Interesting take on it. The guy in that other thread seems to want to go into management for ALL the wrong reasons. And if going into management means losing friendships, union ties, reputations--maybe it's not worth it!

I suppose if you can become fairly senior, you might have enough time to run a business of your own?

Truth be told, I'm sort of chasing the "I would love to start an airline that is financially sustainable and where everyone gets along" dream, and one day I would love to round up all my aviation contacts from all facets and positions, and make it happen. That's why I'm interested in gaining some management experience, but not in flight ops (where those managers don't seem to be popular), and not at the expense of a complete loss of the ability to fly. Go ahead and laugh now!