Basil, not sure if this a serious post designed to help a wanabee or not, never the less my own thought are “What if your not chasing the dream for the money?” There was a thread on here some time ago that talked about alternative careers that may offer a better, more secure, rate of return on investment than being a pilot (doctor etc). Again my thoughts were the same. May be its better to chase a dream, to realise an ambition for the memories that it will bring rather than the money, after all when your old and grey the memories may be more valuable to you than the money……I don’t know. I do accept however that it makes sense to look for some return on the investment else spend a lifetime repaying debts and that all jobs have aspect which are none to appealing at times. For myself I am prepared to try and realise my dreams, even though I’m 30+ as the alternative of clock watching whilst working (even if the money is good) seems far less attractive. Regards DD