26 and going for first £3000/month

[The Racing Driver]

Hi Everyone,

I've joined this forum a long time ago and it's time to break the silence on where I've been and where I'm going:

- For the last 10 years I've worked really hard to become a pro racing driver. Due to many personal and outside factors, namely funding, involving myself with the wrong people, and the worldwide Corona debacle, my racing career lost momentum.

- I've done many different types freelance gigs in the past, from web development to copywriting. Never brought big money, usually 3-figures and sometimes low 4-figures per month. I've failed quite a bit to achieve any significant traction in my business ventures.

- Begun a Commercial Pilot's License course in 2021 and should be getting an EASA (European) Commercial Pilot's License in the second half of this year. I just got done with my 13th and last theory exam. The commercial pilot exams were one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life.

Target: £3000 ($3725)/month. Why this? This is a stepping-stone goal that I can see myself achieving in 2023 along with my course commitments. Of course this is peanuts compared to what others are making on this forum, however this is a goal that motivates me, and I believe you can be financially independent almost anywhere in the world with this money.

My strengths:

- Relatively intelligent. Achieved ~85% average across commercial pilot's license exams through self-study.
- Hard-working. When I desire something, I don't give up.

My weaknesses:

- Complacency. My parents are relatively well off and are footing the bill for my commercial pilot's course. They want nothing more than for me to get an airline pilot job. At the moment, I don't really have to do much more than study hard and be a good son, but I desire so much more.
- I've been very flaky in the past. I say I'll do a lot, but haven't lived up to my promises so many times.
- I've been slow to put things into action and I'm working on changing that by posting regularly here for accountability.

TLDR: 26M, former racing driver and current student pilot close to getting a commercial pilot's license. Going for my first £3000/month.

I will be posting my plans, actions and the new habits I'm building to achieve my goal starting today. I will be spending more time on this forum, because I am desperate to improve my mindset and be around strivers who can give me constructive feedback.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

- Relatively intelligent. Achieved ~85% average across commercial pilot's license exams through self-study.
- Hard-working. When I desire something, I don't give up.

Welcome aboard my friend.

These strengths can outpull your weaknesses. Stay strong.

and the new habits I'm building to achieve my goal starting today.

Shamless plug: try GoalSumo.com.com to define and execute your plan! I use it daily.

 

[Young Money]

Hi Everyone,

I've joined this forum a long time ago and it's time to break the silence on where I've been and where I'm going:

- For the last 10 years I've worked really hard to become a pro racing driver. Due to many personal and outside factors, namely funding, involving myself with the wrong people, and the worldwide Corona debacle, my racing career lost momentum.

- I've done many different types freelance gigs in the past, from web development to copywriting. Never brought big money, usually 3-figures and sometimes low 4-figures per month. I've failed quite a bit to achieve any significant traction in my business ventures.

- Begun a Commercial Pilot's License course in 2021 and should be getting an EASA (European) Commercial Pilot's License in the second half of this year. I just got done with my 13th and last theory exam. The commercial pilot exams were one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life.

Target: £3000 ($3725)/month. Why this? This is a stepping-stone goal that I can see myself achieving in 2023 along with my course commitments. Of course this is peanuts compared to what others are making on this forum, however this is a goal that motivates me, and I believe you can be financially independent almost anywhere in the world with this money.

My strengths:

- Relatively intelligent. Achieved ~85% average across commercial pilot's license exams through self-study.
- Hard-working. When I desire something, I don't give up.

My weaknesses:

- Complacency. My parents are relatively well off and are footing the bill for my commercial pilot's course. They want nothing more than for me to get an airline pilot job. At the moment, I don't really have to do much more than study hard and be a good son, but I desire so much more.
- I've been very flaky in the past. I say I'll do a lot, but haven't lived up to my promises so many times.
- I've been slow to put things into action and I'm working on changing that by posting regularly here for accountability.

TLDR: 26M, former racing driver and current student pilot close to getting a commercial pilot's license. Going for my first £3000/month.

I will be posting my plans, actions and the new habits I'm building to achieve my goal starting today. I will be spending more time on this forum, because I am desperate to improve my mindset and be around strivers who can give me constructive feedback.

Welcome!

