Uncle Bose

Enough of this "follow your dream" nonsense. Not everyone should follow their dreams. He's made choices in life that preclude a move of this magnitude, specifically having a dozen kids, and they take priority over any selfish, childish dream of his. The fact that he's planning on selling the family home to pay for training, and his unrealistic career expectations, indicate he's not approaching this endeavor very responsibly at all.

LeoSV

I don't think anybody in thier right mind would actually do all this... unless he was ****ed off at the world and just stopped trying to be responsible and selfless. Either way, it's not cool.

navyman_tx

Only follow your drams if:

It is possible.
It won't hurt your family.
If you made arrangements to be broke for a while.
If you can survive in the meantime.

I have many dreams, mainly of other women, I won't follow those dreams because of the consequences. I got married and that was my choice, he had 12 kids and that's his choice. The dream should stay a dream!

phoenix

First of all, who the *@ck has 12 kids these days?!?!?!?!?!? WEAR A RUBBER!!!!!!! Somebody needs to break down the practical figures for this boy!! We're not living in the age of, "Hey, come be a proffesional pilot for a couple of years and you'll be making 6 figures!!" He needs to face reality! Even the most qualified pilots are struggling. It's not a secure industry. The people who are doing it, are doing it out of love for aviation........or something along those lines..... I'm not saying that you should stop him, but make sure he is making an informed decision. Have him talk to career pilots, people that have been through the thick and thin. Advise him to get his PPL (maybe even his commercial), then think about whether or not to sell his house. Based on the raw data you have provided, it sounds like he is making a rash (maybe even inproper) decision. He has a HUGE family to think about, and should take each step with caution! IMHO, it sounds like you might be able to distract him with a midnight real-estate infomercial scam that would cost him significantly less than a pursuit of a career in aviation. Good luck with this!!

Uncle Bose

Good point. I'll bet he has a massive collection of unsold HerbaLife bottles stacked in a corner of his garage as well.