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O.K. But what kind of dream provides endless meetings, e-mails, telephone conferences, being locked in a cubicle, not being able to save a persons life or fix their problem, telling someone they just lost of loved one, missing out on half of your kids life, etc. Just because it isn't flying doesn't mean it's any better. I've run into many people in non aviation careers who are just as busy(if not MORE busy) than I am. I even had one guy tell me he envied me because I got to leave my job behind when I was done flying. He had to work 70 hours a week, and that didn't include the emails he had to sort through when he got home. And doctors don't exactly work rosie hours. It's a good bet they work MORE than pilots.
How about being locked in a tube and bolted to a chair for most of a day or worse all night?
There are few tortures like a LAS to JFK redeye.
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I say that if you wanna have your cake and eat it too, go back to the medical profession and accept the 100K/yr position.
As far as the days of airlines, particularly the regionals/LCC/nationals, hiring 250-500 pilots a year and all that movement of pilots going from one airline to another...personally I believe those days are gone forever. Sure there will be spurts of growth/hiring, but not on the scale that we've seen say back in mid to late '06 and '07.
Actually being locked in the tube and getting to fly is the fun part of the job. The rest of the stuff like sitting reserve, low pay, no job stability, etc is the real crap sandwich of the career.
Back to the topic, take the medical job. You can always come back to aviation if you get sick of the medical stuff.
"How about being locked in a tube and bolted to a chair for most of a day or worse all night?"
Considering that statement, it's obvious you were never meant for this career. Glad you found something that worked out better for you.
Yea I did not like redeyes at all. Yuck !!!
I suppose that you do, but then again it is much easier to sleep during the day if you do not have a house full of kids making noise.
I definitely am not cut out to be paid mailman wages, treated by my company as if I was filth and then kept awake all night. Please do not misunderstand my position. I am willing to go through a lot for my aviation dream (and have) but these days there is just not enough to make most jobs worth it anymore. Especailly when there are so many better options out there.
I am sure that flying for UPS makes those dark nights worthwhile though.
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Pilots are paid for what they will do, not for what they can do.
Actually being locked in the tube and getting to fly is the fun part of the job. The rest of the stuff like sitting reserve, low pay, no job stability, etc is the real crap sandwich of the career.
Back to the topic, take the medical job. You can always come back to aviation if you get sick of the medical stuff.
Flying is fun but sitting nearly motionless for 6 hours in a dark, cold and silent tube when you are supposed to be sleeping is miserable.
I much preferred to fly during the living hours. My guess is that most people prefer that as well. I can't imagine how those international long haul guys do it. Man, no thanks.
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I loved flying at night... night tactical in the 130 was a blast.... night assault landings to 3000 feet of clay.... oh yea.... then there were the all night flights to Mildenhall and Frankfurt from Goosebay.... watching the northern lights... yep... now that was on ****ty job....
Hell I saw the sun rise and set on 5 continents.... the expanse of Africa... the deserts of the Middle East... the vastness of the Amazon Jungle... the azul blue waters of the Caribbean..... of course that was interspersed with 9 months in the desert during our first war in the sand.... and numerous ORI's and other such silliness....
Overall it was a fine 7 years of my life..... heck even my time AE and S5 I have very fond memories.....
Even today... well that was cool in its own right.... taking the Citation into a 4300' uncontrolled field.....flying is still fun.
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