i am 36 years of age and within the next 6 months will be made redundant from my current career within banking. I therefore thought there might be the outside chance that i could now pursue my lifetimes ambition and train to become an airline pilot!
This is my very first enquiry on the subject so please excuse my ignorance as i'm sure this very question has been covered on numerous occasions previously in this forum.
I would like to know how long, realistically, it would take me to get to the point of a salaried pilot and the potential cost the whole process would set me back finacially.
Bearing in mind i do not have a mortgage outstanding and will receive a redundancy payment in the region of £50,000 ( $75,000) i was thinking of doing some kind of accelerated training full-time but wonder whether my payout would be nearly enough to achieve my goal.
I do not have degree level education although i do possess 2 'A' Levels and my only previous flying experience is half an hour in a glider and doing a tandem sky-dive!
I would very much appreciate your advice - even if you believe i should realistically stick to flying kites instead!
thanks for your time
This is my very first enquiry on the subject so please excuse my ignorance as i'm sure this very question has been covered on numerous occasions previously in this forum.
I would like to know how long, realistically, it would take me to get to the point of a salaried pilot and the potential cost the whole process would set me back finacially.
Bearing in mind i do not have a mortgage outstanding and will receive a redundancy payment in the region of £50,000 ( $75,000) i was thinking of doing some kind of accelerated training full-time but wonder whether my payout would be nearly enough to achieve my goal.
I do not have degree level education although i do possess 2 'A' Levels and my only previous flying experience is half an hour in a glider and doing a tandem sky-dive!
I would very much appreciate your advice - even if you believe i should realistically stick to flying kites instead!
thanks for your time