Tri,. .. .Go to uni, due to the reasons explained above in most replies. Its difficult at a young age when your dying to get flying, but you'll be against some stiff opposition - like me! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> Im 23 Aero Eng grad,PPL, worked for Big Airways and currently working for a full flight simulator manufacturer. Hope to have my fATPL and be applying for airline jobs at 25. That way I have:. .. .*A degree to fall back on should the flying go belly up.. .*Relevant work experience which is aviation / airline based.. .*Still young enough to offer an airline many years of service, but with a little more maturity than a 20 year old training straight from A-Levels. . .. .That's the theory anyway. Luck is apparantly is the most important element! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . .. .Good luck with it.. .JT8. .. .P.S: I strongly dissagree with those saying 'you can alsways go back to university afterwards to get your degree'. Thats not very likely to happen when you've got your fATPL in hand.. . . . <small>[ 26 March 2002, 21:45: Message edited by: JT8 ]</small>