Originally Posted by
de727ups
"People on APC complain way to much, and always say the grass is greener on the other side, but the fact is that it isnt."
I agree. Folks like Skyhigh and Tony Montana suggest that it's easy to make regional Capt pay doing anything from Bus driver, to Cop, to tile layer, outside of flying. Even get to be home every night. Would love to hear from those who follow the Tony Montana route to an easy 300K in the medical biz. Fly your own Pitts and screw the airlines, he says. I don't think it's as easy as it sounds but more power to those who walk away and go that route.
The outside world is defiantly easier and has more opportunities for success than the odds of becoming a UPS captain. Not everyone will make 300K but your chances of making a good middle class income and finding a livable situation are much better. My calculated odds of an applicant on file making it into a UPS ground school class are something like 146 to one. ( I can show my work if anyone is interested)
Besides all that we could be at the beginning of a real global energy catastrophe. This is not just another "cycle". Our entire aviation way of life appears to be in jeopardy.
Skyhigh