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Old 1st Mar 2015, 06:25
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parkfell

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Better than having to work for a living......that is for certain.

If you have the passion and cannot think of anything else you really want to do, then go for it.

Just what you would like to fly is very much a personnel choice. Many newly qualified pilots want to go straight onto say a B737 or Airbus 319/320.

Whether you have that option is one thing, as this might not always be possible initially for various reasons.

Some might say that starting on smaller MP types would be more beneficial for Junior Birdmen. Doing 2 years or so on a turbo prop is a very sound beginning to any airline career. Far more fun.

Anyway, work hard and do well.

I started by gliding, first through school, and then at the local club on a K7, and then a syndicate member with a K8. A number of years ago !
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