Work update

[mattp]

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.

Comments

[v15u4l-3rr0r.livejournal.com]

That is very cool indeed!I hope you're successful ^_^

[aflaminghalo.livejournal.com]

I am so very jealous of your opportunity and your bravery.

[skibbley.livejournal.com]

Enjoy the skies! If you don't have work ties, will you be going abroad to learn?

[tartful-dodger.livejournal.com]

I'm impressed with your balls.

Vrooooooooooooom.

[mattp.livejournal.com]

I wasn't aware you'd seen them ;-)

[prolificdiarist.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! How exciting!

Congrats & well done :)

[barakta]

That's very cool and exciting. I hope your risktaking pays off in happiness and good stuff for you!

[envoy.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[nyecamden.livejournal.com]

Wow, good luck with this!

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

I've been wanting to do this myself since 2000, but have not had the opportunity (i.e., the money and time have not been simultaneously available -- currently, neither is!). I congratulate you on this decision and hope to live vicariously through you! :-)

I also expect that you will be taking me up at some point! *grin*

[mattp.livejournal.com]

I shall be, yes. My first request is from my sister - but she suffers from pteromechanophobia.

[emperor]

Good luck with that!

[alohura.livejournal.com]

wow! that's so cool, I'm so jealous :D
I want full updates of how you get on, with pictures please?

[mattp.livejournal.com]

I did write about my previous efforts, but having just re-read over some of them they are rather scant on detail. I shall aim to be more verbose in my updates.

[supermouse.livejournal.com]

Woot! I hope it goes well for you! Looking forward to making the VROOOOOOOM comments in the future.

[lovingboth]

Yay for going for it!

[hughe.livejournal.com]

oooo! good luck with it all :)

[baratron.livejournal.com]

Heh. That's awesome. Hope you have fun, and that work will find you again once you're ready.

[paul.livejournal.com]

Good luck. Which license are you going for?

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.

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

I hope this works out well for you.

Getting a pilot's license was a dream of mine as a kid, until I realised how much numeracy was involved!

[kibe.livejournal.com]

Very cool! Good luck with it :)

I would say that take the opportunities while you can, life is too short for regrets!

[tenshikurai9.livejournal.com]

Unrelated: For some reason I'm amused over the length of time it took for us to become mutual LJ friends.

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.

[mattp.livejournal.com]

I was under the impression that i had friended you but that you didn't post much because I never saw entries appear. Then I saw a comment that you'd left and went looking.

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.