"I am sensing a massive crater sized chip on your shoulder here concerning rich parents! For you information I know a huge number of people who self funded their way through training with massive bank loans and nothing to do with their parents. They are still paying their loans back after a good number of year"
No chip, I have rich parents, and I did say "rich parents/stupid bank managers" which seems to cover your statement.
I am on this thread because I despise the whingeing on this pprune about how hard life is. We get what we deserve. If you want better pay, then get a skill others don't.
"Oh and I don't know much about Ryanair but I believe there is quite a bit of hand flying involved. "
I don't think you and I quite have the same picture of what constitutes hand flying.
I am not suggesting that an airliner is the place for proper hand flying, but I do believe that at some stage in an airline pilots career he should have done a bit of pulling the wings off.