I have no experience in the airline industry, but I have had a twenty six year career in another side of aviation. I retired in December of 2004, after a couple of years of "burnout". I was sick and tired of flying, dealing with customers, dealing with employees, and all that goes with running a business. I walked away from it and sold my business, never intending to fly for hire again. In reality, all I needed was a couple of years away from it. Now, I find myself current again, have bought a small twin to get my multi time built up, and am totally fired up to get back in the game. My plan is to get on with a pt 91 operation locally, and if that doesnt work out, I am seriously considering a regional. Call me crazy, I thought that the "feeling" had left me for good, but all I needed was to catch my breath and now I am just as pumped about flying as I was when I was sixteen years old and just getting started. I will be forty nine next week.