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Hey guys,

I'm gonna be honest: I love aviation more than anything in the world ever since I could walk. I started flight lessons about a year and a half ago and am close to getting my commercial and CFI. I am not going into aviation only for the money, but recently I have been contemplating investment banking and private equity because of the money. I have been speaking to people who are very successful account managers, bankers, private equity managers etc and they have told me that I can make significantly more money in these fields. $500,000-700,000+ if I really put in the work within my twenties.

Of course, I can make $400,000+ as a captain. But I even spoke to a woman who was supposed to be going to the airlines and she decided to keep aviation as a hobby because the money she is making doesn't even compare to a senior captains' pay. She advised that I can always keep aviation as a hobby and make tons of money in a different field.

Now, I get it. Money isn't everything. But it means a lot to me, especially if I can make extremely good money. I'm just in such a hard position because my parents already spent $50,000+ on me for training, but I can't fight this burning desire and feeling that I can make a huge amount of money outside of aviation.

What do you guys think? Are there any pilots here who are/were going through what I am? Or who went into banking, private equity, etc? Is the opportunity really better in these fields?

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