Originally Posted by duvie

Well said. The good times are amazing and the bad times are trying indeed. This job is a lifestyle, once you understand that you can either A: accommodate your life to fit it, B: go crazy trying to live your life the way your friends in other careers do, or C: quit. Options A & C are the most reasonable, however a surprising majority of the guys I fly with seem stuck on B

Like has been said, getting paid to fly airplanes is great 3 to 4 days a week is amazing, its the lifestyle that will get you down if you let it.