Dear all
I have been an airline pilot for 14 years, worked for large carriers and small, a veried career. Yes an airline career today is not as it used to be, economically it cannot be, the hours can be long and tiring, the automation, regulations, sops, medicals, sim checks etc, can make the whole job dam right tedious at times. But take a couple of weeks off and what do I want to do ? get in the plane and fly again.
Having said all the above, please really really look at your finances, your training establishment ( airlines do take note as to where you did your initial training, quite seriously ), no matter what is going on in your personal life, just concentrate on your training ( good result count ), do the class one medical first ( common sense, if you don’t pass this, the above is irrelevant ), overall if you take the step into aviation prepare for a hard slog, but never give up, keep in mind as to what made you make this crazy ambition into reality.
Good luck to you all, and to those that make it enjoy