Yes, its important to stay the course. Complacency is an enemy of mine too as well as procrastination. We can't let weeks go by without doing anything or those weeks quickly turn into years.

Lets make 2023 our year!

 

[The Racing Driver]

Step 1: Getting off the sidewalk and onto the slowlane​

First things first, I need to move from Team Consumer to Team Producer.

To start building up to the first £3k month, I will utilise a number of strategies. I know some are obviously slowlane, but I need to start by becoming a net producer.

1. Job / Employment

- I anticipate I will be ready to take up job in a 2-3 months. Right now, I'm in the middle of some flying modules, so I'm unable to work full-time as I need to be available during the week for any flights.

- At at a min. wage of £10/hour. I should be able to net ~£1600/month working full time. Though once I get my commercial pilot's license, I would ideally make more than £2000/month. Based on what I've heard, salaries for newly qualified pilots working as flight instructors are woefully low. So I'll need to work on networking and hopefully get hired as a charter pilot.


2. Services
- I currently have one client paying £63/month for monthly website maintenance.

- I've successfully gained a number of long-term freelance clients on Upwork in the past. Upwork isn't ideal because of its fee structure. So I will start by using it as one of my sources of leads.

3. Products
- Selling products at scale would be what I envision gets me onto the Fastlane. At the moment, I don't have any products of my own to sell, however there is a lot of extra furniture from the previous owner in my house that I can sell.

- Over the next few months, I will work on dedicating time to brainstorming and executing on business ideas I have.


Action Steps January 2023:

As we're already nearing the end of the month I got to keep this short. Before February I intend to:

- Decide what freelance service(s) I'm going to offer.
- Start updating my personal website to display my skills and the services I can offer.
- List all the furniture I have in my house for sale on online marketplaces.

 

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[Justin Henderson]

Step 1: Getting off the sidewalk and onto the slowlane​

First things first, I need to move from Team Consumer to Team Producer.

To start building up to the first £3k month, I will utilise a number of strategies. I know some are obviously slowlane, but I need to start by becoming a net producer.

1. Job / Employment

- I anticipate I will be ready to take up job in a 2-3 months. Right now, I'm in the middle of some flying modules, so I'm unable to work full-time as I need to be available during the week for any flights.

- At at a min. wage of £10/hour. I should be able to net ~£1600/month working full time. Though once I get my commercial pilot's license, I would ideally make more than £2000/month. Based on what I've heard, salaries for newly qualified pilots working as flight instructors are woefully low. So I'll need to work on networking and hopefully get hired as a charter pilot.


2. Services
- I currently have one client paying £63/month for monthly website maintenance.

- I've successfully gained a number of long-term freelance clients on Upwork in the past. Upwork isn't ideal because of its fee structure. So I will start by using it as one of my sources of leads.

3. Products
- Selling products at scale would be what I envision gets me onto the Fastlane. At the moment, I don't have any products of my own to sell, however there is a lot of extra furniture from the previous owner in my house that I can sell.

- Over the next few months, I will work on dedicating time to brainstorming and executing on business ideas I have.


Action Steps January 2023:

As we're already nearing the end of the month I got to keep this short. Before February I intend to:

- Decide what freelance service(s) I'm going to offer.
- Start updating my personal website to display my skills and the services I can offer.
- List all the furniture I have in my house for sale on online marketplaces.

The extremely low pay for beginning pilots are what made me jump on other alternatives. I'm not sure how Europe is, but its the definition of slow lane in Canada. You can earn a 6 figure salary as a high seniority international Captain, but you gotta hope you are able to get to that point, while also staying in that specific airline without it suddenly making cuts. The second you lose your job at an airline, its back to square one as an FO for some other airline, it honestly sucks.

If you do look for a job, I reccomend working ramp. I've made alot of airline connections just by doing ramp part time. Its a surprisingly small industry. It could help with fastracking into charters while you continue your freelance.

 

[The Racing Driver]

The extremely low pay for beginning pilots are what made me jump on other alternatives. I'm not sure how Europe is, but its the definition of slow lane in Canada. You can earn a 6 figure salary as a high seniority international Captain, but you gotta hope you are able to get to that point, while also staying in that specific airline without it suddenly making cuts. The second you lose your job at an airline, its back to square one as an FO for some other airline, it honestly sucks.

