by helifrek » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:47 pm
"I will be sure to stick around"...... that was about 2 and a half year ago!
Not to re-open a dead thread but I would like to update everyone on my lack of progress! Most of my posts were from ALSE school while I had alot of time on my hands, I came back from school and deployed overseas and I just got super busy! time slipped away and then priorities got in the way. I decided that I didn't want to reenlist in the Army and started saving money so my wife and I could move back home and pretty much came to the conclusion that I would not be able to afford to fly or that I would wait until I moved back home and just get myself an ultralight. Fast forward to today and I am just a couple months away from getting out of the Army but with a more positive outlook! I am being cautiously optimistic but a few weeks ago I was offered a civilian position in the same ALSE shop that I work in now! with a huge pay raise! I also found out that I qualify for separation pay which is a pretty large chunk of change!
I would start on my plan now but I don't want to blow all my savings and end up not getting the job or separation pay, gotta think of the "what ifs"..... but if everything goes as planned I am going straight into getting my pilots license as soon as possible. I don't want to get too far ahead of myself so I am just going to concentrate on the pilots license first, I may go ahead an do a couple of lessons to keep me motivated.
Another note, I did order the sonex brochure with the dvds and everything, still got them! also got to meet with the local sonex pilot Robert and my wife even went on a flight with him! I was too fat :( the hot day and his engine temps running higher than normal kept me from going up with him. After all my research I am still decided on the sonex being the best bang for the buck!
Thanks again for all your comments back then, very re-invigorating reading all of them!