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Old 31st Jan 2009, 13:38
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Boing7117
 
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for now , do nothing until the governement help us.
Not sure about the above quote. It's unlikely any of the little people are going to get bailed out.

I finished flight training early last year and had a tough time looking for employment. If I were in your shoes (and this time last year I was... albeit a slightly better situation than present) - I would definitely look into the FI route.

chongololo has listed the pros and cons. Spot on IMO.

Go down the FI route, if for no other reason than to just prevent yourself getting rusty. Because your skills will corrode rapidly. Keep current, keep flying.

I'm sure you won't get paid much. And I'm sure it'll cost a few quid to get the rating as well. I expect you'll probably need another job just to make ends meet - but you'll need to be fresh and current when recruitment starts again and this is probably the best way of doing just that.

All the best.
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