If you do look for a job, I reccomend working ramp. I've made alot of airline connections just by doing ramp part time. Its a surprisingly small industry. It could help with fastracking into charters while you continue your freelance.

Thank you for the advice Justin! I literally see just piloting a plane as a valuable skill. I too am not interested in working for the next 12 years at one airline with the hopes of making 6-figures, which by that time will probably not be much due to inflation.

 

[RicardoGrande]

Commercial pilot in europe?
@Gabbe18 may be a cool person to connect with!

 

[Gabbe18]

I've decided on web development.

You should check out @Fox and his YT channel Fox web School and his course.

So great stuff there with a great FB community! Strongly recommend it!

 

[Chrisrod2597]

Welcome! I can definitely relate to your struggles with complacency and feeling like you're not doing enough. Living with my parents as well, it's easy to get caught up in the expectations of others and lose sight of our own unique paths and goals. But it's great that you have a specific goal in mind and are taking action to achieve it. Remember that it's okay to make mistakes and fail, as long as you learn from them and keep pushing forward. The community here is always here to support and guide you, so don't hesitate to reach out for help. Good luck on your journey!

 

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[The Racing Driver]

January 2023 Update

The first half of January I was fully focused on studying for my final aviation exams. It was a real do-or-die situation for me to pass them as I was approaching the time limit. I passed and after a few days of relaxation and taking care of other tasks. I resolved to do the following in the last few days of Jan:

- Decide what freelance service(s) I'm going to offer.
- Start updating my personal website to display my skills and the services I can offer.
- List all the furniture I have in my house for sale on online marketplaces.

Results:

1. I've decided on web development. It's something I have been doing for years and by no means I am an expert, but I realise I have a knack for it and have helped tons of people. I have a number of business ideas that would need web development and lots of code to become a reality.
2. I set-up a "Coming Soon" landing page on my personal website. Though I haven't started developing it yet.
3. Everything is listed. But haven't managed to sell anything from my posts. Selling stuff online is an area I find difficult.

February 2023 Plan

New Habits:

- Wake up at 6:30am daily. Be in bed before 10:30pm (Started this week and going well. I want to gradually wake up even earlier).
- Use GoalSumo.com.com on a daily basis.

I have begun using GoalSumo.com to start writing down my dream, mid-term and short-term goals. I am just getting the hang of things and will need to keep fine tuning my plan.

Feb Action Plan

I envision I'm going to do a bit of flying lessons this Feb. So in my remaining time, I'm going to focus my efforts on helping people on a daily basis. I anticipate I'll be getting lots of business ideas doing this.

I need to brush up my own web development skills, so I'll be working on creating new and updated personal website. Apart from that, I will help a former client (a serious entrepreneur) do a website transfer. Few days ago I was chatting with him via email and offered to help solve his problem for free by getting his website off Shopify and onto another CMS. Today he agreed and gave me access to his site.

1. Get new personal website up.
2. Help former client with site transfer.
3. Idea mapping for business ideas I have (stuff that has Fastlane potential)

(I feel my action plan isn't complete yet. There's so much more I'd like to do, and in the coming days and weeks, I hope to update it with more serious actions).

 

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[mamamargaux]

Can relate to you. Grew up in a well-off household. slacked off half my life so I am in debt because I squandered it all. Wish I read MJ de Marco's books decades ago. Goodluck on your path to being a pilot.

 

[The Racing Driver]

July 2023 Update

The last couple of weeks have gone by fast! I was doing a lot of flight training, preparing to leave the UK, and travelling for several days I drove from the UK to Portugal.

In terms of earnings, Client 1 paid me £315 for several months website maintenance. Client 2 paid me £100 for some website content updates. I’m hardly making anything, and I was thinking of changing course as I was feeling the web dev space is saturated.

However, after speaking to another fellow forum member. I realised I was holding myself back. People are already paying me to help them, and if there are other people who could benefit from my skills. I’m doing them a disservice by not offering my value to them.

To grow my income, I need to start by removing bottlenecks.

Biggest bottleneck: I have too few clients.

Now that I’ve finished some work for my two current clients, I don’t have much lined up to do for the following days.

