No I have a chip on my shoulder against individuals who have there flight training paid for by there familys and have never had to pay for it in the first place. Thats what I refer to as posh or hooray henry. If you read carefully my post clearly states that I have been in a similar situation to the individual asking the question and have paid for my flight training by working at the same time. I do agree some pilots are paid less than bus drivers, but some are still very well paid at the top end of the profession and thats really what makes the job different, thats what attracts people from well off familys who will pay for the training. Do you really think these peoples parents would pay for the training if they knew that it was 40k tops? Would you be prepared to sign a 80K loan secured on you parents modest 3 bedroom semi if you knew that the chances of making repayments in full were unlikely? What if your parents simply said no, we have worked hard for our modest house etc etc