Hi All,

Must have missed this thread the first time around, but seeing as though its been resurected...

26 yrs old, no wife and no children, but I do have an FAA CPL/IR, JAA PPL/IMC/Night and just over 500 hours in my logbook.

Looking to gain the JAA CPL/IR within the next two years.

Hopefully then I'll be able to get away from starring at a computer screen each and every working day.

Best wishes,

Charlie Zulu.

Well:-
I'm 36 :}
Married with three kids :cool:
80hrs PPL :O
ATPL Mod1 exams in Feb :uhoh:

Nice to see nothing changes.

It would be nice to know what happened to all those wannabes from 3 years ago, so if any are around who remember this, let us know what happened.

As for me, 33 single (but open to offers ;) ), no kids, Mod 1 exams in March or April 2004. Just over 100 hours and doing IMC and night over the winter.

Tried to sell my body to pay for it but only made enough to buy a paperclip, so it's a remortgage and a loan for me.

20 years old, 9 hours in gliders, no hours yet into PPL, but that`ll change in January. Have passed PPL exams in Comms, Human Performance, and next week have exams in planning and Air Law.

I'm 36 you Know!:}

I have 150 hours, class 1 med, and half way through night rating.
I have first set of ATPL theory exams in February, and basically will stick at it until I lose my nerve.

Yours, gibbering and toothless in a pool of wee


Cumulus.

I am 34, though I now actually have to stop and think about my age before saying i...t..funny how that suddenly starts to happen......

Oh yeah.... FAA ATPL and JAR CPL/IR

Im 16! With a completely blank sheet as far as hours go! But would like to get a PPL and then take things from there!

When this topic started I was 34 and just starting, half way through OATS and about 100 hours total no license.
Now Im just 38 and FULL ATPL 2200hrs B737 (100 thru 900)rated...cant be bad! :ok:

22 years young
40hours in gliders

still tryin to get that damn class 1 (CVD here :sad: )

dreaded 30
 

I am just starting commercials - I have 63 hours helicopter and 32 hours fixed wing. I am 30 tomorrow!!

35 years old, PPL, 200 hrs, frame 7 of the BGS module 1!

Hate the gilded cage of IT I've trapped myself in for the last 15 years. Been flying since 17, and the always had the dream of flying my own aeroplane which came true 3 yrs ago when I bought my beloved Yak. Now the £$%^&*d's are making it so hard/expensive to fly that I reckon the only way I can carry on the flying I love is to go commercial, and put the yak in my garden as an ornament.

35 is old in pilot years, but luckily I'd be more than happy to buzz about the UK in TP's. Whatever I can get really.

QuiteEasilyDone,

Only 40 ? I can beat that as I'm 53 and will be 54 on CPL issue. Does that mean I've won the contest, or is there anyone older than me still training? Just three more writtens, plus CPL to do, (IR already in the bag). Oh, and I've already got the job offer subject to passing everything by Easter, so I'm under a bit of pressure.

Never give up !

27 years old live in Canada 250hrs CPL multi and IR. Finished in July have been pounding the pavement talking to everybody possible. No luck with a job yet, and everyone that does hire over here will make you work on the ramp fueling planes and unloading baggage for 1 year first. Alot of sacrifice and more to come but hopefully worth it in the end.

Not tooooo old
 

Well, I'm not too old just yet!
I'm 25 coming up to 26 in january :o)
Been flying for as long as I can remember, and actively from 13 (Air Training Corps).

Have just finished my ATPL, and now in masses of debt ......but will be worth it when I get that 1st job :O)

Meanwhile still flying with the Air Cadets and teaching them to fly at the weekends (understanding girlfriend thankfully lol).

Keep on training towards your PPL......is very worthwhile and great fun.

Chinchilla.

Well I was surprised to see this topic brought back to life....I had forgotten I had written this one. Looks like it's created some interest though. I wrote it under my old name! (re-invented myself you know, just to stay on top of the game! actually it was a crap name.)

