unfortunately, the bulk of new PPL students who aspire to be pilots can only see the shiny jet at the end
Very true, as you wont get very far in the pursuit of that jet without a PPL.
Slight generalisation though, at no point through my PPL training did I have it easy financially, and with the work I had to put in to even get to the airport. It's alright saying "Get a job sweeping hangar floors, washing aircraft etc etc" but that will not pay for a PPL, nor to maintain one. It may have back in the good old days, but not now. If it means working somewhere externally to pay for the hours, but having to put up with the rather ironic flying club snobbery of people pointing their noses up at young people learning to fly, then so be it.
But what do I know, I'm just a young kid with a poo brown book
Cheers, Put
