Big al
I'm 32
Last year I sold my house , gave away my dog and moved my wife and I in to a friends house . I never had a career as such but worked on the shop floor in a large factory working shifts for about £30,000 a year with overtime . It was a slog but a job for life if you wanted it .
On the long 12hour night shift I would wonder if I had what it takes to do the ATPLs.I had no great academic history but I had passed my PPL quite well (48hours) and I could not think of any other subject that I new more about than aeroplanes as I have always been a bit of an anorak where it comes to WW2 fighters and bombers and the RAF etc.etc.
So with my wifes total support I said Bollox to it and Ive gone for it.
I have now passed 11 Jar ATPL exams since febuary . There have been some hard times but never once have I or my wife regretted the decision we made .
I did a full time course and the ages of the other students in my class were 42,36,32,29,23,21,19.
The first 4 of us were self funders the others had very understanding parents .
I would like to be in jets by the time I'm 40 but first I want to go have some fun flying . I was very very bored in my old job and after spending £30'000 I never want to be bored again in any thing I do .
No regrets
Cubby..