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Originally Posted by slushie (majors/regionals)
I mean, why would you?
For me, it would be settling for less than I have dreamed of.
Especially after working at America West (maybe that wasn't the best example  ), I don't want to be involved in that lifestyle...that kind of business environment.
So. I (as the final career move) want to:
Fly "corporate", Fly checks, Fly the ditch, Be an airshow pilot, Fly seaplanes, Demo for an aircraft broker, Ferry GA airplanes, Fly for a mission, Set up a business in multiple locations just so I have to fly to them. Grow my a/c leases and just fly 'em for fun... |
Good for you! Believe me you are not alone. I'm convinced that a lot of aspiring "airline pilots" deep down are more caught up in the "allure" of doing the bag drag through the terminal in their spiffy uniforms, than actually into the flying itself.
Of course it doesn't help that society in general's idea of a professional pilot is an airline pilot. They don't get it that there is other hard working pilots out there, and if they hear that you're not an airline pilot, they have no way of relating to what you do. And if you don't fly for an airline, then they always have a friend/uncle/obscure relative that does.
"Fly 'em for fun", why that sounds like the best kind of flying there is!
Stonefly