OnFinal if your friend lacks a sense of humor and a bit of humility like yourself maybe he should take up something a little less competitive. He gave you a pretty blunt, honest response. search the topic and it would have been pretty easy to figure out. Pilots are by nature extremely sarcastic, blunt, and are almost required to be humbled by their peers whether it be constructive criticism or friendly badgering. oh and in this career... if your not a fast learner and ask stupid questions you will get screwed by everyone and their mother. Scheduling, that flight school that charges 300 dollars an hour, the fat flight attendant ..... do your homework and dont mess with the fatties