Originally Posted by
SenecaDriver
Sky,
Now that you no longer need to hold a medical, Try prozac it might help so you can spend more time with you're family and finish the trim work in that house you are building.
If somone had walked up to you back when you were spending all that lawn mowing money on flying and Said: "Don't be a pilot because you will end up broke" . You would have dismissed them as a crack pot. And you know it.
You always make a good argument and your story needs to be heard. However, the so called 19-22 yearolds lurking on this site will dismiss you as the homless guy standing on the street corner holding a cardboard sign that says: The world is coming to an end.
How's this Home Mortgage crisis effecting you buisness? Seen anybody buy a home they can't afford? Kind of like spending 120K for a 25K/yr job.
Poor money management isn't exclusive to Aviation.
Heck no !!! The latest wave of pilot martyrdom is a new development since 9-11. No matter what and under no circumstances would I, or most in my generation, pursue anything if I thought that it wouldn't bare any fruits. Flying is fun and is in my sole but so are a lot of other things as well. I choose flying because I knew it would be difficult but also thought that it would provide a
better life.
You are right that foolishness is not limited to aviation however I believe that pilots are victums of false information. Had I known how much I would loose for such a small possible gain I would have turned my back and never thought of it again.
Since high school and college I had several classmates who were able to jump right in to good major airline jobs while still in their lower 20's. I didn't know that they all had well connected parents in the industry. I assumed that anyone with good grades and a strong determination could do the same. My experience was of unending suffering and loss.
If you are a no name nobody without a single strong internal reference at a major airline then you might as well try for a NASCAR career or stand in line at an American Idol competition.
It seems to me that in years past everyone had a strong desire to make an actual living. Today Americans seem to be leveraging everything including taking on silly fantasy jobs that will knowingly lead to poverty. Earning a living and being able to fully support myself is rule number one with me. Only America has the luxury to pursue such folly.
Skyhigh