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Realities of taking up aviation at an older age.....

Hi all, I am after some legitimate career advice from those involved in the industry.

Bit of background on myself, I have a CPL, I originally did my MECIR and I have passed all my ATPL theory subjects. I have also done CSU and retractable under carriage. However I did all this about 6 years ago.

I'm 29yrs old and am wondering what the realities are of me financially putting everything I have on the line to brush up on the skills, get current and get to an employable level to fulfil my dreams of being a professional pilot. I've had plenty of jobs in my life but nothing fulfills me like flying does, it's all I've ever wanted to do. 'Life' however got in the way and I haven't been in a position to fully pursue my aviation dreams until now and am just wondering what the realities are of doing this at my age and of building a real career could be.

Thanks in advance.
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