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Old March 6th, 2008, 21:47   #9
flyinkibblez
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Default Re: Mid life crisis at the age of 26

i was in a similar position as you when i first started. I was at a job that paid very well, and i was trying to do both flight school and work. at first i thought i needed to keep my good paying job to finance by flying. what i ended up doing was moving over to a local fbo that had a flight school and started working as the line manager for that fbo and flying on the side. first off, i received discounts on my flight school. with all the money you have to dish out, any help is great, plus you gain great connections. i wasnt making as much money, and it took me a almost 2 years to finish all my flight training, which was longer then i wanted, but the pay gets better, and i was able to finished all my school debt free, which not a whole lot of people can brag about. Also, the flight time that i have gotten working for this company is unheard of for someone with my level of flight time. So now i am getting transitioned into our flight department way before i would even be glanced at anywhere else in the world.

good luck with whatever you do. but like everyone else keeps saying...dont stretch it out forever. airports are full of guys and gals who make this move and get stuck never finishing their training. keep at it!
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