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Airdale · April 1st, 2006, 18:45

Yes I could be wrong about the 747. I know he flies a big bird and he's told me what it was a few times but I can't remember exactly.

And yes, he's a 20yr Captain, sure he's got the life right now. I just don't understand how everyone on this site is so negative towards this career? It seems like everytime somebody posts up that they are considering this career, 10 people respond stating the industry sucks, pay sucks, don't do it etc. etc. I had a guy who flies for expressjet seriously try to talk me into quitting my training and doing something else. If this industry is soo bad that people can't stop bitching about it for two minutes, then how is the industry still afloat?? If so many people are unhappy about the pay, the QOL etc then QUIT! Get a desk job, I'm sure it would pay more. If life is so horrible at the regionals or the industry as a whole, then why aren't more pilots quitting? Why aren't more airlines going under? Why aren't flight schools falling apart at the seams?

I talk to some people and they recommend a different line of work, I talk to others and they say now's the best time to be building time because the industry will turn around. I'll make my own opinion when I get there. Don't let your dreams stay your dreams.

And if in a few years I find out the airline industry isn't where I want to be, than at least I gave it my best shot, I pursued my dream and I'll go on with something else in my life. But at least I won't look back and said "I could have been a pilot". Instead I can say, "I gave it my best shot, but the industry wasn't good then". I'd rather tell my grand kids the latter, that at least I didn't give up.

So my advice to anyone is, if its been a dream of yours, go for it.

April 1st, 2006, 18:45	#24
Airdale Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dirty Jerzey Posts: 2,088	Yes I could be wrong about the 747. I know he flies a big bird and he's told me what it was a few times but I can't remember exactly. And yes, he's a 20yr Captain, sure he's got the life right now. I just don't understand how everyone on this site is so negative towards this career? It seems like everytime somebody posts up that they are considering this career, 10 people respond stating the industry sucks, pay sucks, don't do it etc. etc. I had a guy who flies for expressjet seriously try to talk me into quitting my training and doing something else. If this industry is soo bad that people can't stop bitching about it for two minutes, then how is the industry still afloat?? If so many people are unhappy about the pay, the QOL etc then QUIT! Get a desk job, I'm sure it would pay more. If life is so horrible at the regionals or the industry as a whole, then why aren't more pilots quitting? Why aren't more airlines going under? Why aren't flight schools falling apart at the seams? I talk to some people and they recommend a different line of work, I talk to others and they say now's the best time to be building time because the industry will turn around. I'll make my own opinion when I get there. Don't let your dreams stay your dreams. And if in a few years I find out the airline industry isn't where I want to be, than at least I gave it my best shot, I pursued my dream and I'll go on with something else in my life. But at least I won't look back and said "I could have been a pilot". Instead I can say, "I gave it my best shot, but the industry wasn't good then". I'd rather tell my grand kids the latter, that at least I didn't give up. So my advice to anyone is, if its been a dream of yours, go for it.