what to do re: training? (HELP!)
hey,
i graduate uni in just over a month and am lucky enough to be able to walk straight into a reasonably well paid job (a fortune for a skint soap dodging student like me!) starting in september.
i reckon that after deductions for living costs and loan repayments etc. i will be able to save around £500-600 per month of my salary. as i hope to become a commercial helo pilot, what would be the best way for me to spend this on training?
should i:
a] try to increase my budget a bit more and try to take one flying lesson every 1 to 2 weeks. this should take me about a year or so to do the PPL and would be a nice easy and steady rate at which to train. or:
b] save all the money and after 2 years decamp to oz and do the full commercial license for around £15k (exchange rate willing)?
flying helo's is the only thing i want to do for a living, and i plan to spend no longer than two years in my graduate job before quitting to start training. i dont mind saving and emigrating, but i would like to do something worthwile towards my training in the meantime so i dont lose sight of my goal.
I would appreciate your thoughts, especially from those who have been in a similar situation.
Cheers,
Phil.