"It's not always about the pay, I have a lot of friends who are airline pilots, and they love it."

It's a true statement, and it's very easy to get caught up in the BS we have to put up with (there's lots of it). In the long run though, when you're sitting there soaring above it all, it is truly worth it...to me at least.
 
LOL!!!

"It's not always about the pay," he said. "I have a lot of friends who are airline pilots, and they love it."

ROFL:bounce:

I want to meet him after he gets his so called "DREAM JOB" and discuss how its going for him. OMG to make a statement like that knowing other pilots are gonna read it. Wow................o_O
 
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...here to help.
 
All I'm gonna say is that there is A LOT more complaining on this forum from 121 guys... WAY more 121 guys on here from every god forsaken hole of a company too though! :D
 
Boris Badenov said:
I've been "up over it all" for 15 years now. Watching the air go by isn't worth being a Minion.
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But have you stepped back and *not* been a pilot?

I'm serious. There's undoubtedly a whole bunch of crap that pilots (particularly at airlines) have to put up with, but the potential pay and quality of life that you can obtain at even a regional is very much on par with what you can expect from a lot of careers that require a master's degree. I have close friends who have graduated from law and medical schools in the last five years, and their quality of life is atrocious compared to most non-reserve regional pilots.
 
zmiller4 said:
But have you stepped back and *not* been a pilot?

I'm serious. There's undoubtedly a whole bunch of crap that pilots (particularly at airlines) have to put up with, but the potential pay and quality of life that you can obtain at even a regional is very much on par with what you can expect from a lot of careers that require a master's degree. I have close friends who have graduated from law and medical schools in the last five years, and their quality of life is atrocious compared to most non-reserve regional pilots.
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Very true. I'm at a regional, and I have a far better QOL than I did working as an engineer. The money is ok, but could certainly be better. I never really spent much time on reserve (pays a lot less than a lineholder) and/or commuting, no doubt that would change my opinion.

I've also turned down a couple of pro pilot gigs that would pay as much as I was making in engineering, but they weren't where I wanted to live, and they weren't going to take me where I wanted to be in the long run. If I just wanted to make as much money as possible, then I would have made it happen. But to me, there is more to life than just money. That being said, key to a happy is life making at least enough money to pay your bills, save some every month, etc. I also plan on moving on from the regional I work at ASAP. Only time will tell if I made the right decisions, but so far I'm happy with it (and I'm 35). I've been flying for about ten years, and professionally for about six.
 
That article was so much fun!

I really like the part where...
"We tell students on the first day that this is their first day at an airline," said director Andrew Henley.

This had me on the edge of my seat...
Lynn's advanced flight students also are taught in a sophisticated twin-engine aircraft with a "glass" cockpit

And this was a real treat...
"More airlines are starting to go with iPads as a means to save paper and reduce weight," said Jeffrey Johnson, the school's dean.

And then when...
Broward College's Aviation Institute in Pembroke Pines offers flight training on computer simulators and a "jet transition program"

But this part was awesome...
The school offers scholarships on a limited basis

And then I was blown away by...
"There's no doubt a pilot shortage is coming," said Terry Fensome, owner of Pelican Flight Training

 
zmiller4 said:
But have you stepped back and *not* been a pilot?
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I think it's probably safe to say that I have. I had (counts on fingers...woops ran out), well, at least 15 jobs while I was trying to pay my way through college and get my ratings, not to mention the jobs I've had operating Aviation Appliances. I've lived in my Mom's basement at 25, and, conversely, wondered how I was going to make rent at 27. I could write a book about the stuff other than flying that I've done, but I'll spare you that and simply and baldly assert that operating aviation appliances is a skill. Like fixing washing machines or pulling the levers on the tilt-a-whirl. It's a Yob. Every time some kid reads "High Flight" and dreams of soaring above the clouds on wings of pixie dust and magical unicorn candy, God kills a kitten. If God takes a day off, I'll do it for him. Screw kittens. I want more money and more time off and if I don't get em, I'm a gonna RIOT. If you want to dance amongst the moonlit clouds and touch the face of God, buy some LSD. It's cheaper. And I won't break your legs.
 
rframe said:
That article was so much fun!

I really like the part where...
"We tell students on the first day that this is their first day at an airline," said director Andrew Henley.

This had me on the edge of my seat...
Lynn's advanced flight students also are taught in a sophisticated twin-engine aircraft with a "glass" cockpit

And this was a real treat...
"More airlines are starting to go with iPads as a means to save paper and reduce weight," said Jeffrey Johnson, the school's dean.

And then when...
Broward College's Aviation Institute in Pembroke Pines offers flight training on computer simulators and a "jet transition program"

But this part was awesome...
The school offers scholarships on a limited basis

And then I was blown away by...
"There's no doubt a pilot shortage is coming," said Terry Fensome, owner of Pelican Flight Training
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Yes, no doubt these kids will be in for one hell of a reality check. Especially as they try to gain experience down there in south FL. I'm still amazed I survived that place without getting killed or violated.
 
Boris Badenov said:
If you're over 35 I'll eat my hat.

I've been "up over it all" for 15 years now. Watching the air go by isn't worth being a Minion.
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Yup. I got over the "non money" aspect of this job about 2 years in. Now FUPM and then let me go home.

That being said, the flying part does suck less than most other jobs that I can think of.
 
Boris Badenov said:
I think it's probably safe to say that I have. I had (counts on fingers...woops ran out), well, at least 15 jobs while I was trying to pay my way through college and get my ratings, not to mention the jobs I've had operating Aviation Appliances. I've lived in my Mom's basement at 25, and, conversely, wondered how I was going to make rent at 27. I could write a book about the stuff other than flying that I've done, but I'll spare you that and simply and baldly assert that operating aviation appliances is a skill. Like fixing washing machines or pulling the levers on the tilt-a-whirl. It's a Yob. Every time some kid reads "High Flight" and dreams of soaring above the clouds on wings of pixie dust and magical unicorn candy, God kills a kitten. If God takes a day off, I'll do it for him. Screw kittens. I want more money and more time off and if I don't get em, I'm a gonna RIOT. If you want to dance amongst the moonlit clouds and touch the face of God, buy some LSD. It's cheaper. And I won't break your legs.
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If the piloting ever gets old, I think you have a very lucrative future in any corporate human resources department.
 
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