It's weird to see that at that point in time I had just 10 hrs on the PPL......I took ages to get the PPL cos of work etc but last October I started in earnest on this mad path toward gaining the illusive fATPL/IR. I passed all my ATPL's this year, I've been to South Africa and California hour building, night rating is done and I am ready to take my CPL test any day soon so if anything I have enjoyed the journey and it's all happened over the last 12 months. I'm now 34, the money I saved to do this will be gone by Feb 2004, but I'll at least be qualified and joining the ranks of hopefuls out there.

Good to see that the posting has given others a little bit of hope to chin up and carry on. Keep at it, you only have yourself to blame for giving up and I think regret is more difficult to live with than debt.............

Good luck to all......................

34 years of age as of two weeks ago but i'm told i look much younger :)

Got first airline job in May of this year ,after two years of instructing full time

Just approaching 1800 tt

Keep on trying and persevering !

Im 14 and i have 1/2 an hour on my ppl at my local airfield SEN!
I would like to continue but havent got the patience to save up my paper round money (£25 p/w) to go on an hours lesson. Once ive finished my education im thinking of trying to complete my ppl then but do i need a ppl to get into the job im after? I want to be a pilot for major airline desperatly but im worried theirs to much competition for places and i wont have a chance! Can someone give me some advise on how to get the upper hand on other applicants when I apply for a job (4-6yrs). And i dont mean bribing the employers :ok: !

Thanks Dave 14 :)

26 years old, 1700tt, 2 years instructing, 6 months airline flying and loving it.:)

32

Started flying in sept 2000 aged 29

Qualified April 2001

1 year as an Instructor

Now RHS on regional turboprops

It's well worth the effort and the expense


MJ

23 awaiting skills test for PPL(weather and actual skill dependent).

Would like to start ATPL's next year as I have been training for my PPL now for 14 months and feel slightly downheated due to set backs out of my control.

Good luck everybody, hope things work out the way you want!

AZ:ok:

34

PPLA 286Hrs +61 on gliders
currently doing module 2 with Bristol

27 years old.
Ex RN Lt, was in the Fighter Controller sub-specialisation.
PPL with Night Rating 85hrs total.
Passed 8 ATPL exams, results of 3 sat in Dec 03 are in the post to me (fingers crossed). Final 3 to be sat in Jan 04. Plan to start hours build/CPL/IR in early March once weather gets a bit better.
Work as a Dispatcher (sadly on part time) at my local London airport. Have had no money/no social life, for about 18 months now and a few other things to deal with.
But am a great believer that good things come to those who wait and that I am due a lucky break..........

43 years young PPL(H) all ATPL(H) exams done thanks to Bristol, just waiting retest for GH section of CPL(H). Job??? But I can go to meet my maker having tried.

I'm 21 years old, PPL(A) with night rating, 110hrs, currently hour building, studying module 1 through Bristol.
I am on an industrial placement which is part of my degree - the third year of a four year Electronic Engineering Hons degree.
I haven't flown for 7 weeks due to weather:{

Hope to be sitting on the flight deck next to one of you guys one day:ok:

Age
 

Started when 31 for PPL

Now 36, ATPL writtens, CPL issued and about to start dreaded IR

Feel about 25 though, occupation Production Manager, lets just say its boring, funded by and with a very loving wife and understanding daughter, who i now have more time for the writtens are out the way.

Probably be a bit grumpy over next 2 months when all is not going to plan in training though

Good luck to all:ok:

How old are you??
 

I'm a 42 year old wannabe, been flying for 21 years now, 250 TT, all for the fun of it. My flying has cost me an average of £8.50 per week for the last 21 years, that works out at an average of 2 packs of cigerettes per week, as I don't smoke , I have no trouble in justifying the cost, especially to a 40 a day man. Keep your wings level, your head up, and aim for a cloud good and far away and before you know it ...... you'll be there. good luck with your new hobby.;)

36- 6000TT 880HVY jet just getting set to convert my Canadian ATPL to JAA ATPL(A). Time to come home. Too much snow and ice, currently flying an air tanker in western Canada.

