Jack_Joyce30
New Member
Hi all, I am new to this forum but I’ve had a few lingering questions about my future career.
I’m currently 19 and about to start university studying aviation management specialist which also has career links to the railways (Eurostar, TGV, and Thalys). I have always wanted to be a commercial pilot since a very young age because I love to travel, I equally love the aviation industry, It’s challenges/downfalls and the potential pay (again, I want a handsomely paying job so I can afford nice things in life).
Evaluating my current situation, I’ve done about 20 hours on my CAA PPL and that’s already cost a fortune and I’m not even a quarter through the training. It’s going to cost me around £90-£100k for the whole lot which means I’m either going to have to take out a mortgage or somehow save that money and pay it upfront. Looking at that, it seems very unrealistic. Because of the sheer cost of training, I’ve been researching train driving careers and I could always become a pilot later in life.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I’m currently 19 and about to start university studying aviation management specialist which also has career links to the railways (Eurostar, TGV, and Thalys). I have always wanted to be a commercial pilot since a very young age because I love to travel, I equally love the aviation industry, It’s challenges/downfalls and the potential pay (again, I want a handsomely paying job so I can afford nice things in life).
Evaluating my current situation, I’ve done about 20 hours on my CAA PPL and that’s already cost a fortune and I’m not even a quarter through the training. It’s going to cost me around £90-£100k for the whole lot which means I’m either going to have to take out a mortgage or somehow save that money and pay it upfront. Looking at that, it seems very unrealistic. Because of the sheer cost of training, I’ve been researching train driving careers and I could always become a pilot later in life.
Any advice would be appreciated.