Other ways to spend 50 grand.
Last week I was listening to a medical programme on BBC Radio 4. The topic concerned a scheme to train General Practitioners in certain specialist skills. On meeting the required standard, the GPs were then able to perform certain procedures in their own surgeries, thereby reducing the number of referrals to Specialist Doctors, and hopefully cut NHS waiting lists.
I became particularly interested when the commentator stated that, for many GPs this was the first time they had been required to sit any form of examination since qualifying as doctors, perhaps 20 or more years ago.
This is certainly a world away from piloting aeroplanes, where the next medical, check-ride, sim check or rating renewal is forever looming menacingly on the horizon.
I then began to wonder just how far £50,000 would go in funding the study required to qualify in some medical discipline. (Not necessarily only as a doctor). If you have the stomach for it, the prospects for employment are good, you'd have a great deal of public support, you'd be surrounded by women and you would have the option to live and work just about anywhere. Every city has a hospital!
I have given the above example as a lead-in to the following question:-
If you had no interest whatever in aviation, (but were otherwise normal), and if you had £50,000 available to fund a career move, what would you do? What could you do?
Perhaps you can give an example of a friend or acquaintance, who has succeeded in their own career venture, through the use of money to fund training and aquire new skills.
Apologies to anyone who thinks that this is an unsuitable post for this forum. I am of the opinion that it is only sensible to consider other options, especially given the current aviation job situation. I look forward to reading your replies.