Originally Posted by buzzpat

Seriously, I'm retired military and have other irons in the fire, so, my experience is this: flying commercially ain't what it used to be but it's still better than most. I do it because I love to fly, I like most of the guys I fly with, and I like the jet I fly. I also hope that our next contract will allow me to be less dependent on the other income I've had to rely on since I chose this "profession" in the first place. Take the stuff you read on this forum for what it is....just a bunch of pilots with too much time on their hands. That's what makes it fun.