I was supposed to take my commercial ride 3 days after 9/11 happened. I was attending a school where instructors were leaving with wet tickets to go fly for a regional, and then as we all know all that stopped, and they were headed back to instructing. I know some may think this is a corny thing to say but , everything happens for a reason. If things wouldnt have hapened the way they did I would have gone to a regional almost right away and would have missed out on one of the best flying jobs ever, flying a Corp. Jet for a Pvt. family. I had a great time working for them and would still be flying "vacation" trips with them to this day if they would'nt have sold the airplane. The new owners and the other pilots that they hired made me hate Corp. aviation and now I'm back to the 121 game. Moral of the story is that sometimes we get bummed because things don't work out the way we think they should at that particular time, but in the long run everything works out. For all of you that have some what missed this past hiring wave, brush it off continue flying and trust me your chance will come. Remember everyone, people in this country have to fly, first of all they are addicted to it, and second its still cheaper to fly even if we raise ticet prices than it is to drive somewhere long distance. Relax and have fun your time will come soon enough.
Good luck and keep your heads up.