There comes a point in many boys' lives where they look into the sky at night and see lights tracking their way from left to right and think, "Wow, I want that job". I still do that and I'm 22, though slowly but surely I'm inching my way toward that distant goal. I want to be an airline pilot.
I've decided to write a blog about my experiences mainly for myself as a resource for revision and recall, but also as a source of inspiration for others who share my dream and find themselves at odds looking for where to start.
A little about me? My name's Henry, I'm 22 and currently live in Nottingham, UK. I'm an Economics graduate and had been an estate agent in London (ugh I know- rubbish economy!!!) for the last year. Lets just say I didn't really enjoy it. One morning, fag and coffee in hand outside the office, jumbo roaring overhead and surrounded by miserable people in suits on their commute, I had to get out. I had to go flying. Sooooo here I am! Mega debt, here we come!
I wish I'd started this blog at the beginning, but I'm currently about halfway through my Private Pilot's License (PPL) having done 23 or so hours. In that time, I've managed to fly solo, do a couple of the exams and begin navigation. All in all, I'm a lowly tenth of the way through! It's all good though as I'm thoroughly enjoying my time in the trusty Piper Tomahawk (regardless of its reputation for unrecoverable spins out of control!). What's more, I've got a cracking instructor who has great banter as well as being a good teacher.
If anyone is reading this(?) please feel free to comment/ask questions/share own experiences- I'd like to hear it all. Let's see where we are in 12 months eh?
Zero to ATPL. How hard can it be?
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