Originally Posted by
bcrosier
Well, in fairness, the website is "Airline Pilot Central," and the forum is "Career Builder." I know at least that I tend to assume (perhaps incorrectly) that anyone who posts here is at least considering flying professionally (as is the case with the OP).
If it were posted on AOPA's website - different case, but I think it's legitimate to presume that people here are considering flying as a career, so quit whining when people try and point out the downsides to it. People don't need to have the upsides explained (everyone sees those), but many gloss over the negatives when they are starting out.
APC has grown leaps and bounds above what it was when it first started obviously.
APC incorporates and seeks to involve all aspects of aviation.
It might have been a fair assumption at one time, but I think it is fair to think that many members of the forum now have a wide variety of expectations within the guise of "professional aviation"
Simple semantics I think in the end.
USMCFLYR