biggest hurdle: money!
Theres something about being 20 with 50 grand of debt that seems tricky
actually Ryan Tcad's remarks echo my sentiments (the early stuff, not the later stuyff, i'm not up to that yet!)
I disagree that the aviaition world is full of self centred individuals, its the same everywhere, just a bit less noticable. The vast majority of people i've flown with, both other students and instuctors, i wish nothing but the best for.
It's easy to get jaded and to be brought down by others who are jaded, but theres plenty of people out there whose support and enthusiasm makes up for any negativity.
I only discovered pprune a few months ago, but have been very inspired by many people here, particularly one person who shall remain nameless, but sent me a message that reaffirmed my beleif most people are decent supportive people.
anyhow, thats enough out of me for now