Zero to fatpl with a full time job
hi, I'm new here and like a lot of first time posters have a dream of flying for a career.
I'm 39, in a full time decent job working 9-5 with an engineering company (not aviation related) and have 22 days a year holiday. I can get the funds for a modular route so long as I hold down my job throughout training.
Which is where the problem lies. Ppl at a minimum of 45 hours + 100 hours experience then ir/cpl/me etc is sounding like a lot of weekends. That's before the home study and exams. I'm thinking I should target two years maximum or it will just drift along and cost lots of money without getting to a suitable reward.
Is two years possible considering factors such as instructor time, aeroplane hire time and fickle British weather? Is there a typical day at flying school and how many hours in a day/weekend is normal?
Any real world examples out there?
Sorry for all the silly questions I just want to be sure before I start.