Atomic R Id pretty much say what Don Coyote said on page 1. If you were in your early 20s Id say go for it. But in your 40s with 2 kids and allready in a well-paying job just get a PPL and a share in some nice aircraft.
Anyway airline flying changed from 1986 onwards and been progressivley getting worse.
- Every outfit re-invents its own wheel and we are constantly security'd and CRM'd out of existance
- SOPs now are the be-all and end-all with little room for flexability and efficient situational decision-making
- The dark clouds of the MPL (Makeshift Pilot Licence) are on the horizon with its predictable impact on safe flight
- For good money and low tax you need to go OS. Some places are acceptable while others are simpley cr@pholes
- The latest aircraft are so computerised and pasturised Id have more fun flogging a clapped-out Baron.