Scroggs, whilst I understand some of the sentiment behind your post about "the seemingly unlimited supply of cash-rich wannabes" I cannot help feeling, as a parent (and definitely NOT "cash rich") of an APPFO student at OAT, that there is still a strong feeling out there that people like my son (who has taken out a large loan) are "rich" and perhaps in some way daft for taking this route. The first post in this thread was inspiring, and what I would Like my son to feel on his first trip. He (like probably most airline pilots) has wanted to do this job since he could walk and talk, and he's very lucky he can, healthwise etc. His parents have also had to make considerable sacrifices to allow him to go to what we consider the best FTO and thus hopefully to have the best opportunity to land that first job. Let's give them all the encouragement they all need, eh?
