View Poll Results: Why did you become an airline pilot?

Like wearing the uniform

2.23%

Dad was an airline pilot

6.70%

Traveling the world

13.97%

Perceived large paycheck and other benefits

15.08%

I just have to fly no matter what

35.75%

TV show or movie depicting flying

1.12%

I flew in the military

5.03%

Vanity - Status

3.91%

Technology

Other

16.20%

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02-23-2014, 07:04 PM

tom11011

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What best describes the reason you became an airline pilot (or are becoming an airline pilot)?

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02-23-2014, 07:06 PM

pete2800

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The reason I became a pilot is that I'm exceptionally bad at financial decisions.

02-23-2014, 07:12 PM

tom11011

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pete2800

The reason I became a pilot is that I'm exceptionally bad at financial decisions.

I wasn't able to get the poll up before you answered in the thread. There is a multiple choice poll now.

02-23-2014, 07:20 PM

Firsttimeflyer

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I just enjoy flying. It's nice not having a true boss, you're desk travels with you, you're not stuck with the same people all the time, for the most part good schedule flexibility and in the long run pay isn't terrible.

02-23-2014, 07:24 PM

ClarenceOver

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I didn't want to work for a living.

02-23-2014, 07:32 PM

pete2800

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tom11011

I wasn't able to get the poll up before you answered in the thread. There is a multiple choice poll now.

Voted "other," haha.

02-23-2014, 08:19 PM

JohnGardner

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pete2800

The reason I became a pilot is that I'm exceptionally bad at financial decisions.

ROFLMAO!

I've traded tens of millions of dollars in stock, and I did pretty well, but I had to come here to find out but I'm bad at financial decisions.

Thanks for the chuckle. Like many things your post is funny because it's true.