Help me with my passion for flying

Hello!

My name is Roxanne and I'm 46 years old. I'm from Montreal.

Between 2019 and 2023 I followed my dream of becoming an airline pilot. For those 5 years I was a student pilot in training in a school around Montreal. I am now proudly licenced as a commercial pilot!

Here is a summary of the milestones I have achieved:

In April 2019 I started to study theory. Later that summer I started flying with an instructor.

In Summer 2020, I passed with great success my Private Pilot Licence!

Then I got my Multi-Engine and Instrument Rating in April and October 2021.

In 2022, I completed my Commercial Pilot Licence in August 2022.

As you can see, becoming a pilot is not easy. It's time, money and effort you need to dedicate to studying for written exams and for flight training.

Flight training is VERY expensive, it costs about 80-90K to become an airline pilot!

But finding your first job is a challenge. You need to make sacrifices in order to get that chance of being hired with low time. So I tried different options, including trying to become an instructor (additional costs of 15K) but my school closed… and I realized this wasn’t for me.

At 46 years old, I'm mature and experienced enough to be disciplined and focused. I have university degrees and I was very motivated to become an airline pilot.

However, entering the market and get your first job appeared to be way more difficult that expected. There are many called, but few are chosen. After spending 2023 and 2024 of trying to get a first copilot job without having to move and live remotely in Canada, I decided in 2025 it was time to let go and close that chapter as a career option.

Thanks to all my suitors, with your help, I realized my buggest dream and the most difficult one. It forged the person I am now, I learned so much and none of this is lost. It will keep a special place in my life and I may try again to find a job. No doubt your support made a huge difference.

Now, I am thinking of doing my float rating or building hours on my own.

I can't thank you enough.

Roxanne XOXOX