Oh NO! Not the 'too old..?' subject again....
Ok, so I've seen this subject on here a few times, and for those experienced 'pruners' this may be becoming a tiresome subject. But for those wannabes amongst us (for which this forum is designed) please can we have some honest replies from those who have actually been there, done it and worn the tee-shirt etc.
I'm looking for advice / answers from those thrity-somethings (when they started out) out there who actually took the plunge and have made it (or not, as the case may be) into the right-hand seat.
So a few questions;
1) how old were you when you started?
2) how old when you reached frozen ATPL?
3) what route did you take?
4) how much did it actually cost?
5) how tough was it to find work afterwards?
6) has age caused you (personally) any difficulties, or has it made things easier?
7) how the hell did you finance it, and convince the wife/partner/pets to put up with it all?
8) would you do anything different, with hindsight, and would you recommend 'the struggle' to others?
I could go on for days, but I'm hoping that others will. And please can we have true accounts from other people who have tried rather than 'helpful' comments from those who really haven't been in this difficult situation (i.e. trying to decide whether to pack-in a well paid career in order to achieve a life-long dream).
Thanks in advance, and sorry for bringing this up yet again!
(PS - currently 32, doing PPL and night rating next April in Florida, and then... we'll see).