19 years young, 46 hrs PPL, grudgingly studying for a law degree at Oxford Brookes University.

Nearly 23, nearly 200hrs, nearly CPL ;) :) ;)

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Blue Skies and Soft Landings :)

26.

WWW

Just a Sprog of 22, PPL/IMC, Class 1 Medical and about 100hrs.

Currently working in Airline Maintenance Programmes.

22 years old, CAP509 grad in Jan 2000, Fzn ATPL, 280hours, searching for that elusive first commercial job

LP

18 and Studying for a degree in Computer Science at Edinburgh Univercity.

23 and a goddam bean counter!

22 coming to the end of my degree in 5 weeks

Yippeeeeeeeeeee that is if I get it lol, don't do economics people it is so dull!!! and the maths oh my god (WAY ABOVE A LEVEL STANDARD http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/redface.gif((( )

Going on the sponsorship route, if I don;t get it, work every minute I possible can route to get money together,whilst not spending much, then probs sponsorship route again the following year and then hopefully will have enough money (if don;t get it), if I include loans, bank robberies, major tax fraud(ps this is a joke if any tax officer is reading <g> ).

Sagey

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30 years old but with a lot of motivation and commitment to give it a shot!

Only about 20 mins in a trial flight which was only the first ... :)

Hopping to complete PPL by this summer, start ATPL training shortly after, finish the PhD, get a FI rating, get ATPL and finally a deserved airline job !

Good luck everyone!

TheNavigator

Started flying at 18. PPL then CPL/IR followed. Got a FI(R) to help find a job. Became a QFI after instructing for a while. Now flying 737 NG. 24 in June.

39 in three months.
630 hours MECIR , Instructor
Bsc Aviation , Teaching diploma

I'm 18 and have my CPL, MEIR with about 400hrs TT, working as a pilot now and just like some of you working towards the airlines.

I am 25 (very nearly 26! http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/frown.gif ) 115tt inc PPL in the middle of IMC training. Start ATPLs in May. Luckily no kids etc to think about! :)

Old enough not to remember whether I've contributed to this thread already, and too lazy to look, so here goes (again?)

28 years old PPL/IMC/Nt 190TT 7/7 ATPL passes so far, CPL/IR starts in June.

23 1/2. Decent job in IT, but desperatly want to fly instead. 88 hours, and trying to decide wether to do an IMC, or hours or atpl distance learning.

ickle ;)

Well maybe I am the youngest here at 18 yrs old with 90 hours total. And of course hold a PLL got that @ 50 hours!

Tower

25 Nearly finished PPL Approx 53 hrs. Spent far too long doing my PPL due to lack of cash and time spent working in the US. Saving up now for my Class 1. My optician thinks I will be OK but I am a bit marginal. Annoyed that I can not apply for BA CEP scheme even if I do manage to get a Class 1.
Probably going to have to fully self sponsor.

Best of luck to all of you(except those funded by your dad - You have already got all the luck you need)

Cheers

34, PPL, IMC and Multi this summer. Distance learning for ATPL's and then an instructors rating, me thinks.....

I'm an 18 year old student currently studying for a degree in Computing.

I have 1 hour on my flying log coz I cannot afford to take it any further.

I have been rejected by BA once, last october, so I'll be trying again later this year.

Hmmm, this is a very interesting (if a little depressing at times) thread.

32 - Company Director (since I was 19 ..my company)
My job roles - accountant, payroll dolly, coffee maker, cleaner AND chief bottle washer = 100+ hours per week...OH and I have to find the work for 20 people!!...PLEASE let me be a pilot.

From a business background, one thing jumps out at me. Having read several threads and postings on pprune, you guys have spent literally millions of pounds (or several million dollars)to follow your dream i.e. PPL CPL ATPL(frozen!!) IR etc etc. Commercial sense tells me there MUST be a better way to make this dream come true. COMBINED, YOU COULD HAVE BOUGHT A SMALL AIRLINE WITH THIS MONEY!!.

OATS CABAIR etc. etc. methinks they got the dry side of the bed!! fly and get wannabes to pay.

Who would you like to be your boss? Stavros, or a community of pilots?

A bit long-winded but something is stirring in my noggin..not sure what yet.

32

28 years old, wife, 2 kids, fabulous job as operations controller with major international airline. 220 hours, ppl, night, twin, multi.........given up my life as i know it to commence atpl full time groundschool course soon. Hopefully all will come good and i can sit at 37000feet dumb fat and happy, moaning about my curled sandwiches within a year!

21 Yrs Old, 900hrs. Been flying as a Turboprop F/O for about a year now and loving it!

17 yrs old, PPL, 60 hrs TT, studying A-Levels. Plan A: Sponsorship route. Plan B: Win Lottery to pay for training. Plan C: Rob bank.

