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RightSeatGirl · December 16th, 2007, 12:40

Well, when it really comes down to it..the end result of what a pilot does on the job is exactly the same as that of a bus driver...moving a person from point A to point B. Though a pilot obviously requires far more complex training and a more sophisticated skill set to accomplish the job are the two occupations really all that different insofar as end of the line responsibility? I mean 50 lives are 50 lives whether at 25,000 feet or 5 feet. And statistically, a passenger has a much higher chance of being killed or injured on a bus vs. an airplane.

I'd say 5 out of ten bus drivers have the brains to be trained to be excellent pilots. And about five out of ten pilots could never drive a bus because most pilots I know are worse drivers then my 65 year old mother, LOL.

I guess the point of my post is why do some of us get so hot and bothered by being compared to a bus driver? Hell, if I could figure out how to sell a round trip ticket for $50 bucks, pay my crews what they really earn and still make a huge profit I could find investors to start an airline that would make more money then Bill Gates...What is the real difference between taking a businessman to a power suit meeting in another city at 25,000ft or taking a crack ##### to the new pimp that traded her for a kilo of blow at 5ft? You are still just moving people...whether respectable member of society or low life.

Psst, psst...just playing devil's advocate here.

December 16th, 2007, 12:40	#137
RightSeatGirl Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Forever in search of the perfect Beer! Posts: 411	Re: Stating the obviously unbovious Well, when it really comes down to it..the end result of what a pilot does on the job is exactly the same as that of a bus driver...moving a person from point A to point B. Though a pilot obviously requires far more complex training and a more sophisticated skill set to accomplish the job are the two occupations really all that different insofar as end of the line responsibility? I mean 50 lives are 50 lives whether at 25,000 feet or 5 feet. And statistically, a passenger has a much higher chance of being killed or injured on a bus vs. an airplane. I'd say 5 out of ten bus drivers have the brains to be trained to be excellent pilots. And about five out of ten pilots could never drive a bus because most pilots I know are worse drivers then my 65 year old mother, LOL. I guess the point of my post is why do some of us get so hot and bothered by being compared to a bus driver? Hell, if I could figure out how to sell a round trip ticket for $50 bucks, pay my crews what they really earn and still make a huge profit I could find investors to start an airline that would make more money then Bill Gates...What is the real difference between taking a businessman to a power suit meeting in another city at 25,000ft or taking a crack ##### to the new pimp that traded her for a kilo of blow at 5ft? You are still just moving people...whether respectable member of society or low life. Psst, psst...just playing devil's advocate here.