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What is the average age of eveyone on the PPRUNE?
When i first started flying i thought i was relatively young.Now it seems like people are learning to fly whilst still at school and going solo on 17th B'Day.
I never bothered doing a degree and decided to get an apprenticeship in IT so i could pay to fly. I at least thought my age would go in my favour.
I was obsessed with flying ever since i was 7. I have always had the latest versions of MS Flight Simulator(sad) and this is where i learnt all my basic instrument knowledge. I have always understood planes but have never been interested in school work!.I passed all my GCSE's B's and C's
Do you think an airline would understand that i chose to fly rather than education. If so ignore me i am being paranoid!.
I am still interested in how old everyone else is though.
PS- Does any body know of a good school for ground school. I am thinking of LGU full-time. £2K --CHEAP AT DOUBLE THE PRICE-- I know this sounds like a sob story but the problem is that pilots are all too often placed on that 'Golden Throne' which seems impossible to achieve by all us mere mortals.
CHEERS

[This message has been edited by Rob 747 (edited 27 April 2001).]

My average age is 45. Anyone else :)?

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38 & counting........

Very very VERY late 30's is a good age. Old enough to afford "it", too old for "it" to be any good. Give it to the kids, at least they’ve a chance to use "it"

Oh my god is this senility

Started off at 0 and now 42. Which makes my average age............ 21 !!!! :)

Well i've just turned 19

Hey Jet Driver what a coincidence I started off at 0 as well,although only got to 36. :) :) :)

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GET THE BLOODY NOSE DOWN!

38. Good ground school is ATA at Coventry. They have a website but I can't remember the address, you'll find it with a search engine.

24,

Mr ( sorry, General ) Yeager, weren`t you that age in WW2 ?

Cheers

I'm 24 at the momment but went solo aged 16, i never really bothered with school much, but then again it's everything (God Help us!)