Challenge: Send 100 proposals (2/100 Sent)

I intend to use the following sources to find leads.

- Upwork
- Past clients
- Cold-email clients in the same area that I’m working in.

It’s hard to put a time frame on this, I’m aiming to get to 100 by end-August, but I won’t stop until I’ve hit this number. Then I can analyse and adjust.

Providing lots of value in proposals can easily take me an hour or two per proposal and I don’t know how much time I’ll have in the coming weeks to acquire more clients, but I will work on sharpening the saw: my web-dev skills and sales skills.

As I write this, I’m at home Portugal where I’ll be volunteering at an event next week. I’m kinda on holiday but also working at the same time. In early August, I'll be moving to another country to begin flight training to get my Instrument Rating.


Reflection

I’ll be turning 27 in under 2 months. I still have so much work to do on my identity. Family conditioning has strengthened my beliefs that I need a good job in order to succeed, and that I can’t succeed as an entrepreneur starting from nothing.

I have consequently been doing really well in my pilot training, and under-performing business wise. I’ve been adopting the identity of “Aspiring Pilot” instead of Entrepreneur. This needs to change.

 

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[The Racing Driver]

Mid-Q4 2023 Update

In early October I did some flight training and then from mid-October to early November I finished a 3-week Multi Crew Cooperation Course. 40 hours of A320 simulator training and a lot of study later, I passed with good grades.

Business wise:

My clients still need my help every now and then. I'm still doing some work for them, but I'm not making a lot at all. Flight training is mentally demanding and I find it impossible to really give it my best with freelancing. I’m putting off finding new clients and pitching my existing clients on new services that I can offer them.

Brain Dump:

• I can’t wait to get done with flight training and get my commercial pilot’s license. I’ve gone through so many setbacks that have cost me a lot of time and money over 2023. Hopefully I should be done with everything in the next few months.
• Getting hired as a pilot in 2024, should help me get to £3000/month, achieving my goal in the title of this thread.
• I’m far more interested in proving value within the aviation industry as an entrepreneur. There’s so much study, training and money needed to become a pilot, which means barrier to entry is really high, and that’s a good thing.

 

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[The Racing Driver]

May 6th - 12th Review

Last week I planned to

1. Add 20 new listings and a blog to my directory site (Done!)
2. Send in first airline pilot job application (Done!)

My web app is far from perfect, and I'm continuously making improvements almost everyday. Making listings is a

As a newly qualified pilot, I don't have much flight time which is everything in aviation. Therefore this first job is so important for me to start getting experience flying jets, hopefully I can move into being a contract pilot flying private jets soon once I have the experience or am given the opportunity through a connection.


May 13th - 19th Plan

1. Directory Site - Contact the 20 venues whose listings I created, and tell them I want to promote them.
2. Launch Updated Personal Website

Current personal website is a one-page HTML page. My new site will be built on on WordPress, so I can add a blog and more pages to talk about business and aviation related stuff.

Goal is to better present my "personal brand", cliche I know. But I feel a great personal website can help me stand out when it comes to getting hired by an airline, and I will use it to present case studies and a portfolio for the freelance work I do.

 

[Justin Henderson]

Welcome to the forum! I'm new here and ironically at the same point as you. (Student pilot, just finished PPL and doing commercial). Just wanted to say hi, as it sounds like we experienced the same extremely grueling exams. I'm from Canada, but I can't imagine the European testing being all too different with ICAO's global standardization.

Sound's like you're on the same path as me, trying to study and keep up to flight standards, while also pursuing a fastlane life. I'll be expecting many accountability posts to keep you in action!

 

[Miaminvice777]

you should try selling website starter kits or code files. People can go on your website, pick out a template download the files and customize it at their will through VS code assuming they have a basic knowledge of HTML/CSS. I've noticed a lot of people out there don't want strings attached or continuing fees with subscription services lot of these websites like Shopify and Wix push on people so it could be a good idea.

Sorry if my grammar is off lol

 

[The Racing Driver]

you should try selling website starter kits or code files. People can go on your website, pick out a template download the files and customize it at their will through VS code assuming they have a basic knowledge of HTML/CSS. I've noticed a lot of people out there don't want strings attached or continuing fees with subscription services lot of these websites like Shopify and Wix push on people so it could be a good idea.

