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Originally Posted by BaronRouge380 (Post 1035267)

Thanks for your post BCPILOT, good luck to you!

Whenever U reach the point when U can send & recieve PM, pls let me know. I don't mind sharng my notes with you.

BTW which part US are U located

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Originally Posted by unitedflyier (Post 1035149)

Keep dreaming. In my 10th year at United I made less than $80k. You are in the wrong industry.:eek:

Boy, you just made being a PinaColSaba lifer sound a whole lot more attractive.

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Originally Posted by Terantious (Post 1024295)

I have to say dude, do you have the "English Proficient" endorsement because your spelling is horrid.

I just ****ed myself! LOL!

As long as you are financially secure (which you seem to be) and as long as your family supports you (which I assume they do), then good luck to you! When my husband wanted to fulfill his dream of becoming a pilot, we planned, prepared, prayed and made the jump. We always expect the worst. Expect the worst and be prepared. In the four years that we've been living on less than half of what we used to live on, we've actually been able to start a "furlough fund."
For me, personally, I didn't get my husband back until he started flying. He was so miserable at his old job he was a different person. Any sacrifice has been worth it.

Watch the above two videos. 100% true

I've seen them both. Yawn...

I'm editing this to agree with you-it is all true, but if you prepare for it and EXPECT it, you can deal with it and make it work.

BaronRouge,

I was in my 40s when I go hired at a regional. I left a 6 figure engineering career for a regional FO position, and I do not regret it, even though first year pay was less than I made in 1989. I was miserable in my other job, although I made good money. I had a very realistic outlook on what flying for an airline was before I did it, and as such, have not become completely jaded due to false expectations.

My wife tells me that I 'am back', kind of like FlyWife's husband. My youngest kid (senior in high school) tells me that she never wants me to go back to what I was doing before because I actually enjoy what I do for the first time in her life, and because I am a lot more fun now!

I also have a little Cessna I fly regularly. It is more fun to fly than a CRJ, but as far as work is concerned, this really isn't a bad job when you keep it in context.

For example, I don't live to work, I work to support my life, so I have based my life on monthly minimum pay and take the maximum number of days off. I have 16 days off in August. I could NEVER do that with an engineering job. When I park the airplane, I go home and don't think about it, the passengers, etc... again until I show back up at the airport. I could NEVER do that with an engineering job because I always had problems I had to deal with, and I took them home with me. I had chest pains in my 30's with my engineering job, but my blood pressure was lower at my last medical than it has been in 10 years.

It is a job, but much more enjoyable, especially after the door closes, than anything I have done with my pant on!

Good luck! PM me if I can help.