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Chinese Worksmanship...it'll all collapse within a year.

Does Winamp really whip the llama's ass?

Yeah, sounds about right. Somehow, despite the material that must be studied (of course, aerodynamics, flight behavior, even some meteorology if I recall), commercial pilot as a profession doesn't qualify as a "high trained position" or whatever the USCIS calls it.

Sucks for me.

Well, always happy to read about someone making it through though. I loved reading these kinds of threads on sites like airliners.net--people who made their dream of becoming a pilot come true. Enjoy it!

In the course of your preparation, did you glean any information regarding the sponsorability of trained CPLs, as in visa sponsorability?

I would say becoming a CPL is as close to a dream that I have, but due to my circumstances, I can't train in my home country. (Not a terrorist or anything, it's just, I've never lived here until now and don't speak the language).

So if I were to pursue a CPL--a huge stretch anyway--I would have to rely on being sponsored to become a commercial pilot anyway. And, at least in the U.S., I don't think the major carriers sponsor too many pilots for work visas.