Originally Posted by
sigep_nm
Sorry to sound like an a@@ but seriously get a grip on reality. Wasted LIVES because things didnt pan out? Are you F-I-N-G kidding me? Is that all that life revolves around. Don't get me wrong, I have given up a lot of things for flying but life isnt wasted around something this freakin petty. Flying IS NOT the most important thing in life, remember you only get one shot at life. Wasted life? That is the most selfish thing I have ever heard, and you F up alot of other peoples lives thinking in that mode. For example I have a couple of close friends who were destroyed emotionally when their old instructor decided to take a UND aircraft and yard dart it into the ground because he got a DUI and was going to lose his license and would never get to major. How many other lives did he ruin with that decision? Seriously people there is more to life that flying a freakin airplane, and this is not my two cents, this is freakin reality.
Sorry for the loss of your friend. It too is an example of another wasted life. Sadly over the years You will watch as other friends spiral out of formation. I have witnessed many of my friends implode in the pursuit of aviation. Some destroy their marriages. Others damage their health. Most are financially destitute.
I have one old and close friend from high school who shot himself after being caught intoxicated on the job. He worked for an airtaxi in Alaska. The stress of daily operations can push one into alcoholism. He lost control. His loss in my life will bare a mark on my heart for the rest of my days.
Aviation is a disease, an addiction. The lustful drive is blinding. Often it takes the passage of time before you realise what has been lost.
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