”

With the .2%o of the population having a pilot license, (Bold Method) this allows this profession to be considered only for the elite — which who wouldn’t want to be a part of a select club of professionals who can navigate through the sky?

4. Allows you to conquer heights, fears and various risks.

As mentioned before, being a pilot is serious business. Every time the plane leaves the airport there are several risks being taken. It’s important for the pilot to understand those risks and know how to correctly manage them. Also when being a pilot and holding responsibility for 150+ other passengers on a plane, you tend to lose sight of that fear of heights you previously had and concentrate solely on your job of transporting people safely to their destinations.

5. Show your friends and family.

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Lastly, you get to share your love of flying with your loved ones. Not only is this referring to the convenient pilot friend and family discount, but also to have the ability to show your family what you love to do and see how they can handle the cockpit!