SkyHigh,

I just wanted to say that I understand what you are doing. Young people looking into flying as a career need to hear something other than the propagnada that is put out there by flight schools looking to take their money. I salute you for that. Like any career, if you want to make it to the top of a profession, you have to make sacrifices that some people are not willing to make. Sacrifices could include spending less time with family and working long hours for crappy wages for the beginning part of your career. Aviation is not the only career where this occurs. Many CEO's start out in the mail room, doctors make crap and work long hours while they do their residencies, and lawyers generally aren't making a ton of cash their first job out of law school. I have read many of your posts and you absolutely got screwed in your career. I understand that you are bitter toward the industry as a whole, but you should include the fact that many people do make it in the industry and make good livings. You should tell people that if you are willing to make the sacrifices and do whatever it takes in the minor leagues of aviation you can make it. Just a thought.