Work update
Sep. 22nd, 2009 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Further to this: http://mattp.livejournal.com/267143.html
I quit my job today. I don't have a new job lined up. I am going to do something that I have been thinking about for ages - only now do I have the time to do it. I am going to complete training for my pilot's license. I don't wish to fly for a profession; it would be purely recreational. I told people at work this and they were generally supportive.
I have set myself a target of the end of the year. Yes, it was one of my 101 in 1001 tasks, but that kind of fell by the wayside somewhat. I haven't even made the summary post about that. bad matt.
I admit that it's a bit of a risk but I figured that keeping a license current is relatively easy; traing to e of the required standard in the first place is hard enough when I have a job. In a couple of years time I may not have this freedom. So I'm taking a calculated risk for an opportunity which may not present itself again.
Nervous, but excitedly so.
For reasons of professionalism, I protect my work-related posts from anyone with whom I work or have worked. But this one is different enough that I am making it open. I have screened comments though
Hier stell' Ich screiben weil Ich soll etwas essen.
I quit my job today. I don't have a new job lined up. I am going to do something that I have been thinking about for ages - only now do I have the time to do it. I am going to complete training for my pilot's license. I don't wish to fly for a profession; it would be purely recreational. I told people at work this and they were generally supportive.
I have set myself a target of the end of the year. Yes, it was one of my 101 in 1001 tasks, but that kind of fell by the wayside somewhat. I haven't even made the summary post about that. bad matt.
I admit that it's a bit of a risk but I figured that keeping a license current is relatively easy; traing to e of the required standard in the first place is hard enough when I have a job. In a couple of years time I may not have this freedom. So I'm taking a calculated risk for an opportunity which may not present itself again.
Nervous, but excitedly so.
For reasons of professionalism, I protect my work-related posts from anyone with whom I work or have worked. But this one is different enough that I am making it open. I have screened comments though
Hier stell' Ich screiben weil Ich soll etwas essen.
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Date: 2009-09-22 10:21 pm (UTC)Vrooooooooooooom.
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Date: 2009-09-22 10:31 pm (UTC)Congrats & well done :)
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Date: 2009-09-23 02:26 am (UTC)I also expect that you will be taking me up at some point! *grin*
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Date: 2009-09-23 07:47 am (UTC)I want full updates of how you get on, with pictures please?
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Date: 2009-09-23 07:41 pm (UTC)If you just want limited flying and less restrictions the NPPL is probably the way before, I think it is easy to keep up because the hours needed to keep it current are lower than the standard JAR-PPL, but of course it limits what you can fly.
I'm waiting (for the money) and the European Sport License to come, if it ever does, I'd love to fly but I don't see how I could ever afford the cost of a JAR-PPL.
Let us know how it goes anyhow Matt, I know some military pilots but I'd be interested in the views of someone doing it the civilian way.
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Date: 2009-09-23 10:21 pm (UTC)Getting a pilot's license was a dream of mine as a kid, until I realised how much numeracy was involved!
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Date: 2009-09-23 10:46 pm (UTC)I would say that take the opportunities while you can, life is too short for regrets!
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Date: 2009-10-10 03:51 pm (UTC)Unrelated to the unrelated comment: I still think it would be awesome if a person was signing BSL with one hand, ASL with another, and listening to morse code. Unfortunately I'm not that person and can't even do one of those things.
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Date: 2009-10-10 07:18 pm (UTC)Concurrent BSL and ASL would be nigh on impossible; it would have to be interlaced because both languages use two-handed signs (particularly BSL spelling)
I knew someone who could have a spoken conversation and also one in morse - at the same time.