Thank you
Guys, thanks for the kind words. Its people like you that make the word of aviation a wonderful place to be.
And yes you were right; it was a very difficult post to write as I am now probably going to have to bow out of the race and say goodbye to a dream.
That said, I really don't want to put off newbies and aspiring guys and girl off so should anybody have any questions or require some help with their decision I will be more than happy to take a pm or two. I promise I will just give the facts in a partial and unbiased way.........