Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
I want to be a senior Alaska Airlines Captain with a Seattle base.
However I don't want to be a low wage CFI, abused charter pilot, extorted regional first officer, or unappreciated corporate pilot. I don't like being kept up late one day and forced up at 4:00AM the next. I don't want 450 hours of time away from base each month for less than what I could have made for bagging groceries. The sad reality is that most will not make it to where they want to be in aviation so you end up living a greatly discounted life that is not of your original choosing.
Being a pilot requires sacrifices, we all know, but to be poor in addition is too much.
Skyhigh
You're so positive Skyhigh, it makes me wanna slit my wrists after reading your posts. Lucky for me, I'm too dumb to listen to your advice.
Just yanking your chain man. I know you got a raw deal, you've practically posted your entire lack of a career here. But some of us youngsters gotta keep plugging away, them wide-bodies ain't gonna fly themselves when today's pilots retire/keel over.