Started flying at 14 years old, cleaned toilets at the local 'special' hospital for the care of the mentally retarded - everyday after school to pay for one lesson a month, earned £7.22 a week...also fueled and cleaned planes most weekends at the local club for £5 a day!
After leaving school got myself a decent job in airline operations which taught me the background, had reasonable money and the shift pattern allowed time off for flying...