oh and just to clarify, Missionary pilots do not only Fly 172, 150´s, and Aircrafts that size. IT all depends on where and what organization you fly for. In asia and the philipines many organizations use Turbine aircraft (C208), Even King 200´s, Twin Otters, Islanders, Down in FL they use DC-3´s For trips to DR and Haiti. and Helicopters too. Hey there even is a DC-10 Flying around the world! (Orbis Flying Hospital) helping out in developed areas. So... who said missionary aviation was boring?
. O and also.. The term ¨Missionary¨ doesnt mean you are poor either. Its true, you wont become wealthy doing that kind of flying, but I have really seen many Missionary pilots with a better income (Gods blessings) than that of a First year F/O at many of those regional airlines around, hand having a whole lot of more fun flying than those who just simply fly to get paid fore.
Dont get me wrong, of course there are exceptions in all cases and Im not saying Airline F/O´s are miserable, but please bear with me as I try to get my point across
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This is flying with a purpose, The amount of everyday experiences, the people you would get to know and the fact that you know you are helping people that otherwise woulnd have access to X serivice its far more gratifying than working as 1st year F/O in a regional.
(This is only my personal point of view, and not intended to offend anyobdy. This doesnt mean that I wouldnt fly for the airlines. Of course I would. Its a totally diferent type of flying, motives, QOL etc. But you do get my point.. Hopefully