Should jtrain take recall?

If you are unsure then what's the harm in taking the bypass. Gives you more time to make the decision. The job at XJT will still be there for you.
 
SeanD said:
Do both.
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Exactly.

I knew a guy at Eagle who made his way through law school while flying at Eagle. He left to go be an aviation lawyer for the Teamsters.

Though I will have to say, with the option of the Bypass, (which I did not have the luxury of) you can bypass with no penalties. You just have to objectively evaluate the situation. :)

And, I have to disagree with the "screw the airlines, family means more" remark. Contrary to popular belief, one can have a happy family life in the airline world. Not that everyone in the airlines does have a happy family life, but it certainly IS possible.
 
the question is...CAN you do both at the same time or would you have to drop out of law school??

i would hate to see you continue to flip flop your way through careers the rest of your life...if you can do both, then take the recall...if you can't...then you need to decide which path you want to STAY on and stay on it to completion.
 
I'm not voting because this is a decision only Johnny Train can make. You did say "Dream" in your poll though. Is it your dream? Is the grass slightly greener now that you have left? We always remember the fond parts and tend to forget the more negative stuff. How much are you giving up on the Lawyer thing as far as money and time?

You said it though. If you are using the word "dream", I say always follow the dream.
 
MikeD said:
LOL. That'd be me!
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:laff: Some people just never can decide what they want to be when they grow up!


I have to admit to being the same though. Photography, flight attendant training, writing, flying... I find it interesting to keep a wide viewpoint in my life, and not become extremely narrowly focused. :)
 
Is your dream still to be an airline pilot? If you still feel that way, then take it without a doubt.

Or..

Is your dream now to be a lawyer? If it is, then get out away from the airlines and don't look back.

Do what you want to do.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
The allure of the "dream" fades quickly, and you're still left with having to pay the bills and provide for the family. Flying airplanes for a living is just a career, not a dream.
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That's kind of sad, actually.

I'm glad the reality still hasn't set in for me yet. I suspect that I will have retired before I can even get to that point. :D
 
SteveC said:
That's kind of sad, actually.

I'm glad the reality still hasn't set in for me yet. I suspect that I will have retired before I can even get to that point. :D
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You need spikey hair.

And an ipod and backpack. :cwm27:
 
SteveC said:
That's kind of sad, actually.

I'm glad the reality still hasn't set in for me yet. I suspect that I will have retired before I can even get to that point. :D
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I think the difference might be that you fly corporate, so you've probably never had a 95+ hour month or a 900 hour year. I know it was much different for me when I was flying stand-ups and only flying 30 hours a month. It felt fun again. But as soon as I returned to the full months with 90 hours and 12 hour duty days, it all just felt like a very tiring job again.
 
I know there's no way you'd take the recall and this is just to see what people say. I voted NO.
 
Bypass recall, finish the JD and go back when you're ready.

Then you can do the ultimate that we all dream about on bad days in the airline business:

"You know what, hold on... ExpressJet 2146, request taxi back to the gate"

"What's up, I didn't ask for that!"

"I am, shut your trap Skipper"

"What?"

"I'm quitting. Screw it. Stop right here on the taxiway."

"No! You're out of line"

(fuel control switches off, APU on)

"I'm not out of line, you're out of an FO!"

(cabin door opens, airstairs down..)
 
ATN_Pilot said:
I think the difference might be that you fly corporate, so you've probably never had a 95+ hour month or a 900 hour year. I know it was much different for me when I was flying stand-ups and only flying 30 hours a month. It felt fun again. But as soon as I returned to the full months with 90 hours and 12 hour duty days, it all just felt like a very tiring job again.
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I think that goes with nearly every flying job. Even as flying fighters, a "dream job" for many, the lifestyle and average 14+ hour days at work (any less, and you were seen as a slacker), made what little fun the flying was (IT was demanding work too, mind you) become tiring very quickly. For example, we'd have available aircraft come up on the flying schedule in the unit on say an afternoon or a Friday, and they'd ask around if anyone wanted to go on the flight just to fill the scheduled line....and there'd be trouble finding people to want to do so sometimes. I know there are those probably reading this that think that is flipping crazy, but until one experiences the lifestyle as a whole and for a while (just as with the airlines or any other flying job that has its nuances), they won't truly understand the sentiment.
 
I think it's funny that for the most part, the younger guys voted YES while the older guys voted NO.
 
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