Originally Posted by
HotMamaPilot
The fact that you now feel such passion is reason enough to NOT make a career out of aviation. Do it for recreation only. Any flying career, esp. in which you must rely on it as a survival means, will suck the "passion" right out of you. You will soon hate it.
That is completely WRONG and ridiculous. I've only been flying professionally for a few years, but have been fortunate enough to experience flight instructing, charter, corporate, and a regional airline. I'm a career changer (former engineer) and am still having a blast! I don't regret my decision to leave the engineering life for this lifestyle one bit.
I will say though, the most bitter pilots I've ever met (and flown with) have had little professional working experience outside of aviation.