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Old 04-09-2015 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Whiplash6
What does your dad say about it?
He loved it and it turned into a good career for him. He was an instructor in just about every plane he flew from the Navy, Air Florida, Peoples Express and finally FedEx. He didn't do as much back side of the clock flying as people who just flew the line and he is thankful for that. Some of his Navy squadron mates that got hired before or after him and just flew the line look like they are about 10 years older than him. The last time I went home we had a talk about it over some beers. I am not planning on going the instructor route so I am steering clear. I don't want to kill myself at an even faster rate just for some extra cash. He agreed with me if I wasn't going to pursue working on the instructor side of things it just wasn't worth it. Just one man's opinion. There is more day flying now though so that could be something to consider.