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Old 19th Oct 2020, 04:25
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FarewellFire
 
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When I changed careers in my mid-30’s and became a pilot I was fuelled by the same magical ambition that you are. A few mumbled not to do it, period. But I did and managed to fly a bit before Covid struck.

Hence I will not advise you not to give it a go but what I will do is raise a few warning flags. The first one being that if you limit your scope too much from the get go it’ll be so much harder to find work. If you start now you could be line-ready in 1,5 years (as you have the PPL taken care of). Even if the industry have picked up somewhat at that point you will then compete with a load of pilots with loads of experience, people who have been laid off and now are eager to come back. With this in mind it will be hard to find work even abroad.

I am not saying that you shouldn’t try but you should be prepared for reality. With that I wish you the best of luck, whatever your decision may be!
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