I'll drive

The best insurance policy you can have is to "KEEP YOUR D**K IN YOUR PANTS".

One wise captain told me once.

furloughman

Piedmont was a great place. Brings back a lot of memories.

zoee

WoW ,a rigth woman is one of the important thing

TwinTurboPilot

Good friend once told me "would you ever jump out of a plane knowing 3 out of 5 times your parachute wouldnt open. Then why get married."

Led Zep

Would you ever jump out of an airplane with just any parachute hastily picked and not inspected?

Led Zep

Also,

When you are 55 y/o, overseas on a layover, and she says "you so beeg!, I promise to love you long time", chances are she is not interested in your youthful appearance.

Another sure way to guarantee you will never be able to retire is to make it into your late 50's with wife #2 and a 3 year old.

SkyHigh

Don't forget the number one cause of pilot poverty.

Being a pilot in the first place.


Skyhigh

POPA

I thought the number one cause of pilot poverty was giving up the moment things get a little rough.

SkyHigh

Actually a top reason for pilot poverty is in not knowing when to let go of a loosing career path.

I spent nearly 20 years in pursuit of a fulfilling aviation career. I was able to let go in the nick of time and salvage what is left of my life. There is not enough room for everyone at the top. Eventually even you might have to make a similar decision or risk a lifetime of meager to miserable results. There is not a fairytale ending waiting for most. The harder and longer you try the more costly the endeavor becomes. Eventually you reach a break even point and there are few profits left in continuing.

Just ask an Aloha pilot how they feel about their career choice right now. Those guys are hitting the street at a very bad time. Most of them have families and some big financial responsibilities. There are few places they can go to salvage their careers and lives at this point. I know because I have walked in their shoes.

A poem....

My career path was long and very ruff .
Twenty years of fruitless effort and I had had enough.
Save yourself, in time you will see,
or risk declining profits in old age you will be.

SkyHigh

de727ups

Oh no, Sky's writing poetry on APC. Never seen that done before. I think we're really in trouble now....