23 with PPL and 56hrs. (Not including ATC flying)

Doing finals in Avionics so will be out in the big wide world come July.

26, 1500hrs, 1250hrs on 757/767.

26 shortly, expired PPL, trying to figure way of getting CPL/Frozen ATP.

Work in Ops

Quite an interesting post when read from Australia. I have heard a lot about how low min hour requirements are in US,UK etc but found some posts amazing!
To put some of the posts in perspective I'm 22, have 2900hrs, ATPL, Senior Grade 1 Instructor and completing a degree in Human Factors part-time. The largest aircraft I fly is a Chieftain. With this experience in Australia it is still extremely competitive for jobs. Not trying to whinge I just thought it an interesting comparison.

Well I am female and 30 years old :-( I have 66 hours with an FAA PPL and I am in the process of trying to sell my house, my cars...my life to pay for my ATPL.
The house is just not moving, and it is sooooo fustrating. I am hoping to attend either July or Octobers ATPL groundschool at ATA in Coventry. At the moment I have to suffer my IT job and just will the day that I can tell them where to stuff it to come along sooner rather than later!!!
Can't wait!!! :)

22 Years old. UK Charter Airline (B757) 1100hrs TT. Previously SAAB SF340. Loved it!! Still loving it! :) :)
Eff Oh :)

20 yrs, 700 HRS.

Wishing I had flown turboprops or turbojetsfor the last year.

23 yrs, 10 hours into PPL, still struggling thru final year of university..hope to complete CPL with ME/CIR by end of next year..woohoo...

Just re read my post on page 4

Actually I am beginning to wonder if it really was worthwhile. I can now teach multi/ir.......but there are no jobs around. If I carry on teaching PPL stuff then I will not be able to survive any more. The airlines tell me I AM too old!

I am seriously thinking of chucking it all in and getting a real job. I have had over a year now of cr*p pay and the novelty is wearing off.

There are too many wannabees chasing too few jobs, what chance does an old geezer have when compared to the youngsters?

I have spent more money over the last two years than I can possibly recover in the next five.

I don't wish to sound dramatic but think VERY VERY carefully if you really do want to fly for a living.

Yep, I have achieved a lifetime ambition....a CPL/IR......so what!!!???

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25, 26 this August. Finishing off a B.Sc(Physics)@ the University of Canterbury (NZCH) this year. Have a total 30 hrs, but my last flight was Nov98 ;-( Plan to study B.Av@Massey next year. Would like to instruct&then fly commercially around the South Pacific :-) ! Want to be working as a pilot before I'm 30, so watch out!

In vino veritas!!

ZK-DAN

26 now, finished MSc (Rural Electrification) last year, have a good job with a European waste management company BUT I DON'T WANT IT!!!

Now that the student poverty days are over, I want them back again to begin busting my a** for a frozen ATPL.

Why didn't I think of this years ago??!!

I like this idea of a bank robbery that someone had..."look, officer, I NEED this cash for pilot's license, see, and I know this bank has LOADS of it like, so..."

Let off with a warning. Ciao,
WD

I am so delighted to not be alone on this site, I thought my age would cause me problems getting on in the business, but listening to you lot, HAPPY DAYS, just go for it and worry later.

Reeves 31 year young !!!!!!

It's so comforting to see there are many who is equal age (31) if not older wanting a career change! I assume most of you are in UK. I'm from Hong Kong and aviation community here is VERY limited. Have thought about training overseas but that would mean more money. Saving up and finding new ways to get more money for training right now.

Meanwhile, continue playing Flight Sim 2000 until 2 am but DAMN, the wife sure gets p*ssed.

Cheers

24, no baggage no sproggs (me thinks) and half way through the PPL, pasionate about nothing else but flyng, oh and scuba diving, oh and the odd session.
Currently self employed but about to commence a decent salary job for an engineering practice.

My final goal is ultimatley the left hand seat, but would desperatly like to instruct some time before.
Had intended to be a self sponsored ab-initio student but have chosen the modular route.

18yrs, female - just got about 38hrs on my PPL - 20 from the RAF flying scholarship

26 years.....CPL/IR.....no work.....

oh well.......

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Hi All,
Im 38 1000 hrs PPL/IR Display pilot, biting the bullet to do and finish atp before 40. Self employed, 24 worries around my neck weekly family business. Going to kick it all in and go for an aviation career. Have a potential job offer if i get through. Scared !!!!less im making the wrong decision, but logic has gone out the window for passion of flying. Have tried to reason with my self, however all roads end up at flying. I'll never know unless i do it

Yak Jockey
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