Foxy,

You seem to hold the overly romantic and unrealistic views of a hobby pilot. Flying is not a religion. For most of us here it is a job and as such it has some income and lifestyle obligations to fulfill in order to compensate for the hardships and investment that it takes to get there.

After four years of college and surviving flight school I don't think that anyone would say that it is an "easy" job and by the time you have made it to the regionals you have already put a lot of work in for little in return.

People who get into this career to "satisfy their souls" are the reason why we are not paid anything anymore. The airlines have learned that people like you will work for nothing. In a short time the airlines will be filled with aviation martyrs who live alone in studio apartments praying that crew scheduling calls.

The rest of us have lives to live. I got onto profession to make a better living than a mailman. Currently the mailman has a better deal. You go and satisfy your soul. I have a family to raise.

I think it is ironic that you ended your post with a statement that implies that you value your time when clearly you don't.

Skyhigh