Originally Posted by mini
Mate, walk before you run...
Go for a try a flight or whatever its called over there, then decide whether you want to continue. Then, assuming you want to push on with it, while pursuing your PPL you'll have plenty of time to consider your options vis a vis a commercial future.
spending money on your medical and a headset (!) before you've sat in an aircraft smacks of putting the cart before the horse...
Be rational!
(boringly rational mini
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Oh, I have. I've actually done it twice. It was pretty fun but I'm not sure if that's really going to last. I've also gone up a few times with some of my parents' friends.
The reason I may seem ahead of myself is because I'm not sure how much I'd really use a PPL if I decide to not get a commercial license. I'm looking at it as kind of an all or nothing thing. If I get just a PPL it seems like it'd be a waste of money because I wouldn't use it much.
I guess I just need reassurance that doing all of this is actually a realistic goal. All I hever hear are horror stories about the industry, how expensive everything is, and people that are stuck trying to build hours to get that super low paying job.