Hi avro
Really glad to hear that you made it. It is a long struggle whichever way you go but it makes it all the more worthwhile when you get there.
As far as networking goes, maybe the next question is apart from the little bit of networking that I have done, how do I get to meeting more people. It certainly isn't going to be achieved by instructing in mickey mouse backwaters at an airfield that noone has ever heard of.
I am literally applying the methods in this post as we speak. It is certainly broadening my horizons, changing my perceptions and general train of thought and the method is developing too. All good stuff!