Mr_Creepy
Well-Known Member
For reasons unknown I have let myself get upset at people on this board, who I should really just ignore.
I would like to apologize to those of you who's respect is earned. I don't know why I lost my temper. To let one small minded person get my goat is one thing, but to blow up about it is another. It's not an adult thing to do, very immature.
I really have no reason to be upset lately either, as everything is going absolutely fantastic around here! I couldn't ask for more blessings than we've had in the last year or so. So why am I upset? I don't know!!!!
I started off on a bad foot with some of you, as I have presented the seemier, grungier, less attractive underbelly of being an airline pilot.
Would you believe I really want to help people? Some people are destined to be pilots, and will enjoy all the good and bad experiences. There are others, however, who will try to make the career switch and either fall short or find out late in the game that its not for them.
If I supply information from a different point of view, I hope to help people make their career decisions.
One thing I have heard several of you say, and I agree on, is that flight schools paint a rosy picture of the future where it may not be. That's my biggest beef with the industry right now. These big schools are pumping out pilots all full of piss and vinegar, ready to jump in a 747 and hit the sky. 6 months later they are flying right seat of a 152 around the patch, or maybe if they hit the jackpot, banging through thunderstorms in the dead of night in a 210 loaded with cancelled checks.
What keeps them going? "The Promise"
The promise that there is a major airline job waiting out there.
The promise that they will be making six figures before you know it.
The promise that they will retire millionaires.
The promise that they will only work 10 days a month and have a terrific amount of free time.
The promise (insert your dream here)
Nothing wrong with having a dream! Dreams make the world move on. Maybe I should leave them alone if they are happy.
At any rate, I'm sorry for the temper. Hope I didn't act like too much of a jerk.
I would like to apologize to those of you who's respect is earned. I don't know why I lost my temper. To let one small minded person get my goat is one thing, but to blow up about it is another. It's not an adult thing to do, very immature.
I really have no reason to be upset lately either, as everything is going absolutely fantastic around here! I couldn't ask for more blessings than we've had in the last year or so. So why am I upset? I don't know!!!!
I started off on a bad foot with some of you, as I have presented the seemier, grungier, less attractive underbelly of being an airline pilot.
Would you believe I really want to help people? Some people are destined to be pilots, and will enjoy all the good and bad experiences. There are others, however, who will try to make the career switch and either fall short or find out late in the game that its not for them.
If I supply information from a different point of view, I hope to help people make their career decisions.
One thing I have heard several of you say, and I agree on, is that flight schools paint a rosy picture of the future where it may not be. That's my biggest beef with the industry right now. These big schools are pumping out pilots all full of piss and vinegar, ready to jump in a 747 and hit the sky. 6 months later they are flying right seat of a 152 around the patch, or maybe if they hit the jackpot, banging through thunderstorms in the dead of night in a 210 loaded with cancelled checks.
What keeps them going? "The Promise"
The promise that there is a major airline job waiting out there.
The promise that they will be making six figures before you know it.
The promise that they will retire millionaires.
The promise that they will only work 10 days a month and have a terrific amount of free time.
The promise (insert your dream here)
Nothing wrong with having a dream! Dreams make the world move on. Maybe I should leave them alone if they are happy.
At any rate, I'm sorry for the temper. Hope I didn't act like too much of a jerk.