On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:12:09 -0400, tom418 wrote:

Good point. The requirements of airlines are often more stringent than
those of the FAA.


You know, it's not completely clear to me that the OP wants a flying job.
He did cite one relevant web site, but...

[I know that, much as I love flying, I prefer my non-flying job (esp.
where I get to be home every evening).]

More, the airlines are not the only jobs to be had that involve flying.
They may be the best paying (or not; I don't really know but I do observe
that people here largely seem to think of those jobs as the ideal), but
there are alternatives.

- Andrew