I did a Flying scholarship at 17, and then stayed for an extra week to do my PPL (38 hours in '86) used to bunk off double maths on a Wednesday afternoon, take the bus to Cambridge, rent a 152 and do PFLs into the field next to the school
Applied for BA ab initio and got through into the final cut, but I failed my A levels (why was that?
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Joined the RAF at 19 as an Air Loadmaster, got streamed onto Rotary, and then let my immaturity shine through and even though my standard of airmanship was high, I was not a valued member of the Sgt's Mess, so was hurled out.
I think I had got it all too easy and then threw it all away. I am just returning to PPL after a 17 year break.
Work Hard, appreciate what you've got/where you are.