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Old 3rd December 2016 | 17:08
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Seventh Heaven.
I'm much more interested in recovery from failure, than success.
I have failed many times myself, but never gave up.
All I can put it down too is it wasn't the right place for you.
The United Kingdom didn't work out for me either.
It was 1980 after all, and it wasn't working out for 3 million others.
So I moved to The United States.
A British Airtours Boeing 707 with Rolls-Royce Conway engines was going to the scrap yard in Arizona and one-way tickets were going cheap.
The refueling stop was Tampa.
As I rode the bus over Tampa Bay bridge I had a epiphany moment.
This was the place for me, and I wasn't going back.
The 1980 America was a much different place than it is today.
But I absolutely loved it.
A Dutchman and a Dane showed me how to get along with the natives.
Others didn't adapt to it like I did, and left.
We went to town.
Every day was another adventure.
Every night, well, every night.
So what I'm saying to you is that if Germany isn't working out for you.
Then maybe Germany isn't right for you.
One of my friends was West German Air Force on Starfighters and Tornados in Arizona. He stayed after his tour was up, and is now a Captain with us.
America is screaming out for pilots with 1500 hours.
Think about coming over.
The US is going to, or may go thru a massive growth spurt soon.
The US may also go into total collapse, who knows?
What ever you do.
Don't give up.
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