Originally Posted by
evh347
Despite how life seems for us behind closed doors, it makes me very proud to wear the uniform in public. The prestige look on most of the public's faces as you stroll through terminal is hard not to feel good about. At the same time, I'm incredibly nervous about doing a good job and I know that despite all my preparations, I couldn't possibly be entirely ready for the responsibilities expected of me. Four months ago, I was flying skydivers and now I'm about to take the reigns of a 50-seat jet for REAL. The SIM was one thing, but the REAL thing is something I thought I'd never have the privilege of flying. I can't deny the pressure of knowing that ~50 lives are depending on me (not including everyone on the ground) to do my best...but, I take comfort in knowing that I've been trained well and I have a captain willing to teach me. Seems like yesterday, I was spending hours on my parent's computer, flying Microsoft Flight Simulator and dreaming about all of this. I know it's coming, but I can't imagine a day where I take this feeling for granted.
Whoa dude, those were some pretty encouraging words. Makes those who are still in flight training not want to give up. With all of the negative talk about how the industry has taken a nosedive and yaddi yaddi yadda, it's very welcoming and motivating to hear someone speak like this about their experience and etc. Thanks for that.