Originally Posted by CO777Driver
After, reading for some time now; I have came to the conclusion that skyhigh needs to give it up. His post are worthless and his attitude stinks. I have an idea for you SKYHIGH. Since, your not in aviation anymore; leave this forum. Believe me, you are not helping anyone with your post.
Welcome to the APC forums, we're glad you're here. However, asking people to leave to forum is my job
One thing I've noticed about the majority of users who disagree with Skyhigh is there isn't much follow-up dialog about the risks of starting into an aviation career. We all know it never is easy to "make it" to the top, although that's an understatement these days when considering the pursuit of a career in aviation.
I haven't read all 900+ posts, but Skyhigh's recurring theme that I read is one critical of the time/value/risk equation of spending a boat load of money to chase a job that may not pay for the cost of entry into the job market for whatever reason.
You may not like the message, and obviously don't care for the messenger, but as long as you don't personalize your objection you're more than welcome to participate here.
As Uncle Bose pointed out, contrary points of view make for good dialog and I think that there is plenty of productive dialog on this topic. I would disagree with your assertion that Skyhigh's posts don't help. For anyone thinking of pursuing, it's important to have full disclosure - the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. If they know all the facts, and still decide to go for it - then it should be encouragement all the way! Skyhigh doesn't offer that encouragement - that's true. But, it's disclosure that everyone looking to jump into the piloting profession should hear. Maybe we should consider it "tough love".