All of us here love flying. Flying however does not love us.

Pilots have to accept that a large portion of their compensation comes in the form of job satisfaction. Aviation is becoming less of a job and more of a religion. You make sacrifices over the next guy to stay in the saddle.

Every ten years the industry will constrict and squeeze out another 10 to 20% of the pilots work force. Each time some will choose not to return and new ones will jump in to take their place. Every new cycle will bring more bankruptcies and lower pilot wages. It is a constant grind to find the bottom.

The hard reality is that if you want to be a pilot then you have to endure crushing wages, frequent job changes and a dimming future.

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