Ah, that explains a lot. Been looking into that also.

 

So what is it you do SkyHigh?

 

The truth of the matter is most pilots that I have flown with wish that they could be doing something else, and still fly for fun. Some people have called it the "disease" that compels them to fly airplanes. At the same time I couldn't tell you the number of people that came into the FBO looking to train to become an airline pilot after having a successful career elsewhere. I guess what I am saying is that there are people looking over both sides of the fence, but from over here being a doctor sounds like a pretty good gig.

 

I am in real estate investment and development. And, my life has been transformed by it. I go to bed when I am tired and get up when I am rested. My day is mostly of my own design. In just a few short years we went from being a financially devastated airline family to living a healthier and better life in a place that we love.

SkyHigh

 

Sounds enviable. There is a lot to be said for being in charge of your own schedule. Did you start with short selling or did you go right into developing?

 

I'm curious about your statement, my payor base is about 75% medicare/medicaid. You are a "new hire" at ASA, am I correct? I think that explains your lack of insight, and your elementary assumptions. I'm in a GREAT mood, couldn't be happier. God bless everyone here, and good luck to all.

 

Back when I was in college I bought a small piece of land on a stream for $3500. I was saving that money for a Toyota Truck and ended up buying the land instead. My plan was to put a mobile home on it and live there while I was in college. Two years later I gave up and sold it for $7800. If financed most of my private, instrument and commercial with the money.

Since then whenever I was laid off or underemployed I would buy land and build something. Eventually I began to keep the properties and rent them out. Years later when I was laid off from flying with a family in tow I took a look at my life and realized that I did better financially and had a better QOL during times when I was laid off than when I was working as a pilot full time.

It seemed so simple. Here I was pounding my head against the brick wall of aviation when I had the answer to a better life before me all the time.


SkyHigh

 

I love flying. I miss my career everyday. The problem is that it didn't love me back. Eventually I had to put my family and self first. Flying is great but the sacrifices are not worth the life the career provides anymore. Especially when there are so many great alternatives out there.

Hopefully in a decade or so after my kids and grown and my retirement is secured I will return to flying.

SkyHigh

 

"Here I was pounding my head against the brick wall of aviation when I had the answer to a better life before me all the time"

Sky, I'm glad you got your life figured out for you. Why you think that applies to the rest of the world still boggles my mind.

"Flying is great but the sacrifices are not worth the life the career provides anymore"

Maybe for you. Maybe not for the next guy. He's going to make his own choice. You get to give your input on how wise that choice might be. After that, you constantly knocking that choice is a waste of bandwidth.

 

SkyHigh:

You were right...he does follow you around the forums.

OK, ok, ok de727ups. I'll stop. I just couldn't help though.

All in all, I think you a great job as one of the Moderators for the APC fourm.



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