Originally Posted by
Paid2fly
It's nice that it all worked out so perfectly for you. That is not exactly the "norm" in this profession. Those that I've personally witnessed follow a similar career "path" were either sons or daughters of legacy pilots, connected ex-military, could check the correct quota box, or were so busy kissing up to every single jump seater on board that they didn't have time to perform their flight duties.
I'm the son of a legacy pilot, but he didn't work for the one I got hired at.
So, none of the above.