A seriously rhetorical question

Stone Cold

Stone Cold

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No details to be given, as some people know where I work, but anybody besides texaspilot (I think that's who it was a while back), ever thought of getting out of aviation totally, even for a little while, if necessary?

Just out of curiosity, of course...:panic:

And open the floodgates...

Also, anybody have any new info, or know payrates for ACT in the MU-2? Last question, how is the crashpad situation in Denver? ;)
 
Stone Cold said:
No details to be given, as some people know where I work, but anybody besides texaspilot (I think that's who it was a while back), ever thought of getting out of aviation totally, even for a little while, if necessary?
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All the time. Law school is calling me.
 
Are pilots really smart enough to go to law or med school? Some of the dumb crap I see every now and then would seriously rebuff that myth.

Edit: I'm guilty of some of this dummie stuff too. You won't see me at Harvard Med though.
 
ljg said:
Are pilots really smart enough to go to law or med school?
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I dunno, I've met some not-so-swift lawyers. I'm gonna be an ambulance chaser based out of a strip mall anyway. I don't need to go to a good school. :)
 
I'm too old to change careers entirely -- don't have the money even if I could.

The company I work for is very large and has all kinds of opportunities outside of aviation. They offer internal training for many of these jobs. I've been taking some of these courses from time to time to see what I like to do besides flying.

Hopefully if I lose my medical or just dont like flying anymore it will be easy to move to another part of the company. Who knows though. It's all a gamble.
 
Stone Cold said:
No details to be given, as some people know where I work, but anybody besides texaspilot (I think that's who it was a while back), ever thought of getting out of aviation totally, even for a little while, if necessary?

Just out of curiosity, of course...:panic:

And open the floodgates...

Also, anybody have any new info, or know payrates for ACT in the MU-2? Last question, how is the crashpad situation in Denver? ;)
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Of course! I reevaluate my situation every day and if this career doesn't give me what I want, I'm out! This job doesn't own me, and I never want it to.
 
ljg said:
Are pilots really smart enough to go to law or med school? Some of the dumb crap I see every now and then would seriously rebuff that myth.

Edit: I'm guilty of some of this dummie stuff too. You won't see me at Harvard Med though.
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I don't know if you can compare the two. Doctors crash planes all the time.
 
Im always thinking of checking out and getting back into the family business, and flying just fun.


As for ACT and the MU-Screw I don't think its all that great. They have a few runs in SLC and from what I've seen one pilot is homeless and a crackhead
 
JayAre said:
As for ACT and the MU-Screw I don't think its all that great. They have a few runs in SLC and from what I've seen one pilot is homeless and a crackhead
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Hahaha...now that's funny right there.

The only reason I threw that out was it was the first job on climbto350. I'm definitely not commuting to Denver....it was me providing some levity for my own benefit.:D
 
Stone Cold said:
Hahaha...now that's funny right there.

The only reason I threw that out was it was the first job on climbto350. I'm definitely not commuting to Denver....it was me providing some levity for my own benefit.:D
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We just had two former Starcheckers return to the 'net. Wanna be the third and you can be my co-pilot in a year?
 
mikecweb said:
We just had two former Starcheckers return to the 'net. Wanna be the third and you can be my co-pilot in a year?
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Ahhh, no thanks :bandit:...it will be something soon, and it's either local or out of aviation. Not that I wouldn't enjoy going back to the Net, but not at this point in my career. We'll see...
 
Absolutely. I switched careers to come to aviation, thought I knew what i was getting into, but now I totaly regret ever having switched careers. Kinda sucks because I spent so damn much money on flight training only to regret it. I would say that unless something drastically changes, which I seriously doubt, I will probably go back to my old career. Fortunetly I got my bachelors 12 years ago, so I can always go back to grad school..
But in summation, yea I think about getting out of aviation every single day I am at work.
 
Where is "SE US"? specifically? There are a few killer corporate jobs in CLT if you've got some PIC time.
 
BobDDuck said:
Where is "SE US"? specifically? There are a few killer corporate jobs in CLT if you've got some PIC time.
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I define the SE US as. . .

Alabama
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee

Some may include Mississippi in as well, I do not.
 
BobDDuck said:
Where is "SE US"? specifically? There are a few killer corporate jobs in CLT if you've got some PIC time.
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Yeah, I have heard some very good things on CLT...time to do some research!!!

As far as location, currently in JAX, but now looking elsewhere...JAX is the armpit of aviation in North FL when it comes to corporate, and I'm done with the "mom and pop shops" in charter.

Yes, I do have some PIC time, and thanks for everybody's responses.
 
Thank god I found Jetcareers early enough, it saved me a lot of money and time. I love aviation, but the airline life just isn't for me. Being home every night, living in my hometown, flying for fun (and some travel for work) have all validated the path I ended up taking. I'm also looking forward to starting some part time CFI'ing again, and this time doing it without the intent of time building.

I'd say give the non-flying thing a shot, it seems like you have your reasons.
 
Stone Cold said:
ever thought of getting out of aviation totally, even for a little while, if necessary?
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For myself, that side of the scale gets a little heavier every week.

If I leave, it's not gonna be for "a little while." I'd sure hope to do some flying and CFIing for kicks, but career-wise, out is out for good.
 
WAFlyBoy said:
For myself, that side of the scale gets a little heavier every week.

If I leave, it's not gonna be for "a little while." I'd sure hope to do some flying and CFIing for kicks, but career-wise, out is out for good.
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Whew! I was wondering if you were thinking of working for Amtrak or something...;)
 
Stone Cold said:
No details to be given, as some people know where I work, but anybody besides texaspilot (I think that's who it was a while back), ever thought of getting out of aviation totally, even for a little while, if necessary?

Just out of curiosity, of course...:panic:

And open the floodgates...

Also, anybody have any new info, or know payrates for ACT in the MU-2? Last question, how is the crashpad situation in Denver? ;)
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There's no shame in leaving aviation! I know my posts have been edgy the past few months and I apologize to several people for that. I'd have to start with kellwolf but the list is too long. Now comes the laughable and pathetic part. I didn't even make it out of training before I quit! Thank god that I was smart enough to go somewhere that I didn't have to sign a contract. The truth, I did not want to be there from the start and I was just going through the motions b/c I was in love with the idea. It's not worth stressing yourself to the point that I did and then having the FAA question your medical certificate. As I stated in another thread somewhere; I'm a GA guy from head to toe. If that means instructing part-time forever, I'm ok with that.
 
Stone Cold,I walked away from aviation after twenty seven years.It was all that I ever wanted to do.I didnt care about school.I was gonna fly.At the end of the 2004 ag season,I had had enough.I was totally burned out.I walked away,and didnt look back.That was 2004.I really enjoyed myself for about a year and a half.A lot of people told me that eventually I would come back to it.I said they were crazy.No way.I was wrong.It started right here,I was just surfing one day,and came upon this site.Started reading and all of a sudden I was current again,and flying right seat with some corporate guys that i know.Next,I bought the Apache to get my multi time up to a decent level.Now,I am flying a Baron part time,and doing some fill in ag work. I tried for over a year to find something to fill that void and couldnt find it. Nothing ,to me,compares to flying.I know that my situation was different than yours,Just my experience.Let me add,After all of those years of getting paid to fly,I now absolutely hate paying the gas bill on the Apache.:),Good luck with your decision,and it is your decision.,,,,T.C.
 
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