Hi,

Ok point taken, its crap pay and its crap lifestyle as you spend a lot of time away from home. Im sat in a dropzone office where im a skydiving instructor ( i actually own the school ) . This job is the same for most , crap money and crap hours... however theres one reason they keep doing ( as I did for years before opening my own school )... we love the job. I am fortunate I suppose to have some life behind me and dont have to flog the family silver or sell beg a bank to give me the dough ... I do take warning though from the thought that nobody here seems to talk about flying a plane.. i guess its just not fun.

Im in Europe where people do seem also to be a lot more optimistic about aviation though. IF airlines were the end goal theres 100 slots coming up in the next 6 months for low timers across Europe.. Also several LCC pilots have learned to skydive with us in the last six months and all of them loved their job. Three pilots who have flown for me in the last 3 years are now in regionals and 1 is flying 737īs.