Reasons guys and gals get into the industry?
12-15-2017, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
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A whiny kid?
I got in at age 15 just because I didn’t think anything could be more interesting or challenging as the life of a pilot. Washed and fueled planes at a small uncontrolled field while learning to fly at a employee discount.
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A whiny kid?
I got in at age 15 just because I didn’t think anything could be more interesting or challenging as the life of a pilot. Washed and fueled planes at a small uncontrolled field while learning to fly at a employee discount.
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12-15-2017, 04:40 PM
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In the days before Energy Crunch I, a Cherokee rented for $25 an hour and 80/87 was $0.50 a gallon. If you didn’t want to have much spending money, it was possible to self-pay instruction. An Aeronca was time building at $2.00 an hour.
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12-15-2017, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
Having known some WW II Pilots, many learned to fly merely to get out of the mud being a draftee entailed.
12-15-2017, 06:14 PM
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True, Tom, a UA friend was hired in ‘52 out of the Marine Corps. He said they called the WW II airline pilots draft dodgers, as they were essential services and exempt from the draft. Of course, most did lots of military flights, anyway.
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12-16-2017, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
Who knows?
For those who have the luxury of flying simply because it's fun and the altruistic romance, it's a hobby.
For those who pursue a career, it's not really about "glamour" or what's "cool." It's a job. It's a living. It's business.
Shiny-jet syndrome tends to wear thin in short order.
For those who have the luxury of flying simply because it's fun and the altruistic romance, it's a hobby.
For those who pursue a career, it's not really about "glamour" or what's "cool." It's a job. It's a living. It's business.
Shiny-jet syndrome tends to wear thin in short order.
12-16-2017, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
To the OP, it’s a lifestyle that either agrees with you and your future family plans or it doesn’t. If it doesn’t, few careers can make one more miserable.
12-23-2017, 12:12 PM
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Its a constant revolving door, service industry just like may other carreer fields. People come and go, with varying duration life-cycles. Some leave early, some are forced to leave and others trudge on like a happy-go-lucky golden retriever until they retire gracefully. YMMV...
12-27-2017, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 27roberts
I guess I oversimplified the two sides. I don’t think anyone becomes an airline pilot as a “hobby” but I’m sure plenty of people get into it because they believe it is something they can enjoy doing while also making a decent living. On the other side I’m sure there are others that get into it because they want to make X amount of money.
I enjoy hard work. I enjoyed landing at a small village, the first plane in a month to bring food and supplies. It made me feel good to know others were benefiting from my flying. It made me feel great when a village chief once presented me with a valued possession because I cared enough about his village to fly in medicine when no one else would. (the others were afraid of the bullets in the air)
Runways..?? Those are for the airlines. More fun to land on narrow strips or a road or off airport.
The money took care of itself. I made enough to live like I wanted to.
I fly air ambulance in the southwest now. Not as exciting but still satisfying work.
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