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Ryan,
Maybe you were just looking for someone to tell you to go ahead and do it but it sounds as though wiser heads are suggesting caution; i.e. you don't have enough information and/or perhaps need to do a little more homework. The purpose of gathering information isn't to sell yourself on this course of action but to make a wise decision and maybe give more consideration to some alternatives.
God, I wish I were young again! I know what I'd do but that isn't going to help you make your decision. One thing I do know from putting one kid through college and law school and the second one starting college this Fall, those Sallie Mae loans are fine as long as you're sure you're going to be able to pay them back, presumably with increased earning power resulting from the financed education. So, do a proforma budget using your projected earning power and the kind of life you want to live while you pay that loan back.
Personally, I think your earning power isn't going to be that great until you get a lot more than 150 hours of multi/instrument/Comm'l (why not go for the ATP, too?). Some of these other guys know more about this than I, why don't one of you give Ryan an idea of what the earnings track looks like-say, for the next five years after flight school?
Them's my thoughts.
nrt
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