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Old 11th June 2004 | 13:04
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Squak2002
 
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Dublin, Ireland
To jump or not to jump

Hello,

Up until about 2 months ago, I was exactly in the same position. I was absolutely dying to start flying but slightly concerned about borrowing such a large amount of money with very little chance of a job.

After talking to friends, pilots, parents, teachers you name them, I’ve probable asked for their advice at some point, finally decided to !!!! the begrudges and go ahead with my training. Its been my dream since the age of 6, so I couldn’t live with myself if I put if off any longer.

Getting back to the point, from every student pilot and aspiring pilot I’ve spoken to, each situation was different. Every person will have different circumstances and variables that they have to work with. Age, family ties, money to spend/borrow, the person’s aptitude and ability to do the course full time, you’ll rarely find two exact cases.

I would really dig deep and be very honest with yourself, if you feel that you really want to start training now and have the ability to borrow the money, go for it!!!!

Best of luck and this is just my humble opinion.
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