Not having a family does make it easier to deal with the ins and outs of this industry. However, a sunrise pales in comparison to watching your baby son/daughter smile up at you.

100% correct!

Breaking through clouds tops at 300 kts is nice.....but I am a grown man and I still almost come to tears each week when I leave my wife and new baby at home to go away for several days for work.


Its not an easy road, but I wish you the best of luck in whatever decision you make.

Something a husband and father of two should think about prior to making the plunge.

Kids change everything
 

The worst part is when they begin to become use to you being gone.

Eventually you will get days off in the middle of the week when your wife is at work and your kids at school. You are home but all alone. You might get a few hours of quality family time per week. Not worth it.

SKyhigh

nitecat
 

Now might be a good time for a 16 year
old to start getting his ratings. In 10-12
years there will be a severe pilot shortage
due to the extremely negative conditions
in this career field at the present time.