Originally Posted by jc23

I’m not denying that other professions have a safety responsibility/role to the public, however, your comparison, in my opinion, is “apples to oranges” as the saying goes. I’m looking at the entire package that goes into becoming a pilot such as education, training, continued evaluation and testing, long-term health effects (physical effects, time zone changes, backside of the clock, etc.), desirable traits and qualities, the list goes on and on. As you already know pilots also undergo a periodic health screening process that has the potential to terminate their career. Comparing a pilots worth to other professions, or vice-versa, is not relevant because the variables (all of them) are different.

-jc23