Pontius said it very well, we have all paid our dues in one form or another. Some guys in my class had 200 hours, other and my self had closer to 2000. We all had to do different things and fly different airplanes to get where we are, a few just had to sign a large loan. Bottom line is that we are all in this slump right now and it sucks, plain and simple.

I have 2 years in at Uncle Huli's flying circus and I am back on reserve out in Dulles until my inevitable furlough as our fleet will literally be half of what it was May of last year. 2 leg commute to IAD with 10 days off, having to commute on those days off, a wife at home with a baby on the way. I'm sorry, I don't see the beauty in this line of work right now. Am I going to quit flying, no. Am I going to quit TSA, you betcha. Being an "airline pilot" is not worth the damn headache. To thowse of you who stick it out in the airlines, my hat's off to you. For those of you that bail for a better career, good for you and best of luck.

This thread was started so we could pretty much gripe about our plight as airline pilots. No need to flame anyone for expressing their opinions. We cna't all be fortunate enough to be at a better airline in the left seat holding a line, some of us are on reserve at TSA.