Originally Posted by
Cornerback4
Hi All,
I am 37 and going to take the plunge with my PPL soon which will hopefully lead to a commercial career. I have always wanted to do it and have a strong fallback career in consulting around cyber and Information security where I have tonnes of experience and certificates if things do not work out. My plan is to do it in phases on a modular basis and run it like a project complete with a plan so I will review if desirable and achievable it is at the end of each phase without putting so much pressure on myself. I will lay out budgets and properly roadmap each and adjust accordingly. I will drop back into consulting work every so often as required.
For additional context I done some PPL training at 24 on the backdrop of a very tough home life where my dreams certainly were not supported and in hindsight was not mentally in the right place due to how difficult it was (Parental Alcoholism x 2). To give an example - I'd called home after completing my first solo very proud of myself only to be met by verbal abuse on the other side of the phone. After that awful experience I packed the flying in and went off, got a degree and worked hard in business and worked hard on myself achieving so much and building belief and cutting out the toxic and now feel ready. I now have a supportive and loving partner by my side now who is the opposite of all that and she is strongly encouraging me to go for it.
So having recently finished a work contract and completed some travel, today I am planning my PPL exams, aeromedical and researching schools. I have about €50k savings available to me now to get started, will dip back into work and save some more and may seek financing to close off when needed.
Looking forward to this new adventure and updating here with progress! Hopefully I can get into a commercial role by 40. I will give it everything I have as I owe it to myself and that kid in myself who always wanted this so badly watching aircraft on the approach into my local airport all day from my back garden.
I’ve just turned 38 and I’m hoping to start studying next month before getting PPL in Spain. Haven’t chosen where yet.
PM me if you can as it’s likely we’ll be training around same timeline.