Originally Posted by Pilotpip
Skyhigh,
When that day comes, I'll buy a luscombe and get a real job. There are other options out there than flying for a 121 carrier and I simply refuse to pay a company to work for them. I don't expect to jump ship from my flight school as soon as I hit 1000total and 100 multi. I'm waiting until at least 135 minimums simply to have more options available.
You paint a lot of gloom and doom, but there isn't a profession out there that you couldn't rip apart in the same fashion that you do of aviation. I know lots of people that are making good money and have all the nice things that money buys but they are miserable every day that they go to work. I don't want that, and if this industry ends up doing to me what it did to you I'll be long gone before I become as cynical.
Well good for you. I hope you already have an exit strategy in mind. Once the mortgage and kids are there it is too late. I know plenty of miserable airline pilots who are stuck. A Pilot career is different from most in regards that the skills you develop mostly only have value to the company that you presently fly for. Most other lines of work have transferable skills and experience that grows in value over time.
SKyHigh