Its taken a long time for the simple reason that I didnt make a serious commitment to do it until only a couple of years ago. I was(and still am) in an established career and only did my PPL purely as a hobby. As for the money....ppl to frozen atpl in 30k. I've no debt/loans to flying training, everything was pay as you go. 3 job interviews(turned down 1 which was Ryanair) but went to the other 2. Got 2 hold pool slots out of them. As long as the industry doesnt go further into decline then i should hopefuly have a right seat before the end of the year.