'That is a position of currently holding a fairly senior technical role in the IT industry'. You may find Airline/Airfield Ops a bit, well a lot of a drop in take home. What can you live on?
I hope you will not take this the wrong way, but to earn anything like good money in Airline Ops, you need time in and experience in a number of fields. Starting out at the bottom to get said experience, pays in my experience, well below it's worth.
I'm sure JB won't mind me plugging
www.ukoma.org (UK Operations Managers Ass.) in your case. There are a number of jobs posted (some past their apply by date) that will give you a pay datum.
Some Airlines may look on your current skills and PPL coupled with what seems to be obvious enthusiasm as an asset and give you a leg up the ladder in Ops. If you have not done so, write to the airlines, what have you got to loose.
That said, why not seek employment within an airlines IT dept. You may find you start on better cash, and try the industry for size.
I can only speak for myself here, but if you go down that road, and show an interest, you would be welcome to sit in my Ops room and try it for size. I hope the other Ops boys and girls here would make the same offer to you. Deep down, we are all a nice and helpful bunch.
As for Airfield Ops, affraid I know doodlysquat, but if you check the Flight backpages or website
www.flightinternational.com, GA fields have been known to advertise in the past. Again though, I believe starting at the bottom of the ladder may give your Bank Manager cause for concern.
Good luck to you, whatever you choose, and I hope I have not put you off.
Check your private mail, I have given you an idea of pay
