"Gerard Lappin at Latrobe Valley"
I spent a week with this guy many...many moons ago for a pac endorsement, Was treated like one of the family and learnt more about the aircraft and tricks to flying it than I expected.
After the week , I was pointed in the direction of a ground job that could have progressed into a flying one after a season. If the worst came to the worst, I would have had a blast and gained another year of experience to help me with my next job.
I turned it down as I wanted to make a go of it with my (Now EX) lady. (aka life sucking leach)
At the time I had 900 hours and 3 years as a loader driver in NZ..... That is the one point in my flying where I still think ...If only I had had the balls to stay...where would I be now.
Now working a 9-5, doing 30 hours a year recreational flying, and still look up everytime an Ag wagon heads past.
If its your thing....ignore the naysayers and chase it!!!