NY Times Finally gets it Right!!! -"For Pilots, Dreams Run Into Reality"
04-09-2008, 07:01 PM
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NY Times Finally gets it Right!!! -"For Pilots, Dreams Run Into Reality"
Very good article...a must read for ALL PILOTS!!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/bu...rssnyt&emc=rss
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/bu...rssnyt&emc=rss
04-09-2008, 07:24 PM
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Last couple of paragraphs from NYT article:
She quit [flying] last July and went to work at Mattel, where she writes copy for packaging of Hot Wheels and other toys. She makes more money and has whittled her student debt down to $30,000.
She knows she will be home every night in Long Beach to walk the dogs. She plays beach volleyball. And became engaged in February. “Normal job. Normal life,” she said. “I know I made the right decision.
Come on...writing copy for Mattel Hot Wheels for the next 30 years?
Dude! It couldn't be that bad,could it?
She quit [flying] last July and went to work at Mattel, where she writes copy for packaging of Hot Wheels and other toys. She makes more money and has whittled her student debt down to $30,000.
She knows she will be home every night in Long Beach to walk the dogs. She plays beach volleyball. And became engaged in February. “Normal job. Normal life,” she said. “I know I made the right decision.
Come on...writing copy for Mattel Hot Wheels for the next 30 years?
Dude! It couldn't be that bad,could it?
04-09-2008, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MacMan
Last couple of paragraphs from NYT article:
She quit [flying] last July and went to work at Mattel, where she writes copy for packaging of Hot Wheels and other toys. She makes more money and has whittled her student debt down to $30,000.
She knows she will be home every night in Long Beach to walk the dogs. She plays beach volleyball. And became engaged in February. “Normal job. Normal life,” she said. “I know I made the right decision.
Come on...writing copy for Mattel Hot Wheels for the next 30 years?
Dude! It couldn't be that bad,could it?
She quit [flying] last July and went to work at Mattel, where she writes copy for packaging of Hot Wheels and other toys. She makes more money and has whittled her student debt down to $30,000.
She knows she will be home every night in Long Beach to walk the dogs. She plays beach volleyball. And became engaged in February. “Normal job. Normal life,” she said. “I know I made the right decision.
Come on...writing copy for Mattel Hot Wheels for the next 30 years?
Dude! It couldn't be that bad,could it?
What A waste of money! With that kind of thought process she is better off at MATTEL ? hahahah Ppl need to do more checking before they get into this biz instead of drinking the kool aid from the flight schools and whoever else is giving ppl sky high ambitions that may or may not be .OLD saying whatever floats your boat .
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04-09-2008, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by MacMan
Last couple of paragraphs from NYT article:
She quit [flying] last July and went to work at Mattel, where she writes copy for packaging of Hot Wheels and other toys. She makes more money and has whittled her student debt down to $30,000.
She knows she will be home every night in Long Beach to walk the dogs. She plays beach volleyball. And became engaged in February. “Normal job. Normal life,” she said. “I know I made the right decision.
Come on...writing copy for Mattel Hot Wheels for the next 30 years?
Dude! It couldn't be that bad,could it?
She quit [flying] last July and went to work at Mattel, where she writes copy for packaging of Hot Wheels and other toys. She makes more money and has whittled her student debt down to $30,000.
She knows she will be home every night in Long Beach to walk the dogs. She plays beach volleyball. And became engaged in February. “Normal job. Normal life,” she said. “I know I made the right decision.
Come on...writing copy for Mattel Hot Wheels for the next 30 years?
Dude! It couldn't be that bad,could it?
04-09-2008, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Past V1
Very good article...a must read for ALL PILOTS!!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/bu...rssnyt&emc=rss
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/bu...rssnyt&emc=rss
04-09-2008, 08:53 PM
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Unfortunately, the cases they used involved Mesa Pilots and their PFT program. Most of us know the kind of schedule MAG pilots have to keep, and PFT is a bad idea. While this article illustrates the dark side of regional flying, I'd like to see interviews with pilots from the "top" regionals. I spoke to a former co-worker who is at AWAC now. He told me the same stuff I've been hearing (union, work rules, commuting schedules, upgrades, etc.) but he said he still loved the job. I think it depends a lot on where you work. All jobs suck in some way, but if it gets too bad, you usually leave and go somewhere else.
04-09-2008, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by the King
Unfortunately, the cases they used involved Mesa Pilots and their PFT program. Most of us know the kind of schedule MAG pilots have to keep, and PFT is a bad idea. While this article illustrates the dark side of regional flying, I'd like to see interviews with pilots from the "top" regionals. I spoke to a former co-worker who is at AWAC now. He told me the same stuff I've been hearing (union, work rules, commuting schedules, upgrades, etc.) but he said he still loved the job. I think it depends a lot on where you work. All jobs suck in some way, but if it gets too bad, you usually leave and go somewhere else.
