10 pilots per plane
04-01-2020, 09:44 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by Romad172
name one professional pilot who would do something else if given the chance.......Most if if not all will need their cold dead hands pried from the stick.
04-01-2020, 09:47 AM
#22
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Position: Engines Turn Or People Swim
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Originally Posted by Myfingershurt
Pssh. I’d go collect garbage if i got the same amount of time off and money as i get from flying planes. This job is a means to an end, not the end game itself. It’s just a job.
04-01-2020, 10:03 AM
#23
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Originally Posted by Myfingershurt
Pssh. I’d go collect garbage if i got the same amount of time off and money as i get from flying planes. This job is a means to an end, not the end game itself. It’s just a job.
04-01-2020, 10:24 AM
#24
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Originally Posted by RAHkid94
Same. If I had the skills to be a computer programmer and QOL was as good I’d do it in a heartbeat.
He also cannot make what I do, unless he goes independent and maybe employs other programmers. The market is pretty portable, therefore pretty level.
04-01-2020, 11:52 AM
#25
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Originally Posted by Myfingershurt
Pssh. I’d go collect garbage if i got the same amount of time off and money as i get from flying planes. This job is a means to an end, not the end game itself. It’s just a job.
Pilots do VERY well on the outside and typically make tons of money. Upper level managers love us.
And the desk/meetings/screens/cell phone sucks the soul from your body. With my eyes up in the sky over lunch my fellow Friday business casual friends would ask what I was looking at....
04-01-2020, 12:03 PM
#26
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Joined APC: Nov 2019
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Originally Posted by Myfingershurt
Pssh. I’d go collect garbage if i got the same amount of time off and money as i get from flying planes. This job is a means to an end, not the end game itself. It’s just a job.
04-01-2020, 02:06 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by Romad172
Tell us how does one stumble into a professional pilot career?
I started out simply because at the time I thought that flying was fun, and to be honest, I didn’t know what else I would enjoy. Outside of our current situation, I still think that I have a great job. It pays well, I have a flexible schedule, far more vacation than most people, and a I get lots of days off. Another huge perk is that I never take work home with me. That is why I like my job, but after 20,000 hours, it is just an ends to a means now. If I had the winning lottery ticket, I’d never fly again.
04-01-2020, 02:38 PM
#30
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Originally Posted by Itsajob
Another huge perk is that I never take work home with me..
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