Some similarities with porkchop...
Worked in I.T. and was sick of it (By mid-morning on Monday I was counting down the hours until knock off on Friday)
First flying lesson in December 2001 at age 38.
I.T. full-time/flying part time CPL 15 months later.
I.T. full-time/casual flying for 18 months.
I.T. part-time/flying part-time for 18 months
12 month sabattical from flying (training and o/s deployment with the army)
First full-time flying job in Darwin
Second full-time flying job at Qlink in April 2008
Six and a half years from first lesson to getting the Qlink gig.
Not all beer and skittles on the way and there were some close calls financially along the way which would have meant me going back into I.T.
If I had kids I don't think I'd have got there.
Seriously considered giving up at least four or five times during training thinking that this is beyond me...
Stuck with it and didn't give up!!!!!!
Age gives you one advantage Polar .....perspective!!!! You already know how to work hard and survive! You already know how to deal with stress!!! You already know how to compete.
get paid about half as much now as I did as a computer geek, but you know what............I come to work every day and get paid... and love it!!!!!!!
YES to all the above
DIVOSH!