Originally Posted by
tom14cat14
Boy I am really screwing this thing up. My first flight was 10.5 years ago and I have not even upgraded. I am still on forced reserve. To think there were street captains at Mesaba when I was hired but I was too young to upgrade for a little over a year. And a merger and bankruptcy later I am just at close to the bottom as I was 6 months into Mesaba.
I wouldn't say that. This is where the 90% luck part someone mentioned comes into play.
Most of the people I know were instructors or students when 9/11 happened. There have been a lot of derailments for many. Sometimes multiple. You can only truly know at the end of your career.