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Public blind about the industry

http://www.gadling.com/2008/01/30/pi...rgency-landing

Im specifically talking about the comments made to this news report. It appears that I no longer know how much I make, we all cheat on our wives, love to stalk people and drink while we fly everyday. Crap! My IV pumping alcohol to my system popped out! Later

Unfortunately, I really don't think there is much we can do to educate the general public about our industry...it is far too complex. John Smith will forever remain ignorant to the crazy workings of the Airlines.

At least it's nice to see that, for the most part, we are still highly respected professionals. The draw-back? We are held to impossibly high (almost deity-like) ethical, moral, health, etc...standards LoL

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Originally Posted by one of the comments (Post 311706)

Oh, that comment was so full of lies. No airline pilot only make twenty thousand a year. You must be an airline steward who hasn't taken your medication today. Ha ha ha...take your medication and get back on planet earth.

This was said after someone said they were a pilot and made $20k a year and had $150k debt from school.

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Originally Posted by Shaun (Post 311756)

This was said after someone said they were a pilot and made $20k a year and had $150k debt from school.

I am going to photocopy and show the world my W-2 when I get home this week!

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Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB (Post 311753)

The majority of the publics perspective of airline pilots is probably mostly basesd on movies, television and rumors. I could say the same thing about myself, watching CSI and those various shows about doctors and such. I don't really know what life is like as a doctor or crime scene investigator.

Shows and movies don't portray certain professions accurately, bottom line.

My solution, have a TV show that follows a regional airline pilot on a 4 day trip, with lots of interviews from pilots on what we actually do. The "boob tube" is the solution. Cheers.

that would be a very boring tv show to watch. it would be like watching soccer.

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Originally Posted by Mossy (Post 311844)

that would be a very boring tv show to watch. it would be like watching soccer.

And the public would realize that our Jobs are no longer that "glamorous" LoL. I'd rather keep it the way it is, come to think of it!

the public will always be ignorant, I like them that way

I hate them either way. Ignorant or not....

Cargo, here I come. :D

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Originally Posted by Mossy (Post 311844)

that would be a very boring tv show to watch. it would be like watching soccer.

Soccer is great. I enjoy watching it probably because I play it.

Ok now that I think about it, it probably would be a boring TV show. It would probably be more appropriate for 60 min. or some other show to do a investigation and interview a bunch of pilots. Won't happen though because there are much worse things happening in our world that probably deserve more attention.