Frankly, nobody said life was going to be easy, happy or fair. Everyone gets a hand dealt to them in this life and how we each deal with it in many ways defines us as a person. Certainly there are those in EVERY profession and this one is no different who by the chance of luck, and or skill and or position in life have had things go their way. On the flip side some guys cant seem to get a flipping break, ( i know a couple guys who have been furloughed 4 or 5 times ). My point is that we all have a story to tell of some sort. Many of us could be bitter ( like Sky and some others ) but what does that all accomplish? Sky says he does it to "educate" the newbies.... and thats probably true to some extent, but I also believe he does in because he DOES love flying and is bitter at the hand life dealt him in regards to his passion. He is probably not alone in his bitterness... personally I could be bitter, my timing in the business has pretty much sucked. Yes I was military trained and yes I have the requisite PIC time ( albeit TP turbine time ), international experience... yada yada yada.... but my first time around... guess what the airline business was in turmoil ( 92-94 ) and a regional/commuter job was all I could garner with 2000 hours of ME turbine time .... I spent three years languishing at the bottom of the seniority list at Flagship/Nashville Eagle.... finally in disgust over our APA negotiated contract I quit. Now after a 10+ year hiatus I am back in the business about 15% from the bottom of RAH's list and look at the industry NOW... TURMOIL.... what will happen... I dont know. I could be bitter about my timing or my choices or any number of things. But what would that accomplish but to make me bitter and ****ed off all the time. Most of us see the business for what it is and all you can do is do your job, fly your line... and see what happens. I have said it before and it was JUST as true 16 years ago when I got in this business as it is today... IF YOU DONT LOVE FLYING ....AND I MEAN REALLY.... LOVE FLYING THIS IS NOT THE BUSINESS FOR YOU. Aviation was a relationship killer in 1986 just as much as today.... yea maybe it paid more then, but that was just more to give to the EX. LOLOL

Bottom line is that everyone makes choices in life... some work out, many dont. Deal with them and move on. For some choices are forced upon us, but the premise remains, DEAL with it. I respect much of what SKY says, but like WHIZ get tire of seeing it over and over and over again. SKy's aviation career has hurt him, he is not the first nor the last. Not everyone subscribes to his train of thought... GREAT.... EVERY profession has those that thru no fault of their own, or due to choices that seemed good turned out bad, just didnt get the brass ring. In the end personally I have my family and my faith, and having suffered great personally tragedy in the past few years believe that all things happen to each of us for a reason...its for us to find out why.