Becoming an airline pilot has nearly ruined any passion or love for airplanes I have. I’m not even forty and have worked at five airlines. I’ve been furloughed and downgraded, had to sell my cars and furniture to pay the mortgage, I’ve had to drive Uber to buy groceries for my family. I am still waiting for the final stop, have no glaring black marks, and have a Masters in Aviation. Meanwhile, Delta continues to hire 25 year old FOs.
Maybe I’m bitter and jaded after the lost decade, but the regional airline industry is a joke and should have never become what it was, thanks ALPA!
If I could do it again I don’t know what I’d do, but right now, I’m sick of it. Can’t wait to go do my PC next month where as a regional pilot my career will be on the line in the hands of some inflated ego sim instructor. /rant