I have no background in technology or business Not quite true. I bet avionics companies (and plenty of others) would be very interested to talk to you. My dad

I have no background in technology or business Not quite true. I bet avionics companies (and plenty of others) would be very interested to talk to you. My dad used to be a pilot and now works in technology, though he made the switch a few years ago now. As for the programming, after learning the very basics you really have to write something and learn as you go. Try writing a little Android app. I bet you could without even knowing Java. It could be that working as a programmer isn't right for you (maybe a business role related to aerospace), but if you kept it up on the side and used it as your "secret weapon" ^ you could be a real success. Good luck. ^ See Zed Shaw's thoughts on http://sheddingbikes.com/LearnPythonTheHardWay.pdf http://sheddingbikes.com/LearnPythonTheHardWay.pdf