First of all, what would one define 'lower class' as?
Lets define it as someone who has no or very little help from there parents or relatives etc etc. Put1992 you are very lucky to be in such a position, I wish my parents could pay for part of my modular training!
I'd fly for free if i could, work part-time at a job to allow me food and things necessasary to survive
I do not agree with the above comment, what I clearly stated in a previous post is that I would be happier if the training was free, but as a result the job did not have the earning potential that it now has and the top end salaries which it has right now. The reason people are prepared to work for free and pay for hours etc is that we are all playing one big end game trying to become the £100,000 per year BA Captain with two kids that go to private school a trophy wife and a pony. If this kind of income and lifestyle was not feasible by becoming a Pilot then people would not be prepared to fork out such huge amounts of money for training, less people would train and we would probably be in a situation where full sponsorship would start again.
In short normal working people cannot afford to work for free, we have outgoings and these will not go away because we are performing some kind of vanity by pretending to be a professional and paying to fly a jet. So no you won't find me working for free, even Vicars get paid to work!
But I hope this way I'll be free of significant debt, and still enjoy myself in the process!!
Good well done, good healthy attitude enjoy it and don't be in a rush, don't wish your life away!