GrandadFlyer, thanks for a balanced post (neither excessively motivational nor merchant of doom <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> )
I've been doing a couple of months reading on the subject of gaining a fATPL. IMHO it would seem to be a good time to be starting the modular route - while no one has a crystal ball - it would seem that (given the 7yrs cycle you mention) 2.5yrs down the line will be a good time to come onto the job market? One other question: You out
searched out pilots? Where? Does one just sidle up to them in the "Wright Arms" and whisper (in an Arabian accent of course) "psst, I want to be a pilot" <img src="smile.gif" border="0">