Well, Ive finally decided.......
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Well, Ive finally decided.......
You may remember a post of mine a few months ago, as I wrestled with whether to give up 30k a year to enter a volatile and unpredictable market, by training for my ATPL.
Well, after much deliberation, I think I'll spend my money on a JAR PPL and buy an AA5.
As I told someone who was hell bent on joining my job just today and taking a good pay cut in the process. "its good - but not that good!"
To the rest of you - I hope it all works out and I am cursiong you in five years time!
Well, after much deliberation, I think I'll spend my money on a JAR PPL and buy an AA5.
As I told someone who was hell bent on joining my job just today and taking a good pay cut in the process. "its good - but not that good!"
To the rest of you - I hope it all works out and I am cursiong you in five years time!
I think I'm ready to throw mucho $$$'s at my quest to fly big planes 
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From: London
Good for you.
Maybe your decision is a result of your overall desire to get the ATPL etc, still, in that case, maybe its a good thing you've decided against it.
ALl the best with the PPL and i pray you don't get to the 'past it' stage and think "what if................??"
Maybe your decision is a result of your overall desire to get the ATPL etc, still, in that case, maybe its a good thing you've decided against it.
ALl the best with the PPL and i pray you don't get to the 'past it' stage and think "what if................??"
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From: Midlands, UK
STANDTO,
A wise decision in the current uncertain climate. As you rightly observe aviation can be a volatile and unpredictable market. It's all about peaks and troughs and timing your training right - what a headache!
I was in your shoes just over 2 years ago. I was late twenties and married with a good income but in a miserable job. Started my PPL in July 2000 then a year or so later came 9/11. I now have a frozen ATPL with 300 odd hours but no wife.
Never underestimate the impact of professional training on relationships - it causes even the strongest ones to creak and the weakest to break.
I don't regret getting my licence, I just wish I had done it 8-10 years ago.
Best of luck.
A wise decision in the current uncertain climate. As you rightly observe aviation can be a volatile and unpredictable market. It's all about peaks and troughs and timing your training right - what a headache!
I was in your shoes just over 2 years ago. I was late twenties and married with a good income but in a miserable job. Started my PPL in July 2000 then a year or so later came 9/11. I now have a frozen ATPL with 300 odd hours but no wife.
Never underestimate the impact of professional training on relationships - it causes even the strongest ones to creak and the weakest to break. I don't regret getting my licence, I just wish I had done it 8-10 years ago.
Best of luck.
