For the love of Flying
To me the idea that a career as an airline pilot should pursued simply for the "love of flying" seems absurd and short sighted. We all love flying but the price for entry is so high that it demands a significant return in trade to be rationally considered as a viable form of employment. If we have reached a point where the best that most can hope for it to earn as much as a UPS delivery man as a regional pilot then the entire endeavor is ludacris. Become a ski instructor or surf bum for the "love" of it. They don't have a ten year and 150K price tag for entry. I think that it is essential that those evaluating the career should measure the income potential against the costs. If they did then perhaps we would have a lot fewer unemployed pilots around.
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