Originally Posted by SkyHigh

If you already own a home, have all your college loans paid off and can generally afford to live as you wish then flying must seem quite tolerable. The rest of us have to depend upon it for our total livelihood and for it to provide for our entire future security.

Given that perspective it is a miserable black hole of uncertainty that can not even afford to pay for the cost of the training it took to get there let alone support a family to a standard that is much above what seems like poverty when compared to other similar professions.

This profession is best served as a working hobby.

Skyhigh