Originally Posted by Preacher
I am not going into the airline industry to have a sweet job working 8 to 14 days a month and make $200G a year. I am going into the airline industry because I love flying... even as a passenger. It will be a great joy to sit on the nose of such an amazing machine and launch skyward day after day.
Someone once said "Get a job doing what you truly love to do and you will never work a day in your life." I look forward to the day when I start getting paid to do what I have dreamed of my entire life.
Preacher, please don't take my comments earlier the wrong way. I simply challenged you to visit this forum again in 5 years, dig out your copy of your first message and give us a review of what you think.
I agree(d) with what you say above about 10 years ago. Today I just want day trips and be home with my wife and kids, sleep in my own bed and go to my hangar, pull out my 1957 V-tail and go fly on my terms. After being up and down in this business for as long as some of us have you realize that your quote should read "Get a job that pays you well so you can afford to do what you truly love."
Yes, I LOVE to fly as much as the next pilot, but in this "job" as an airline pilot only about 35% of my time at "work" is spent flying. The rest of the job is what wears you down over time. You are coming in with the right attitude, with life experience and a unique optimistic perspective. I really do hope that things fall into place for you. I am quite sure your background will give you the tools you need to manage your finacial situation better than many of us. I'll still be around in 5 years (god willing) so maybe, just maybe we'll sit on the pointy end together and talk face to face. I could use some retirement advice.