Interesting topic "How many never get there", I shudder to think the thought. Failure is NOT an option. I've been looking for nearly 2 years and I've just started flying a C206 for a skydiving outfit and in a holding pool with CTC for the turbo prop scheme. It will happen, I'm determined about it.
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"Jerry, just remember, it's NOT a LIE if YOU believe it." - George Costanza