[MFT1Air]

Originally Posted by RightSeatGirl

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.

Devil's advocate? Look out! Comment like that, and you'll have people believing you're the devil himself.(Gender bias )