Originally Posted by Freightpuppy
Skyhigh,
If you are so happy being out of the business why do you consistently get on here and try to discourage people from pursuing this career?
I LOVE to fly, I have worked many other jobs including one as a nurse and I can't imagine doing anything else besides flying and truly being happy going to work every day. If you have the motivation, the funds (or another career) to pursue it, you should. And I was raised in a trailer park with a single mother who never made more than $30K a year in her life. I didn't have it just handed to me. I believe there are too many people that are not happy in life....there is no reason for people to NOT pursue something they love. Life is too short. You just have to be smart about it, work your a$$ off (which is something people today just DO NOT want to do....they want instant gratification) and make sure you have a back up plan.
Thanks FP,
I appreciate your response. Is it possible to pursue something you "love" but not have it love you in return? Those of you who are comfortably at a nice major wrongly assume that there must be something wrong with Skyhigh. Perhaps he didn't try hard enough? Maybe he didn't love aviation enough? Always looking for the cause of the accident. What if there just isn't enough room for everyone? What if there just isn't enough room for most? I wasn't a military superstar with a strong military legacy. I didn't have an uncle at UPS. I was just a garden variety suburban white guy with few chances in the big world of network aviation.
I tried hard enough. I wasted enough time and money. Sometimes even our best efforts will not make dreams come true. At some point those with an interest in self preservation have to walk away. Skyhigh is here to remind everyone that it is better to be lucky than good in regards to aviation.
Sit smugly, if you wish, and think to yourself "I will not end up like skyhigh" then think again.
SkyHigh