Shackone,

I get your point about having a positive attitude however at some point it becomes self defeating and destructive. If someone isn't here to express the down side of aviation or anything else for that matter then nothing will change. All progress in human history was made by a dissatisfied person.

I am here saying that the dream that the flight schools are selling isn't true. Life as a regional pilot isn't compensatory to most other lines of work requiring similar sacrifices. The pay and working conditions are bad. Opportunities for a better life are scarce and the trend is for things to get worse. You are comfortable with being a door mat I however am not and I am sure that many others here feel the same.

You equate a required positive attitude and my position is that your brand of Mary Poppins "all is well" position is a lot of what has driven the industry into the ground as far as compensation and QOL goes.

SkyHigh

PS either you are "still in the game" because you are broke or too much of a aviation geek to have a life outside of the flight deck. Most guys your age are happy to hang it up and play golf with their grand kids. It seems to me that most of your anger towards me is that I am committing blasphemy to the religion of aviation. In the end it is just a job and it needs to be worth the efforts.

You are the one who needs to "let go".