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Old 21st Apr 2008, 08:25
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BUSH PILOT
 
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Back up plans???

Hi all, I'm doing some serious thinking at the moment and wondering,

Should the unspeakable happen and one was to loose their medical, which completely ruled them out of flying for good, what do people do?

At the moment I'm trying to decide whether I should go to university or not. I am only a flight test away from my CPL and plan to have my fATPL and either MECIR or instructor rating, or both by the end of the year. (Might be starting to seriously stretch the budget though)

I'm torn between just packing my bags once I have my MECIR and heading north for a job, or doing a FI rating and attempting to instruct part time whilst doing uni(If that's even possible, don't know if it's feasible or not)

Basically I'd like to hear opinions on two things:
-Is it possible to instruct and go to uni at the same time?
-What options do you have if you just go straight into the work force, perhaps even fly for the airlines for several years, and then lose your medical?

Sorry about the long winded post, but would really appreciate any serious comments from those older and wiser than myself as I'm struggling to get my head around it at the moment

Thanks for your help
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