I wonder if the "Yays" are secretly Flight School owners or have invested interest ?
Thanks for considered advice that I will pass on. I liked, in particular,,just giving website info which will be bang up to date.
Thread opener did clarify that questions asked of me were related to employment entry, not what I thought of the career or risks involved in pursuing. Of course, those who passionately want to become Airline Pilots will do so via any route.
In 1966, having failed BOAC/BEA Hamble (first stage), BUA (First stage) and readying for my second attempt at RAF (Cranwell Cadetship-Yes. Failed but offered Type B entry for Training as Nav. I just said "NO")), I secured employment with Caledonian as a Trainee Crew Rostering Assistant. I quickly befriended the Chief Pilot & then after buying him a Big Mac during lunch break in Crawley, asked if Cally would enter the sponsored pilot training market by sponsoring me to AST Perth. He larfed,and larfed, and larfed. Every time he saw me in the corridor outside Crewing, he larfed and larfed and larfed.
Still made it though.