Stick with whatever pays the bills mate, because this industry is going downhill fast.
Its funny Waren but that's the advice I followed in 1978. The bloke that offered it retired in 2007 as a C&T captain on B747s with 25,000 hours.
I didn't lack the passion but, perhaps more importantly, I lacked the self-belief.
I am envious of those who can do it for recreation.
That's me, finally. Went solo in a Jabiru last week, first time as PIC since December 1978.
Is there a statute of limitations on first solo's? I reckon second time round felt even better than the first.
32 years is too long to live with an itch that needs scratching - but at least I can now scratch away (and my company's insurers say that its safer for me to fly myself between Territory centres than to drive; bless 'em) .