Originally Posted by
bryris
One side effect you must learn to deal with as a professional pilot is that you can offer nothing unique. There is no way to have your name become synonymous with a particular end goal that others value. A pilot at the top of his game can do nothing more than continually relocate the aircraft and its contents around the country/world uneventfully.
And that's the way most of us wanted it. New-hires were told that the ideal way to finish your career was to hear the Chief Pilot say: "Congratulations on your retirement, Captain ... uh ... er ... what was that name again?"
