That GA clock... still winding down -or getting rejuvenated?

[cudza101]

This is my first post on PPRuNe but I'd like to challenge the assumption that young people are driven by salaries and little else.

I embarked on a five-year uni degree in 2003 and about three years into the degree I began my flight training and decided that a career in aviation was what I wanted. Whilst I have kept up my studies - and will soon graduate with a Commerce/Law degree - I managed to get my CPL last month and are currently weighing up my options in aviation.

What I want to point out is that I made a decision to pursue flying not because the pay is better, but because it's what I love doing. To this extent I would rather spend my life as a happy, under-paid pilot than as a unhappy, over-paid lawyer and - whilst I am somewhat concerned about the things that I read on this forum - I'm not the only young person who can see past the dollar signs.