Milton1995, the sanctimony is humorous; There is a line between optimism and rank stupidity and from an observational point of view, many wannabes drift, and have drifted considerably away from the line of optimism.
'caught the flying bug' ? You really want to base your future on sentimentality? The line of 'caught the flying bug' is what is inherently dangerous in pursuing a career in aviation. It is a business. You, as a pilot, are a commodity.
As cluckdriver pointed out, you *will* need to up and relocate on a moments notice to get yourself a job, not just once but many times in your aviation working life. BA wont be knocking your down down begging you to be a Captain on a 744.
There are many, many on this forum that have many, many years and experience and those that impart their wisdom of experience and years in the industry are doing *you* wannabe's a favour by giving you the advice *YOU* need to make the *right* decisions not for any payment but the reward of helping those who are now in the place they were before. Thanks, but the experienced don't need yours or the 'optimists' 'respect', the ones who are thinking that they amid all the many thousands are one of the gifted ones.
You have it back to front.
Experienced industry professionals earning your respect ? *You* need to have respect for those that have been through it and are giving
you the information
you need to make effective decisions. If you cannot absorb situational information, your career as a pilot will never happen, no matter how optimistic you are or how 'bad you caught the bug'.
If
WWW and
others give you advice,
listen to it.
Have the respect for those that have been there seen it done it, gone through it, going through it, made the mistakes before, as a group, they don't need to 'gain' wannabes respect.
You've just illustrated clunkdrivers point here:
some did not make the cut, not based on their piloting abilities but more on their demonstrated attitudes and deportment