Winkiepinkie - thanks for that, I've a thick skin but even I get a little stressed by the kicking some people want to give me.
For all those of the opinion that I should desist. I hear your points and can see your argument. I really can.
But it is my rational and calculated decision to take the stance that I have. I think its what I would have wanted were I still in a desk job/education and thinking about becoming a pilot for a living. I'd want someone to point out the realities and if he were a slight pessimist that would probably be a good thing e.g. a few knots on final, a bit of fuel for Mum.
I'll be the first to bang the recruitment drum when the time comes - as it surely will.
Input is always welcome. Please also bear in mind that it is the Moderators role to provoke discussion. I - unlike most - don't use a pseudonym for this purpose which is perhaps one reason why I might seem to stick my oar in quite a lot.
Cheers,
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