Hello again!
Supersandwich: If only I could afford some flying lessons...
Smallwing: Point taken.
I think I understand the general views here. Even without being told by anyone here, I know that the 2 years of initial training WILL be hard and also the working afterwards won't be easy either and that I might not even get in. But look at it this way, I don't want to risk putting in all this effort and hardwork only to realise in the future that both my family and I will have to 'struggle' with daily expenses. That said, given the salary scales that DECU has posted, I don't believe I'll have a problem. So in ending this post, I just want to say: YES I want to become a pilot because I just want to fly, but NO I will not be a pilot if doing it means my family and I will have to struggle with expenses. So, I hope everyone can see that I'm not actually greedy, merely trying to plan ahead.