Originally Posted by
Futureman
I used to think that you were overly pessimistic, but after reading the posts from all these losers who make 20k and live in their parents' basements, I'm not so sure. These 20-something year-old children have no idea what is required to raise a family in a good area. They think 50k is a lot of money, and that the pilots who think that they rate more are elitist snobs. I wonder whether they notice that the only people who agree with them on these boards are fellow childless hobbyists in their early to mid-twenties. Why should they listen to all the guys with families who have been flying for decades?
You have some balls talking like that. You start at the bottom and work your way up. 20 something is a bad spot to be at starting at the bottom? What are you smoking? I know exactly what it takes to raise a family in a good area which is exactly why I'm not starting one. Its those that have a wife and kids that might need to think twice and even then it's their choice and I know several who are very happy doing it. Why shouldn't I listen to someone who has a family and been flying for decades? I do. They're proud of me and tell me to keep it up. They tell me they were CFI's and worked the ladder just like I'm doing. I, as well as others, don't listen to someone of the likes of you because frankly you speak like the village idiot. Go stand on a street corner holding a sign saying the world's ending.
I'm a 20 something guy who was a CFI and I've never wanted to do anything else. You speak like we all have a family with 6 kids and are neglecting them which is completely false. Do you even know what 2nd Lt. pay is? I make as much as they do. Last year I actually made more than they did. I had about 30 of them as students and compared pay. Going to go call them losers? Best thing you could do is shut your mouth. I can't believe a military pilot has the audacity to make statements like that.