Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
When I was growing up in the 80's and 90's that's what was told to me and I actually believed it... which is why I didn't do this as my first career. And then I started meeting people and finding out it wasn't true.
Anyone who “actually believes” such an absurd thing should not become a pilot anyway, due to an unsafe level of gullibility. Luckily, you wised up in time.