This is not justice. What do the CPS think they’re playing at even bringing a case against you? The facts as you told them should be broadcast throughout the nation to point a finger at this ass of a legal system, but of course you risk your name being indelibly scribed across the internet in a way that could also affect any future employment. My unqualified (well, this is the internet) advice:
- get a good lawyer (who probably costs the remaining equity in a second home)
- speak to your MP
- consider benefit of going viral over the injustice of this all (mob-rule can often override legal process) and find a tame journalist who might run your case without identifying you
- flying is a stupid career aspiration you’d make far more money in a proper job, but if you have the bug that will not matter and you’ll make it work for you somehow no matter what the outcome so DO NOT GIVE UP!
- when you get that aviation job be honest about any record - it would be a major black-mark if you are not fully candid about any criminal record and that could bar you from airside access and even lead to the loss of a hard-won job
- the pressure on you at the moment must be immense at a time when you should be full of the optimism of youth but everything will pass and in the blink of an eye whatever happens here will be nothing more than an irritating memory. DO NOT GIVE UP!
- keep an eye on your mental health, keep talking, seek help if it’s all getting a bit much but DO NOT GIVE UP!