Sorry if my grammar is off lol

Thanks for the tip. I'm looking at providing done for you services right now, rather than asking clients to customise anything. However if I see a need, I definitely will consider making digital products.

 

[The Racing Driver]

Where are you doing your pilots license? In the UK?

Portugal right now. Going soon to the UK to finish my course. I'll PM you.

 

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[The Racing Driver]

March 2023 Update

Life update: I'm moved to the UK.

Last few weeks I spent packing up and sorting stuff out at home in Portugal, and it took a few days to come here driving through Spain.

I have spent a lot of time in the UK, I know a lot of great people and my family now lives here too. So for me this country feels like home and works well for me now.

Business wise, I have only being doing website maintenance for an existing client and had a call with a previous client, who I plan to work with over the course of this year. With moving country, studying and full-day classes this week I could not take on anything more.

April 2023 Plan

- 4 out of 13 UK commercial pilot exams
- Finish last week of mandatory distance learning classes

I really want to be working and executing on something big right now. However, I know the quicker I get done with these exams, the sooner I can go all in.

Also when I achieve the commercial pilot's license here, it'll be a valuable skill and can open up new business opportunities. I will continue to post monthly updates and my learnings.

 

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[Gabbe18]

Shamless plug: try GoalSumo.com.com to define and execute your plan! I use it daily.

Just checked out the website and I really like the idea! Will probably sign up and give it a try.

Just out of curiosity, I saw a quote from you on the website and wanted to know if that is one of your new business ventures?

 

[SpinnerRedPenny]

current student pilot close to getting a commercial pilot's license.

@The Racing Driver if you plan to stay in Europe for your flying career, make certain to become extremely familiar and comfortable with instrument flying.

There were months in the winter over here my bros and I were the only people who saw the sun. That was assuming the weather was good enough for us to take off in the first place. Sometimes not even we got to see it.

It was almost as bad as sea fog summers in Japan and worse than the perennial haze in Korea.

One fellow I know here just transitioned out of the A380 with Lufthansa (I think he went to the A350 but don't quote me on that). Another close friend got his JAA PPL some years ago but went back to the US for his ATP and just got picked up by Frontier Airlines. They may be good sources of info for you.

 

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[The Racing Driver]

@The Racing Driver if you plan to stay in Europe for your flying career, make certain to become extremely familiar and comfortable with instrument flying.

There were months in the winter over here my bros and I were the only people who saw the sun. That was assuming the weather was good enough for us to take off in the first place. Sometimes not even we got to see it.

It was almost as bad as sea fog summers in Japan and worse than the perennial haze in Korea.

One fellow I know here just transitioned out of the A380 with Lufthansa (I think he went to the A350 but don't quote me on that). Another close friend got his JAA PPL some years ago but went back to the US for his ATP and just got picked up by Frontier Airlines. They may be good sources of info for you.

Yes, I just passed my multi-engine rating test and started instrument rating flight training few weeks ago. In the next couple of months I plan to finish a Multi-Engine IR rating and my CPL. Thanks for the tip!

 

[The Racing Driver]

Mid-2023 Update

Sorry for the radio silence. I wanted to post more often, but I did almost nothing other than study over the last 3 months to get the 13 aviation exams done and dusted. I also did a fair bit of flight training as well.

Q2 2023 Achievements

- UK Commercial Pilot Exams (COMPLETE! With 92% average)
- Multi Engine Rating (Done. I can now fly a twin aircraft)
- In June, earned $300 from two clients for a small amount of website work that I did alongside studying for my exams.


Q3 Plan

- Finish my commercial pilot license training (About 70 hours of flight time left)
- Continue doing freelance work. Aim to increase income from my existing 2 clients. Maybe try to land one more?
- Build a custom theme for my personal website on Wordpress.


Flight training is time consuming and I'll be moving to another country to finish it. In the next 3-4 months, if all goes well I should have my commercial pilot's license.

In terms of freelancing, I have a good relationship with my two clients and fully manage their websites. I could see myself doing more and earning more from them, but I know my time is limited this quarter.

I'll be developing my existing skillset by upgrading my personal website. Website Development is something I’m relatively good at and can get better at.

