Hey guys! I'm new to the forum and just wanted to say HI! My hubby is a pilot, so I hope you don't mind me being here if I'm not a pilot

 

Welcome. How do you feel about your husband's choice of profession so far? Is it working for you? Do you have kids? How will you feel about him missing out on half the month year after year?

The rewards are not what they used to be. I contend marrages in this industry will have a much harder time of it without the financials to back them up.

Good luck to you however.

 

Well, we've been together for 10 years, right after we met he started ground school, so I've had plenty of time to get used to it, LOL!

No kids yet, we're waiting for us both to get alittle more secure in our careers. Right now he's new and sitting reserve in another city, which is weird, but we're adjusting.

 

I think your perspective will be well received on the forum. I was told early on that becoming a pilot would finish off a poor marriage or strengthen a good one. It seems you are one of the lucky ones - congrats. Life will get better once off reserve. I think it goes more smoothly if you make the pilot journey together from the start as you did. It seems to me that most problems arise from women marrying pilots not fully understanding the lifestyle. Once reality sets in, they are usually gone (with the Lexus and house of course) Welcome to the forum.

 

Honey?? That you?



(just kidding!) Welcome! Come on in and have some fun!

 

Now, that was a classic one!!! I'm still laughing.

Welcome to the forum pilots_wife. I like what you said in reference to you meeting your husband right after he started training and how long you guys have been together. That's very encouraging.

Couldn't agree with calcapt more...making the journey together from the start .

Again, welcome!!!!


atp

 

"I was told early on that becoming a pilot would finish off a poor marriage or strengthen a good one. It seems you are one of the lucky ones"

-That is a great quote! As a Marine i have been told that it is impossible for a marriage to survive the stresses and deployment and constant moving of military life and through all we have done and they years we have been in and the deployments we have been on, we are a stronger couple now then we have ever been in our 5 years together, and i write this while being 6000 miles from my wife. Five years is not an eternity but it is surely a foundation and one that was built right.
When i return to the states i will be continuing where i left off with my proffesional pilot training and my wife and i will step yet again into the deep end of the unknown in pursuit of an aviation career. She followed her dream and became a nurse practitioner and now it is my turn to follow mine.
On a side note i was going to look into local 135 charter or cargo in my new england states because i would rather not have to commute half a country away for standby, i know it is potentially less money but it would also be potentially better on the family life. Any advice anyone can give me on their experiences and a good place to start besides commuting to the regionals would be great.

WELCOME WIFE!! YOU SOUND LIKE A GREAT WOMAN AND I HOPE TO BE WHERE YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND ARE IN FIVE YEARS, STILL GOING STRONG AND PROVING THAT IT IS NOT A CAREER THAT BREAKS A MARRIAGE, IT IS A BAD MARRIAGE THAT BREAKS A MARRIAGE


shawn

 

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

 

Hello and Welcome,
I think that it is quite often the spouse of the pilot who must be the strong one. Hats off to you for persevering in this strange world of ours that normal people have a hard time coming to terms with.If more spouses were like you, there would be no AIDS ( aviation induced divorce syndrome)
Cheers!

 

Honey I SWEAR that wasn't me on the Pilot Pickup thread somebody stole my screen name actually my idiot FO forgot his so I lent him mine I had no idea what he was doing I PROMISE I'll never do it again please unlock the front door