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Old 20th May 2017, 16:47
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B2N2
 
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Let me encourage you the other way, yes it is possible.
Question is if you are willing to make the sacrifice?
And you have to be realistic and not give it one year but 5 years.
Are you willing and financially stable enough to give this an honest try?
I would suggest you maintain some level of income and switch to part time or Consultancy work and train part time.
Review you lifestyle and see what expense you can do without.
Without getting into all the details your training will cost approximately 60-70k euros which for 'normal' people is two years worth of income.
A type rating ( if necessary) maybe another years worth of income.
Try and do this with as little debt as possible.
Train modulair and not Integrated.
Get your PPL and you IR and make an honest evaluation.
Are you somewhat close to the minimum training acquirement or did it take you double the amount of hours?
With enough time, money and patience anybody can be trained to fly, even on instruments. But that's not the point.
Point is are you good enough to make this a career?
if the answer is yes then continue, if the answer is no back to full time previous career and fly for fun.
You may very well be too old for a career with a major airline because they usually have age limits for entry level pilots.
However plenty of other companies not afraid to hire a more mature pilot then a 21 year old with an attitude problem.
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