Originally Posted by Bzzt

I agree with you about having to love the industry, if I had known that was the case prior to getting in I obviously would have made other choices. I disagree though about the easy path comment. This is easily the easiest job I've ever had, the downside is just the lack of career progression to a job you can actually make a "career". I know it's easy for all the guys at the majors to come in this forum and tell regional pilots how easy it is to get hired at a major, we'll all be there someday, whatever you want to say. It's not easy, it's never been easy, it never will be easy. You have to have exceptional qualifications (which everyone can attain), exceptional connections (which are difficult to attain), or just plain dumb luck.

I've been very fortunate in life, I am still very fortunate in the fact that I am young enough to change careers before I waste half my career chasing a major job that may or may not ever materialize. I will say though that leaving before I achieved my goal of reaching a major is a bit disheartening, but we can't win all our battles in life.

I guess what I'm trying to say in a round about way is that this is a good career under the right circumstances, it just wasn't for me.