Originally Posted by cjdriver

Started out as a bench tech at 17, engineer with McDonnell Douglas at 21 (no college), fiber optic engineer hired by a tech startup with stock options, cashed out before the market crash. All the while; Bought my first plane at 19 and built my time up flying myself around for business paying for it with my salary and expenses from the company. Did 91 corporate on the side when I could. Went to work for a fractional, got three type ratings. Got tired of the hotels and airlines. Back in the tech industry flying myself around again in my own twin. It was a fun ride, learned a lot from some great pilots, didn't want to stay there though.