Originally Posted by skybolt
vagabond, you are not entirely correct. If you search (as I did) the past posts of SkyHigh, you will find that he regularly and continually attacked/attacks airline pilots. The quote you see under my signature being only one of many writings in which skyhigh was somewhat less than evenhanded.
BTW, I don't have a real problem with Skyhighs attempts to educate wannabees, but I tend to doubt his motives. His past posts indicate a seriously bad attitude toward our profession and this makes it hard for me to believe that he is sincere in his attempts to save wannabees from themselves. You see, by keeping people out of the profession, he is HELPING me and my airline pilot compatriots. By scaring people away, he's limiting the supply which will eventually allow me to make more money during the next pilot shortage.
I love it when someone neglects to foresee the unintended consequences of their actions.
SkyBolt
A part of my mission is also to educate others about the realities of daily life as an airline pilot. Much of the allure is the idea that airline pilots are some sort of super pilot who possesses a higher knowledge and skill level. I don't "hate" pilots but feel it important to bust many of the myths.
SkyHigh