Originally Posted by
brianb
Again Sky, you prove my point over and over again by your standard replys to my posts. You ONLY look at the downside of being a professional Aviator and either can't or won't accept the fact that it also has an upside. I leave the positive aspects to the people who do it for a living. If you want to "pan" the profession, be my guest, your very good at it. I (again) choose to look at all sides of the equation and then make an informed decision and I would recommend this approach to anyone regarding any profession. Weigh the goood and the not so good. Your oppinion is appreciated but it is not the only one. Thank you for your time and consideration in this vitally important matter.
I still don't understand what you mean by the "up" side and wish you would give me some examples. Ask a Dentist what the up side of their profession is, aside from pay and working conditions, and what do you think they would say? "I get to stick my hands into peoples mouths"?
I don't get it. There is no up side. I personally could go the rest of my life never sitting in a jetliner again and be quite happy. I fly because I am good at it and for the satisfaction that comes from making a living. It is my profession. A job. Take away compensation and there is nothing left to talk about.
Am I supposed to say things like: The hotels are fun, the travel benefits are great, flying an ILS approach is akin to touching the face of God? I don't know what it is that you want from me.
I get the feeling that our disconnect comes from an attitudinal difference between the generations. You are into aviation to satisfy a childhood fantasy and I am here to make money. Perhaps when I was younger I held those ideas but now my life is outside of the flight deck. Had I known what lied ahead myself and most of my generation would not have taken a single flight lesson.
A quote from my first flight instructor. "I don't care what I fly so long as they pay me". (as in paid well that is)
Skyhigh