What an interesting thread this has turned out to be.
It is good to see the objective views about a pilot career.
One thing that seems very prevailent though, is splitting up from the girlfriend/wife. I have known this for a long time, but the point has be reiterated on this forum. Its quite shocking for me; I have been going out with my girlfriend for 3 years, I couldn't split up with her. In fact, I am determined to have an aviation career and to keep my partner happy.
Is there anyone out there that has trained from 0hrs to employed pilot, without the pilot career being the cause of the brake-up? I am sure there is, but it would be nice to hear of some success stories for a change
