Originally Posted by
yeah sure
The guy at McDonald's gets to go home to his family and friends every day, he gets to play with his dog, go to Best Buy after he gets off, he can cook his own meals if he wants to, he's not stuck in a hotel room without transportation, he doesn't have to pack up all his stuff every morning, he has clean clothes available to him...want me to keep going on? I agree, I'm on duty every minute I am away from base because of my job. For a lot of the FO's or guys on reserve it's not such a great deal....
Then I guess that guy wanted that lifestyle and he decided to work at McDs and not become a PILOT.
To the OP - you should take the time to educate the public when the chance arises. No need to exaggerate the issues facing airline pilots.
USMCFLYR