Who misses it?
04-13-2009, 06:27 AM
#12
Self Employed.
Joined APC: May 2005
Position: Corporate Pilot
Posts: 7,119
Thr Dream
I miss the dream more than the job. Frequently I have a recurring nightmare that my former regional discovers that by a clerical error I have 6 more months left on my training contract to do. In the nightmare I have to leave my comfortable life and go back to working as an airline pilot again.
Skyhigh
Skyhigh
04-13-2009, 07:56 AM
#13
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: 767A (Ret)
Posts: 6,248
Go back to sleep
Originally Posted by SkyHigh
Frequently I have a recurring nightmare that my former regional discovers that by a clerical error I have 6 more months left on my training contract to do. In the nightmare I have to leave my comfortable life and go back to working as an airline pilot again.
Skyhigh
Skyhigh
Relax! If that were to happen, you would have no trouble recruiting a volunteer to take your place. Disgruntled postal workers would compete with cubicle slaves and the unemployed for your attention. The chosen impostor would probably not look like you or have your flying ability, but if what you say about "button-pushing automatons" is correct, the airline would ask no questions and hand him a banana.
04-18-2009, 07:11 AM
#18
Self Employed.
Joined APC: May 2005
Position: Corporate Pilot
Posts: 7,119
Living
Originally Posted by flynlion
Those of you who don't miss it, what are y'all doing now? I gotta find me some way to make a living.
It constantly amazes me what people make outside of aviation.
Skyhigh
04-18-2009, 03:51 PM
#19
Stethoscope
Joined APC: Feb 2006
Posts: 308
Originally Posted by SkyHigh
The other day I noticed a job listing in the local news paper for a dump worker. The job essentially entailed managing a pile of compost and it paid more than what most regional captains make. Skyhigh
04-18-2009, 06:32 PM
#20
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Joined APC: Dec 2005
Position: Leftof longitudinal
Posts: 1,899
Originally Posted by Stretch 8
Was thirty years in it and now eighteen plus out. Haven't missed it yet!
Love the avatar. I just Captained my last 8 flight (displaced) just over 2 weeks ago, started MD-11 school. I miss the 8 already <bfg>
A real flying airplane the 8 is.....sighh...
Too stay on thread.. I would miss it if I didn't fly professionally, but I have the disease bad. Have buds who see it as only a paycheck and when senior to me I always encourage them to take compost waste management jobs, etc <g>
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