Originally Posted by FL350
Things to ponder.....
Ok let me start with you.
Mr. Packer Backer: *here's a microphone* What would you say it is that you hate about flying for a living and what do you absolutely love about it?
Ok.....
Hate
Instability
low pay except for the senior Capts
checkrides every six months
trips away from the family
missing holidays/birthdays etc...
continually shifting time zones and body rhythms
getting up at 4 am for a 530am show
missing my commute home by 5 mins and having to sleep in the airport
redeyes
delays
Jr. manning
overbearing Capts/FO's
pushy gate agents
long layovers
Love
not having a boss look over my shoulder (unless I do something wrong)
not taking my work home
more than 2 days off in a row
popping through the clouds at 4000fpm on a smooth morning just as the sun is rising
shooting an approach to mins by hand (esp VOR's or LDA's)
getting paired with a good crew
long layovers (also a hate, but with a good crew/location they are fun)
emergencies (nothing major though, sounds sick, but anything to break the routine and use my brain)