I don't plan on staying out of aviation. I don't mind you judging me, but I've been successful in all parts of my life and I've done that by finding out all parts to the story and that is why I'm asking your advice. I may have been venting a little too or just worried from what I've reading here. My passion for flying goes far beyond what I could communicate on a web site.

I'm glad to hear that there are people out there living the dream. That's what I wanted to know. I would hate to think that there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Although I have not made up my mind altogether I do appriacate everyone's input. I do have a passion for flying I'm just trying to find out if being an airline pilot will fullful my passion. Until I came on this site and read what some of the pilots are posting I thought the life of a pilot would be challenging but would pay off in the end. There are always different ways of finding what you want. Both my father and grandfather flew small planes and loved every minute. I can't tell you how big the smile on my face was when I soloed for the 1st time in a glider. Who knows maybe my fate is to make a lot of money and buy my own plane and bypass the poverty stage.

I think there are a lot of guys out there like me that have a passion for flying but don't want to distroy that passion by sacraficing everything we have. I wonder if there are pilots out there that put all their time and money into their career to find it wasn't what they had dreamed about but it was to late to turn back because they were in debt and had no where alse to go. You don't have to be a don't hold everthing back kind of guy to find your love in life and be successful at it.