And so you see, children, some things were never meant to fly. Like the Ostrich and the northern Dodo.
It isn't aspirant pilots that keep you from the air, Northernboy, it is the consequences of unionisation over the decades that have insisted on the jobs for the few with their fur-lined terms and conditions, and consequent airfares beyond the reach of mere mortals. Mercifully, those days are behind us. Could it be something else keeping you ground bound? Attitude perhaps?
If you feel the need to point the bone at something as the root cause of your misfortune, point it at the unions who, for decades, have sought to create a virtual cartel of whom could fly and who not.
Being hysterical doesn't help your case much. If the CTC deal is too much to bear, don't accept it. With nobody taking it up it'll soon vanish and Norman can work over Christmas instead of having it with his family, much like our golden-balled chums at British Airways who have the
12 days of Christmas by hearth and home.