Never been a better time in the past 10 years to bail, but the days of rock stardom for pilots is long past. A relative who used to work for Pan Am used to just smile and laugh while we watched the show with the same name. He told me "I am just glad my wife is not still alive to see this."

I flew as long as they would let me, and feigned interest in staff work to the horrible point of being good at it, but always negotiated an at least part time flying gig. Looking at life in a cubicle was too much for me. Getting and staying current, along with a security clearance, is your most valuable and marketable asset.

Bottom line is noncurrency is a nonstarter. If you need to fly to be happy(and not many do)then you need to go find a flying job. If it is something you can take or leave, try to get promoted a few more times.

Look on your tax return where it says "profession" next to where you sign and date it. If you didn't put "pilot" in there somewhere, you might want to call your monitor back and discuss those orders. Or you can PM me and we can make my lunch break in a couple weeks work for you.

D7