First Post - Miss my family

[simplemind]

I miss my family when I am flying. It is so good to come home to my newborn son and my wife.

 

[pilots-wife]

I know...

It is hard...we have a 4-year-old, 2-year-old and a 3 month old...I count the days until my husband gets home!

 

[ferlo]

Well it's just a cost you have to accept for high pay, respect, stability...uh, nevermind.

 

[pilots-wife]

No kidding

My husband could probably make more money working at Home Depot and we would have a better QOL...but we know that somewhere out there is that perfect job flying...and that is it...the love of flying! He loves flying...so we will keep counting days until he gets home!

 

[ferlo]

My husband could probably make more money working at Home Depot and we would have a better QOL...but we know that somewhere out there is that perfect job flying...and that is it...the love of flying! He loves flying...so we will keep counting days until he gets home!

Good Luck.

 

[MissKittyKat]

I consider myself blessed and lucky to know some of the folks who use this website. First of all, this was a great section to add here. I've been in aviation off and on for about 12 years.

I have 2 special people in my life now. My son's dad! He was a Continental Captain for many years and believe me, when my son was little, I really missed him when he went to work. But I'm glad he did. He now works for USA Jets, I wish I lived closer to him, so I could just see him more often.

I'm getting married in August! I've been with my finacee about 8 years. He is hard working, and gone quite frequently, but honestly when he is home, since we are in an apartment, waiting for our home, he gets bored to death. Since he is a contractor, Pilot, I just tell him, "hey pick up the phone and get a trip!

He is in Boston, now, fishing on a 3 day layover! I do miss him! I appreciate even more every time he comes home safely!

Fly safe and be safe!

 

[AA717driver]

It just about killed me to be gone on reserve when I got hired at TWA. My daughter is now 17 (she was born when I was in newhire class).

During the early years, I noticed a whole bunch of senior Capt.'s talking about how screwed up their kids were. I set out to find out why. Every time I ran into a FA who's dad was a pilot, I'd pick their brains.

Some of them were messed up. The one's who were well-adjusted (FA's? ) said that their dad's always made an effort to get home. They didn't stay in base to party or intentionally bid reserve to stay away from home. That's why I rode FedEx and Ryan Int'l. in the middle of the night to get home--for my wife and daughter.

Still married and my kid's well-adjusted (for a teenage girl!). TC

 

[arthompson]

This is a great section to have. I'm not a pilot myself, but I do work in the industry. Many of my friends are pilots and several have been thru divorces. The worst thing that can happen to most people in this business is having a spouse that forces them to get out of it, all it does is make both parties miserable.

 

[woobietail]

Aviation.....you choose to be a pilot or be married to one that is part of the package there should be no suprises!

 

[IrishSkies]

Hey Woobietail

Aviation.....you choose to be a pilot or be married to one that is part of the package there should be no suprises!

Let me take a guess at your personal profile:
Male (or cross gender)
Big Video Gamer
Heavy Metal Rocker
Age; <25
Shunned by girls universally

Grow up and experience a little bit of life before you make those knuckle dragger statements...now back to your game of Tron.

 

[Tram]

Good thread..

I have always wanted to be a pilot, my dad, uncle and grandfather are all pilots.. I always wanted to be a pilot..

Growing up, I remember my dad being gone, but what I remember most, is not what he missed, but what he was able to be there for..

I think it made our relationship that much stronger.. My mom and dad are 2 of my best friends and strongest shoulders to lean on.. We don't take anything in our family for granted.. The time we have together is precious and that is how it is spent..

I am getting married in less than 2 weeks.. and right now one of my biggest fears is that when we decide to have kids, my kid won't recognise me when I get home.. However, I have spoken to alot of guys I fly with with newborns, etc and they say not to worry..

I sure love flying, but I've only been doing the 121 stuff for a year, I guess we'll see if I was cut out for it..

 

[woobietail]

Well wrong on all accounts. Just expressing the realities of life in aviation.

