Originally Posted by
n287hg
As of Thursday OCT 29th, I am a commercial pilot. I still need to get my multi and CFI,II ratings.
The regionals would be my next step, but I wanted to know if you guys/girls still actually enjoy flying? Whenever I takeoff for a flight lesson I still get this gitty
I am so excited feeling (unless the lesson calls for partial panel stuff
). Do you still get that feeling or has the low pay and crazy hours turned the joy of flying into just another job?
This is part of what is wrong with the profession.... and is exactly the mentality that was address by the Aviation ARC during the regulatory process. The part 121 airline job was never meant to be the entry level position, not even at regionals. Yet, we have an entire generation of pilots who have just recently, and still are, getting their tickets thinking regionals are to be their first job. Thankfully, the regs will soon change.
Why people honestly expect that they are entitled to go fly jets with passengers, when they can not even fly a C172 carrying cancelled checks is beyond me... it's a flaw in the regs that is long overdue being corrected.