Thank you for all of your replies - and thanks, in advance, for any more discussion yet to come...
I am currently a maths teacher, so salary differences with newly hired low-hours FO's are negligible; i.e. I won’t lose out too much financially. I aim to work on the ‘supply-teacher-circuit’ throughout my flight training to keep a few pennies coming in on non-flying days. Further, even though times in aviation are hard, I decided to get moving a.s.a.p..
Bellyair, you disappoint me with your comments. I am more than capable of making my own decisions and have made a decision without the ‘committee’ you refer to. Look at my initial post.
Did I ask if I should or shouldn’t train? No, I didn’t.
Did I ask for help in deciding? No, I didn’t?
Did I ask for encouragement? No, I didn’t?
I asked why there appears to be an issue in hiring a 40 year-old, and also for guidance on getting through the next few years - not whether I should go through the next few years. I hope you pay more attention to actual matters at hand when you’re flying ...otherwise you could be a danger.
As for everyone else – great discussion; thanks
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