Originally Posted by
de727ups
"Which failed LCC did you run to for the fast/easy upgrade again?"
Sky was an F/O at Horizon and left for a 757 F/O job at National. National tanked in 2002.
"Looking back I never really cared for flying the big stuff much and I don't like the airlines either. I had the most fun flying in Alaska."
Skyhigh 4/19/09
With the above said, is there any wonder Skyhigh holds the opinion of the career he does? Make perfect sense to me. What Sky has never understood, though, and fails to acknowledge, is that we each seek different things out of life and out of the career. What Skyhigh walked away from the next guy might have endured and found success in. To each his own....
I understand your point. Everyone is different. There are people out there who enjoy prison life. It isn't for me but for some it is great. My position is that aviation is sold to people as something it isn't. Tell them how many applications UPS has on file for the average job openings per year and you are starting to get the true story.
In your life all you see are wealthy pilots. In mine I see people who are desperately trying to hold together a decomposing dream. Flight schools, universities and aviation magazines promote the idea that "
you too can be a UPS captain" but they do not fill in the heavily weighted down side. The investment required in years and money to get trained and educated is massive. I can not understand how anyone could accept the high level of investment unless they all expect to make a fortune when they hit the job market.
Everyone is different but most people have a natural interest in self preservation. Somehow the truth needs to be told.
Skyhigh