Originally Posted by SkyHigh

I want to be a pilot. When I was a kid I could think of nothing better than a life of hotel jumping and saving the day at the controls.

Eventually, and against my will, I grew up. My needs changed and I began to understand why people do jobs like accounting and that the world is in perfect balance. It takes a lot to become an accountant but the rewards are in congress with the investment made.

It is fun to think of glass cockpits at three in the morning but the profession has changed. Aviation has gotten easier and as a result pay and working conditions are inarguably getting worse. Today pilots have to make a huge sacrifice in hopes of getting a job one day that pays less than a mailman.

In the end what I really wanted was to be a father and husband. In addition it was important to me to be able to live my life with my family and to be able to provide them a better life than what an aviation career offers.

No one wants to be an accountant. No one wants to be a plumber, roofer, dentist or garbage man. They do it because the compensation and lifestyle better suits there needs and the needs of their families.

I want to be a pilot but there are few plumb jobs left and they demand an investment and sacrifice that is too much for the return.

SkyHigh