Originally Posted by
Pilotage
I'm a retired AF pilot, 3500 hrs in 135s and T-1s. Been out of the cockpit for about 3 yrs. Am contemplating leaving the corporate world and returning to the cockpit. Im operating on the assumption at regionals are a must given my lack of currency. But I'll be honest, the pay and lifestyle (commuting) seem pretty rough. Looking to hear from anyone who has gone down this road.
I'm also pretty much decided on leaving my corporate (non-flying) job. I separated a few years ago and thought I wouldn't miss flying. Been out of a manned cockpit (KC-10) for 4 years.
If you're like me and working a job right now where you are tied to a work phone, get hundreds of emails a day about I'm not sure what and can't ever totally shut the brain off from work in case there's an emergency, then it really puts flying into perspective about the skills/training we were given to put toward doing a job that I believe in the LONG RUN will allow for better quality of life.
Nothing's perfect in a job but being able to set the parking brake and truly be done for the day is sounding better so I can have quality time at home.
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