Originally Posted by
flapsupboy
During your summer break go to Hungary or Poland and get your PPL done. At least a bit of it. If you can, try to find a modular school near you. I know its super expensive but it will help you alot if you do it with a local FI who has passion to teach. ATPL theory, you are on your own. Don't go out and keep studying till you get it finished. Very doable. Basically if you plan properly you can get everything done faster than an Integrated guy. I know someone who flew less than 15hrs in 10 months. For hour building Hungary,Spain or Poland. Rent the plane, plan and build the hours. Maybe the last bit with an experienced CPL holder or an FI to learn some instrument stuff. For the CPL/MEIR and APS MCC you can finance it. I did it the same way. no regrets because the costs keep going up and you won't get any younger.
Yeah that's what I was thinking, I looked at many options and so far EPT Spain seems to be my main choice, about 600 euros for fully remote ground school + 200 for the exams in Luton, and afterwards 7500 euros for PPL and living costs there. In total the PPL part should be below 10'000 euros or slightly above considering all expenses, and I can work during ground school, while a PPL in Switzerland is double that figure (at least!). As much as I would love to fly in my home country, the savings are unbeatable, same goes for hours building, 75 euros an hour (dry)? Can't beat that, my home airport is triple that, plus harsh landing fees.
Thank you for your kind words tho, it really encourages me. May I ask when did you finish your training and if you found a job afterwards? If so, was it close to where you live or you had to relocate somewhere crazy far?
Originally Posted by
rudestuff
Has she actually said "Choose me or choose your career" or are you making an assumption? When you get offered that first job in Kazakhstan is she going to try to stop you? Think very carefully about your priorities. Just because your relationship works now, it might not work if you're away for days at a time with a load of girls who aren't 33.
No, she never said that. But she did say "if it was up to me, I'll like you to NOT do it, but I can't ever ask you to give up your career and have you unhappy for the rest of your life".
I understand your point and thank you for bringing it up, however, I won't doubt my or her loyalty, we have survived so many bad times together, we have been separated for months, we took many challenges together and the love never stopped. Everything can happen of course, but I could be surrounded by Victoria Secret's models and couldn't care less, I'm not like that.
One thing you mentioned scares me tho, of course I have taken into account that my first job (if I ever get offered one!) could very well mean that we will need to relocate, although we live very close to 3 huge international airports, so a certain degree of hope of not moving is there.
But... Kazakhstan? I hope you are exaggerating to make a point...