Currently 27, doing PPL. First Solo at 13 hours(!) presently have a non-aviation career and took first step about 11 months (but in aviation started PPL back in April).
I actually applied to BA Sposorship back in 98 (suppose that was first step) and got an interview but not the place. It all started again in a big way in February when I spent two hours flying an Airbus A330 simulator at Alteon near Manchester-started PPL a few weeks later and not looked back.
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