Originally Posted by
bryris
I get so tired of the "behind the desk" statement that people use. Your job is only exciting if it challenges you, pushes you up against obstacles and presents problems that need to be solved on a routine basis. The presence of a desk or not has little to do with it.
I could paint gauges all over a desk and come awfully close to the environment of a pilot (still sitting in a seat staring at CRTs) - yet still get to enjoy career progression, professional mobility, and ability to branch out and run my own business.
Probably as tired as people get about hearing how worthless anybody is that wants to stay in the aviation business. Some people don't want a desk job. Never have - and it seems so far - never will.
MOST people on here on say t hat THEY don't want a job either, but they stop short of branding anyone who does want a desk job as worthless.
How many posters on here have attacked YOU PERSONALLY Bryris for stepping away from aviation? Most that I have seen have said - "Good luck, hope the situation is working out for you, enjoy yourself"
Other posters have called people who have decided to stay in the game all kind of uncalled for names and made claims that they aren't taking care of their families.
As to your last sentence....so no one in the aviation business can enjoy those things? You aren't saying only aviation in the P121 world - you are lumping ALL of aviation under your blanket statement.
You're tired????
Join the club.
USMCFLYR