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Old 9th Mar 2016, 17:02
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helimutt
 
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If I was you i'd forget it. Right now is probably the biggest ever industry downturn in recent history. I know of many very well qualified pilots who have recently been made redundant and can't find work, with no upturn in sight. I made a full time career change to the industry at 37 and have luckily been employed fully in all of that time, but I did go through a couple of contract losses and change of employer due to that.

Invest your money wisely. In a couple of years if things are changing then maybe re-consider, but for now my advice, is don't waste your money. Oh and only multi crew after 60yrs, and single crew to 60yrs old.

Consider without sponsorship you'll need PPL (£15k+)/CPL/Multi eng(£10-15k/IR (£30k+) and at least 200 hours all paid for before getting even a look in, with many others ahead of you. Common sense should give you your answer.

Sorry. Would I do it all over again? Nope.
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