Notice that the ones in this thread with the positive attitudes are the ones on the outside of the profession. Wonder why?


I'll give my two cents. If you're young, single, don't need to support a family, can deal with the BS regional scene for a decade, don't mind moving to the other side of the country, or commuting to it, and can live on 40K or less for the first five years, by all means jump on into the world of 121 flying. It'll probably be OK, years down the road. In 10-15 years, with all of the retirements, you'll probably be sitting pretty at a Legacy carrier.

If you are 40+, with a wife and kids, and are currently making a decent living, I woundn't recommend it. Several years of low pay and being gone all of the time is the perfect recipe for divorce. A wife that isn't use to you being gone for 3-4 nights at a time may not adjust very well. Being an airline pilot isn't worth losing the family.