Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
I know what you mean. They make you learn stupid, dumb stuff like punctuation and capitalization. Bastards.
I hate it too. And that the larger airlines hire pilots with ATP's. A private ought to be good enough. Or that they make you wear clothes. That's the worst. Uniforms? Total bull****. You should be able to show up with no education, just enough experience to drive a moped through a parking lot, and a tuxedo tee-shirt with flip flops and a beanie with a propeller on top.
Then again, there is some sage counsel floating around out there which reminds us never to go full retard. So, there is that.
Entitlement. Got some?
It seems what you're really asking is, "what is the most minimally qualified job I can get without having to work for it, that will let me live the way I want to live?" All you need to do now is define how you want to live, and doubtless a company will jump at lowering its standards to accommodate. Best of luck.
"Nosheperd" was just asking a simple question. He was even humble enough to preface it with "...dumb question, but...."
Then, obviously triggered, you proceed to disparage this person for being some kind of lazy underachiever. Did it ever occur to you that this pilot might've been around the block a time or two? Many of us, myself included, spent years flying for ACMI or non-sched operators. Now the gray hairs are showing & maybe we're fine flying something like an ATR in just one, or two time zones instead of 24. If the pay is decent enough, and one lives around the DFW area already, why not?
Maybe he hasn't been around the block, but he's taking care of a loved one. My Korean War dad/vet has major kidney issues & covid wasn't kind to him either. So, even if I wanted to go back to ACMI stuff, it'd be tough. Everybody's got a reason behind the choices they make.
Over-inflated ego, got one?