How did you pay for your licence
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No Aduum, I would say 'Thanks anyway, but your idealistic favourite son would rather do it alone'.
(shakes head while lighting Cuban with $50 note)
(Hang on, plastic money doesn't burn too well. How 'bout; Shakes head while lighting Cuban with Airline Job offers).
Actually, Brand-new In-laws offered to fund Instructor rating eons ago but I/we asked for them to go guarantor on a loan instead. I guess my lack of a dowry was part of the promt. In gratitute, I thought about naming my first aircraft after the mother-in-law, but 'Old bird who wanted a lawyer for a son-in-law' won't fit on a Cessna.
(gets down off soapbox - being careful not to scratch halo).
Enough, time for a brew....
(shakes head while lighting Cuban with $50 note)
(Hang on, plastic money doesn't burn too well. How 'bout; Shakes head while lighting Cuban with Airline Job offers).
Actually, Brand-new In-laws offered to fund Instructor rating eons ago but I/we asked for them to go guarantor on a loan instead. I guess my lack of a dowry was part of the promt. In gratitute, I thought about naming my first aircraft after the mother-in-law, but 'Old bird who wanted a lawyer for a son-in-law' won't fit on a Cessna.
(gets down off soapbox - being careful not to scratch halo).
Enough, time for a brew....
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Aduum, no! And I know because they did...
I paid for flying by funding the oldies retirement
It made the whole process far less troubling, but I was fairly lucky to have them there in the first place. Now I've just got to finishing paying the whole lot off! Oh the horror...
Lancer
I paid for flying by funding the oldies retirement
It made the whole process far less troubling, but I was fairly lucky to have them there in the first place. Now I've just got to finishing paying the whole lot off! Oh the horror...
Lancer
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Yes, I am a 'mum and dad paid for me' pilot, but let me tell you this:
Sister go to UNI for 4 years
A medical student will get youth allowence, aus study, low income benifits card, rent assistence and hecs loan.
Friend lives at home for free and eats for free while on the dole, until they can make money in music business.
Everyone at the start of their career needs assistance.
If you were a parent you would support the onces that mean something to you. Even if you are trying to teach them a lesson you would help them in times of need.
Borrowing money from relatives is no different from accepting free holiday, vehicles, child care, in between jobs, accomodation, food,
advice, etc.
Borrowing money too get ahead is no different to going on the dole, social services, health benefits, hospital benefits, youth allowence, welfare benifits, rent assistence, etc. It all adds up. The system is designed to help those on the bottom step to get up to the second from the bottom step.
What matters is what you do with you qualification once you got it.
U2
Sister go to UNI for 4 years
A medical student will get youth allowence, aus study, low income benifits card, rent assistence and hecs loan.
Friend lives at home for free and eats for free while on the dole, until they can make money in music business.
Everyone at the start of their career needs assistance.
If you were a parent you would support the onces that mean something to you. Even if you are trying to teach them a lesson you would help them in times of need.
Borrowing money from relatives is no different from accepting free holiday, vehicles, child care, in between jobs, accomodation, food,
advice, etc.
Borrowing money too get ahead is no different to going on the dole, social services, health benefits, hospital benefits, youth allowence, welfare benifits, rent assistence, etc. It all adds up. The system is designed to help those on the bottom step to get up to the second from the bottom step.
What matters is what you do with you qualification once you got it.
U2
Nunc est bibendum
If your parents offered you the cash for nothing would you accept it to complete your training?
I'd also make damn sure that it was paid back in some way or form. Pay for a trip o/s, put it toward a car, etc, etc.
Again, so would probably 99% of them!
My kids will work for their money when they are in school if they wan't to fly. If they need a loan to knock over the CIR, the instructors rating or something that then makes them employable, they too would be loaned the money!
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I found the cheapest way was to join the navy 40 years ago and let the tax payer pay for my training! Plus I got paid pretty well to learn and didn't need to take 1 cent ( or penny) from my folks.!
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Worked 12hrs a day 7 days/week for anything up to 9 weeks straight then 10 days off for a seismic survey crew in far sw Qld back in the 80's, making up multiple shot explosive charges to put down shotholes.
Daytime temperatures varied from near freezing in July/August to over 50c in January.
Earned more than I ever have as a Pilot.
Makes you wonder sometimes if it was all worth it.
Course it bl**dy well was!!!!!!!!
Daytime temperatures varied from near freezing in July/August to over 50c in January.
Earned more than I ever have as a Pilot.
Makes you wonder sometimes if it was all worth it.
Course it bl**dy well was!!!!!!!!