This is my first ever post - sorry if it goes a little pear-shaped!

Anyway 20 in April, completed PPL earlier this year after 2 yrs with 2 6 month gaps, in 45.05mins!

Starting to worry I'm getting old so going to strive to complete my ATPL early 2006.

Best of luck to everyone!

25, JAA PPL with 75hrs, CAA PPL (Microlights) 60 hrs, Class 1 in the bag and currently working in Flight Operations at BAE.

Bought my own place in 2001 for £53K - now worth £90K, so there's the rest of my ATPL money!!! yipeeeee

All the best for 2004, hope u all make it!

ADRH :ok:

Nearly 15 (PM for address to send cards and presents :E), only experience is a 1 hour trial flight, starting PPL in about a years time. I'm a wannabe who would like to do any type of flying to make a living however small it may be. Cant stand the thought of being behind a desk tapping away on a PC like I am now for all of my working life.

20, JAA PPL with 48 hours and night rating, hoping to start ATPL ground school soon, not sure on which school or whether distance learning is the way to go

Y Sam
 

PPL at age 30, CPL at 37 and ATPL at 40. Flew skydivers, glider tugs, anything with wings except a bucket of fried chicken. Now chasing that airline job but wondering if I'm doing the right thing as I'm having so much fun as a bush pilot. Funded my PPL with money earned as a sponsored skydiver for a major motor company, a bank and a fuel company. Left the IT business after losing my rag and trying to sh1t in the boss' ashtray and loaded and fuelled DC3s for a year before getting a right hand seat. Never looked back. Just gotta hang in there and bite the bullet, mate.

Good luck......

31 years old, Commercial and ATPLs out of the way, IR at the moment.

10 years in Direct Marketing was enough to make anyone change career. Very glad I did even if it meant selling everything I owned - house, car, kidneys etc.

33 (huh, I thought I was old, but after reading your posts I feel much younger :)).

Trying to start PPL(H) next year, and anything needed to get the commercial license as well...

By the way, it's funny to read some of you telling how nice it is / it has been to be able to leave your IT or Marketing jobs.

I'm currently running a very small IT + marketing / communication company... can you figure out the rest ??!!!! ;)

Best wishes to you all!!

all of you are young sprites! Im 39!! old old old....but I have been
flying as a Flight Engineer, Just got my CPL Multi IR, Atpl writtens next month then hopefully a right seat by the end of the year!

31 year old rig pig. Over 100 hours total PPL (A). Doing ATPL distance learning. Feels sometimes like pi:mad: :mad: ing in the wind. Ah well, back to the books. No pain, No gain :ouch:


Happy New Year:ok:

32 years old, ex- pro musician. Starting PPL in Feb, taking it all the way to frozen ATPL. Time to fulfil that childhood dream!

21 years old, went to Canada for training, ended up instructing for a while there. Now im back home doing the ATPLs. 325 hours so far....

Dear all,

Please, I need help!!!!!!!!!

I am 31 and work for the government as a civil servant and have always wanted to be an airline pilot. My concerns are obviously my age. Have i left it too late? I would welcome advice from anyone out there, whether your a 747 captain or a wannabe!!

Secondly, i only have 6 GCSE's. Would this be a problem when the airlines look at my CV.

Thanks

41, hour building and studying like b***ery for Mod 1 ATPLs in April.

Not sure I'd have made 42 if I'd stayed in the job I hated, rather than risking everything on chasing this dream.

But although there's significantly less £ around the place (i.e. "none"), the house is remortgaged, no holidays this year, the hours stuck at home with my head in the books are long and at times I feel as if I'm getting nowhere, and I'm worried about getting a job at the end of it.........so bloody what!

Chase the dream, don't just dream the dream.

Met some great people on this trip too.