Originally Posted by
SevereClear
Union this, Union that...you people make me sick.
When did you wake up one day and decide that you'd want a "representative" to "represent" you? Here's an idea: Go knock on someone's door and have a civil conversation. Or can't you speak for yourself?
But, hey - go ahead and hide behind the yoke...that'll get a lot accomplished.
You people have no clue how good you have it. You get to wake up in the morning, be around aircraft all day (even if it is at the FBO on standby) and then you get to fly at FL410 with the best view in the house.
Go work in an office for a day with no windows.
There are people in this world that will never have the opportunity to do what you're doing. None of them will ever be able to flip through their logbooks one day and remember all the great places that YOU HAVE BEEN! You travel the region, the country, the world...some never get to leave their hometown's backyard.
Being a pilot used to be - and still is - a very honorable profession. Nobody forced you into this field...you CHOSE it because at one point you loved it.
Some of you CLEARLY don't.
Pretty nice for a first post ... I can see that you are well on your way to being the very best self representative you can be.
as to the "...people in this world...", well some opportunities are presented , lets say by divine intervention (luck) but most however are truly gained through hard work , perseverance and well , Money.
as to the "...you people ... get to wake up...etc", well if aviation is something that you would like to be involved in then I suggest that you get started and wake up every morning, like me and many others have done and go to the airport and hang out or whatever it takes to get involved. I spent my first 17 years working on aircraft as a Mechanic at all kinds of airports at all hours of the day and night in all kinds of weather. Was that something that I got to do ? No, like many others it was a sacrifice I made to achieve my goal.
So next time you think that flying is something that we get to do, think again , it is a profession with great responsibility, and to want to be treated as such is only natural.