When I was there (Xjt) we had a number of pilots who had their own planes. Some were young and built time while others were midlife career changers with 1500 hours of $100 hamburgers.

I guy I work with now sold his 150 to his BIL who got his ratings and then flew it from his pasture for 1500 hours. He’s now at envoy.

With BFI training, almost unlimited sims and 100 hour IOE footprints, anything is possible as long as there is a good attitude and continuous progress.