Hey Folks, well I've not posted for a while for obvious reasons. As you know from the beginning of my thread my life long ambition is/was to try to become a commercial pilot of any variety. As the dust settles on the virus test car parks / strips (Headcorn in my case) and my new career at British Airways is gasping for breath on the ventilator of aviation industry, I'm pondering the reality versus the dream.
Age was always against me and funds were vague at best and now, well I've picked up a driving job for a supermarket in the short-term, but I'll need a stronger income and future to justify continuing, even foolishly, with the dream.
My instinct is it will be 2yrs before BA start recruiting again, certainly no sooner and I only have the knowledge I'm in a holding pool of possible candidates. On the massive plus side I have a very understanding and supportive wife, who, unlike everything else at present, keeps me grounded in the positive sense.
So, for now, I'll keep the studying up and complete the remaining exams and hope my Instructor and home airfield are available once more in brighter sunny times, while giving the motorbike a good service, learn musical instrument and tend to the vegetables... Or maybe I can find an old plane engine I can strip down and learn mechanics on...
I remember, in the beginning asking how long it will take to get my ppl. Well, that depends on many things?! Just no one thought to mention virus!! Maybe crop dusters might get convertered in vaccine spreaders
Stay healthy and safe, wishing you all well...