Dr. P70 – As is often said, “Hindsight is indeed a wonderful thing !”
wherein my particular circumstances were a combined result of a serious economic recession, the demise of several very large UK airlines, a change in the regulations, poor timing and bad luck.
Geesh, I can still recall those halcyon days ( 1988 ? ) when it was strongly rumoured that even a monkey with a CPL/IR would find immediate employment with Big Airways – but alas those days are seemingly long gone.
That said, what I would like to market is the sticker that presently lives along the bottom of my #1 flight bag, i.e. ‘Sh1t Happens’ ( I kid you not ) !