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Old 2nd Apr 2013, 09:51
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Thanks for the reply WN!
Welcome, always glad if I can offer advice!

It sounds like you have made some great decisions to get to where you want to be with your career.
It may not be the greatest career money-wise, but I managed to do everything without having to borrow money. If I see our students now who come out of flying school with almost 100,000 Pounds/Euros/Dollars of debts and no job prospects for the near future and no alternative profession to bridge the gap I am glad that I never got myself in that position.

Working as a business jet pilot, are you flying mos days of the week?
It changes very much with the season, but I have a part-time contract with 12 days per months (which is about 2/3 of a full time postion) which means on average I fly three days per week.

Are you still working as an Instructor as well?
Yes, and I still enjoy it very much. More so because I don't have to, but because I _want_ to do it
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