A suggestion for earning money

[BRL]

Because we love flying! We're prepared to accept a lower wage than we could get in other careers in order to do something which we love.

Certainly if the previous paragraph doesn't apply to you, you should look at a career as a train driver,

Just to clarify that i am too old now for a flying career and also couldn't afford the drop in pay for the kind of job i would get if i went commercial now. 37yrs old low hours pilot. Not exactly going to walk into a rhs on a 737 etc now am i

[expedite_climb]

pah ! Certain other train companies in the south east ( if forgot the name .... south central something ?), give 30k for the year training, 40 afterwards !!

[Don D Cake]

ship first officer should be a consideration too...

problem is that you would have to train for about three years before you could even think about being a ship's third officer....

also £12K per annum for a first officer is lousy, you should expect about £25-30K

shipping companies do pay for training but they've got a recruitment problem

[BRL]

expedite_climb Where did you get that from? I came from South central to where i am now. One of the reasons was for the better pay deal, they were on 22k back then but have caught up a bit now and are on £28000. If its just something you have heard then i am afraid its wildly wrong. To earn 40k as a driver would mean a lot of overtime. It can be done easy but you have to put the hours in to hit 40+k. If you have real proof(whats the source of this figure) then forgive me. I still don't think 40k basic is on. Even Eurostar drivers don't hit that.