Being a pilot is cool.

WacoFan said:
These kinds of threads are awesome. They always devolve into the "cool factor/mystique" issue. It makes me giggle. I'm glad you like your job. But...the mystique is gone. ATP and other pilot-mills feed on the mystique but can you really say that today? Now, Sully has cool-factor. He had to ditch an Airbus to attain it, but he has it. Other pilots have it. Many do not. Either way - if you are young and reading this:
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Ironically, your post exactly illustrates the exact opposite reason I got the recommendation that I think got me the interview invite at DL (which put me as the first hired after 9/11). The people that consider this "just a job to make money" while they are at the regionals or other "step" jobs I find rarely actually make real money. You'd better be in it to win it, or you won't.
 
Im going to go out on a limb here and say that....Airplanes are awesome. Flying is awesome. Anything to do with flying and airplanes is awesome and anyone who works in a job that involves and airplane or flying is AWESOME. WE....ARE...AWESOME!!!
 
My experience has been somewhat different. The only moments of aviation I'd give a plugged nickel for happened when I was flying an airplane that was broken by any "top tier" standard in to places decent people don't go. Sure, I'd like a nice car (and I'll steal yours if you give me a chance), but "in it to win it" is, perversely, for losers. "Winning" life. What an hilarious idea. The best you can do is break even for a while.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
Edit: I need to go to the beach more often/be more smug/run on the beach and really act like I'm LAX based for the rest of the month.
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If that was really true, you'd be living in a Winnebago in the parking lot. I guess now's the time when we find out how committed you really are...
 
Krystal said:
Im going to go out on a limb here and say that....Airplanes are awesome. Flying is awesome. Anything to do with flying and airplanes is awesome and anyone who works in a job that involves and airplane or flying is AWESOME. WE....ARE...AWESOME!!!
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Now you're just pandering.
 
Boris Badenov said:
My experience has been somewhat different. The only moments of aviation I'd give a plugged nickel for happened when I was flying an airplane that was broken by any "top tier" standard in to places decent people don't go.
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I dont get an excrement eating grin in this job very often any more, but nothing slaps one on my face quicker than pulling up in the beaver and having jet jocks ask for a look at the plane, (pure dong measuring, i know, but im that shallow.)

Also there was "that one time" Beagle held short as i landed in a 210 with more primer than paint, I unloaded my bags, and watched Beagle taxi back to the gate because of wx, as i took back off.

So after thousands of hours of flying, my only self awarded "cool points" come from flying an airplane that is by itself cool, and being a complete moron. If i average it all out, I'm a below average pilot with questionable decision making, and i get a paycheck. Life is good.
 
cmill said:
I dont get an excrement eating grin in this job very often any more, but nothing slaps one on my face quicker than pulling up in the beaver and having jet jocks ask for a look at the plane, (pure dong measuring, i know, but im that shallow.)

Also there was "that one time" Beagle held short as i landed in a 210 with more primer than paint, I unloaded my bags, and watched Beagle taxi back to the gate because of wx, as i took back off.

So after thousands of hours of flying, my only self awarded "cool points" come from flying an airplane that is by itself cool, and being a complete moron. If i average it all out, I'm a below average pilot with questionable decision making, and i get a paycheck. Life is good.
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I used to like that when I was at Cape. I was following an AirTran 717 into BWI one day in some hellacious weather...he went missed, I made it in. Of course, it doesn't mean anything. I just got lucky that I saw it. :)

I enjoy what I do now though, too. Couldn't ask for a nicer flying airplane. Plus I get to make lots of noise and wear a big watch.
 
dasleben said:
I used to like that when I was at Cape. I was following an AirTran 717 into BWI one day in some hellacious weather...he went missed, I made it in. Of course, it doesn't mean anything. I just got lucky that I saw it. :)
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Exactly, it means zip. Several planes safely landed ahead of, and behind, Delta 191 in the same storm that took them down in 1985. It's all timing.
 
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