Just wanted to say how important it is to think positive and follow your dream!! When I met my better half, he had an ink-wet US CPL and was trying to get a UK flying job.Laker had just collapsed so DC10 skippers were applying for night mail/parachute dropping jobs..it was a really tough market (1982ish) .He stuck with it, paying for the odd hour to keep current. Eventually he met someone who wanted a safety pilot for a C401, did that for 18months to get hours.Eventually offered F27 with Loganair and BCAL 1-11 on same day. Now a -400 skipper with BA.......as Kate Bush sang, "Don't give up!"Seasons' greetings.....NLA xxxxx