"What we are experiencing is not just a simple downturn. There will always be pilots however the time when they were respected members of the upper middle class is almost over" Skyhigh, today.

"No one can really say what will happen...." Skyhigh 5/20/08

"i've always been in the wrong place, at the wrong time! All my peers in this business (well most) are at least Captains, and I have three friends at Southwest alone. It was very hard to watch them excel, as I sat idle for one reason or another."

It happens. There are no guarantees in the biz. Some reach relative success sooner and some it takes longer. Skyhigh quit the biz with 121 757 F/O experience and considered Southwest not worthy of his time.

Many would not make the same calls he did.....I know I wouldn't....