Originally Posted by
thefauxfox
**** like this is what gives me hope right now honestly. I know I'm probably the LAST person who should be talking right now but I'm a 20y/o instrument rated PPL. I did Auburn for a year and now I switched to ATP (big money drain at AU) and I should have everything (including ATP-CTP) by new years. I figure once I'm done I start instructing and work the usual 2-3 years as a CFI before meeting at least some sort of Commercial minimum or ATP... And stuff like what Celeste wrote keeps me powering through the "what if it doesn't recover" or other kinda crap. Preciate it

Just gotta put your head down and grind sometimes
Just keep in mind that not including this one, you are going to go through about 4 of these throughout your career. The more you are prepared the better you are able to weather it.