My North Star is still £3000 per month. By 2023 end, I want to hit this income by having a job as a pilot, selling a digital /physical product, and building a CENTS based business.

 

[SpinnerRedPenny]

I drove from the UK to Portugal

I know ferries have enabled this for decades, but it still astounds me that humans can move themselves by car or rail from one island to another. Whether it's UK-Continent via the 'Chunnel,' or Denmark-Sweden via the bridges and tunnels, or the Seikan Tunnel that connects Honshu-Hokkaido; what marvels have humans accomplished that make life better by enabling commerce and travel!

 

[SpinnerRedPenny]

Congrats on passing your multiengine instrument checkride!

 

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[The Racing Driver]

Congrats on passing your multiengine instrument checkride!

Thanks a lot man!

 

[The Racing Driver]

1st -14th January 2024 Review

1st - 7th Jan

I started off New Year's day with a cold which sapped some of my energy for several days. At the end of the week I travelled from the UK to my flight school in Spain to complete the last part of my CPL training.

8th - 14th Jan

I flew everyday for 6 days straight. I did both time building and flight training, and achieved 100 hours as Pilot-in-Command and finished the last bit of my CPL training! I've been studying a lot to make sure I'm familiar with all aviation regulations, procedures and technical aspects of the aircraft that I've been flying. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!


Business Wise:

The first two weeks of the year went by super fast, and I'm quite happy which what I've achieved in terms of my pilot training. However, in terms of business I have hardly managed to make any progress as most of my time and energy went towards flying.

I'm now beginning on a new project. It'll start off as a website that I wished existed years ago within an industry I'm very familiar with. I feel the timing is right, and since my flight training will not be so intense anymore, I plan to dedicate time to working on this on a daily basis. I already own the domain name and will share more about the project in the weeks to come.

Jan 15th - 21st Plan

Aviation: Two CPL Skills Test (as I hold both UK and European licenses)
Business: Start Writing website Content for my new project
Health: Sleep by 10:30pm every night. Get into a consistent habit of sleeping and waking up early again.

 

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[The Racing Driver]

15th - 28th January 2024 Review

Aviation: Two CPL Skills Test (Done!)
Business: Start Writing website Content for my new project (Started)

My two Commercial Pilot's License skills tests took a week to get done due to bad weather. But in this time I was studying like hell to be prepared for any question the examiner could ask me, and any situation that would come up in flight. I admit the skills test were freaking tough, and I really needed to prepare well.

After I got done with my last skills test, I have to admit.....I only felt a sense of relief. I didn't feel any sense of satisfaction. I admit my flying school was a pretty negative place to be, and I couldn't wait to get done and leave. But above all, I know I desire so much more. I feel I'm only using aviation as a stepping stone onto the slowlane.

After all the flying was done, I spent a day driving from Spain to my family's house in Portugal which we're going to rent out at the beginning of February. None of my family is here and I'm tasked with packing up and preparing the house to be handed over.


Jan 29th - Feb 4th Plan

I'm currently packing up and getting ready to leave. I'll be travelling from Portugal to the UK by car which will take around three days.

Upon arriving in the UK, I'll be starting a Multi-Engine IR (MEIR) conversion course the following week for my UK license, which I'll need to study for.

Business wise, a client wants me to start revamping his website, and I'm discussing the details with him. I'm also going to spend this following week researching which framework or CMS I'll be using for my new website project.

To summarise for the week ahead I'll be doing the following:

Personal: Pack up home and drive from Portugal to UK
Aviation: Start studying for MEIR course
Business: Research CMS and web frameworks. Start building first version of website.

 

[JordanK]

No clue about the aviation industry but with a background of racing cars and now trying to get into commercial flying. Are there opportunities with the RAF/military. Seems like it would fit your personality type and be quite exciting?

 

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[The Racing Driver]

No clue about the aviation industry but with a background of racing cars and now trying to get into commercial flying. Are there opportunities with the RAF/military. Seems like it would fit your personality type and be quite exciting?

I do find military jets exciting, but I'm not really considering that route as I've been self-funding my flight training. So in terms of ROI now, flying commercially is going to be my best bet to achieving my financial goals.

Racing cars is by far my biggest passion, but that, like aviation ain't cheap.