 

[flylowman]

Well wrong on all accounts. Just expressing the realities of life in aviation.

Just go play with your blow up doll. BTW what is a DA-50? Does it burn glow fuel or is it electric? Go flame on another thread.

 

[G100driver]

. BTW what is a DA-50? Does it burn glow fuel or is it electric? Go flame on another thread.

http://www.falconjet.com/aircraft/50ex/

 

[stearnst]

I've been away from work for the last couple weeks since my wife gave birth to our second child. There really is no better feeling in the world, than watching your child come into life, I can't believe how happy I've been. This is what it's all about!

http://www.geocities.com/rauul/IMG_0636.jpg

 

[capt. megadeth]

I've been away from work for the last couple weeks since my wife gave birth to our second child. There really is no better feeling in the world, than watching your child come into life, I can't believe how happy I've been. This is what it's all about!

http://www.geocities.com/rauul/IMG_0636.jpg

How early was the baby? Looks tiny.

 

[FlyUnited]

Beautiful baby. Congratulations!!!

 

[stearnst]

How early was the baby? Looks tiny.

Great observation. The baby was only 31 weeks along, so she was about a month and a half premature. My wife had been in the hospital for the week leading up to the birth due to some difficulties with pre-eclampsya (sp?), and finally her body stopped reacting favorably to the medications she was on to keep her blood pressure down. The highest I saw it was 206/107, and at the same time she lost her vision. The doctors were afraid that seizures were the next step (I guess that's what pre-eclampsya means..."before seizure"), so they decided to take the baby early.

It is amazing how the body works. Within a minute of having the baby, I was watching the monitors hooked to my wife, and her blood pressure went down to the low 100's over 70's, so it was almost instantly how fast the blood pressure came back to a normal level. The baby's doing great, not a single problem thus far, and the wife is recovering without a hitch. So all in all, it has looked like a happy ending/beginning!

 

[FlyUnited]

Great news. Same thing happened to me....and all will be fine. Enjoy your little bundle. Such a beautiful baby.

 

[capt. megadeth]

Well, I am glad your wife and baby are ok.

There's another reason for me not to have a baby.....I don't want to die. TIC

 

[BushwickBill]

http://www.falconjet.com/aircraft/50ex/

Oh man.... maybe you should have posted the part 91 pay rates for this aircraft.

Bling bling....

Sorry couldn't help myself.

 

[Oh-ryan]

I've been away from work for the last couple weeks since my wife gave birth to our second child. There really is no better feeling in the world, than watching your child come into life, I can't believe how happy I've been. This is what it's all about!

http://www.geocities.com/rauul/IMG_0636.jpg

ummm yeah, I am gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you there. I have a 2-year boy that means the world to me and the Mrs. and I are expecting another son in November. As much as I can't wait to have another little fella running around the house, I am not looking forward to the whole "birth" experience again. We had a smooth evolution the first time around, and it has nothing to do with the graphic nature of the process... it's the stress man. My wife and I are not looking forward to it. We wish the stork stories we were all told when we were kids were true.

 

[stearnst]

ummm yeah, I am gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you there. I have a 2-year boy that means the world to me and the Mrs. and I are expecting another son in November. As much as I can't wait to have another little fella running around the house, I am not looking forward to the whole "birth" experience again. We had a smooth evolution the first time around, and it has nothing to do with the graphic nature of the process... it's the stress man. My wife and I are not looking forward to it. We wish the stork stories we were all told when we were kids were true.

Yeah, of course it's stressful. There are days where I have sit and do some pondering on what the heck needs to happen to make ends meet and whatnot. But after the birthing experience was over and everybody was ok, it's just a great feeling. I suppose from that perspective though, the stress of dealing with a kid being born, we had it easy because there wasn't much choice left...have the baby or Mom's going to be having some serious problems. We're just fortunate that everything's been going so smoothly.

 

[Deuce130]

I miss my wife and daughter when I'm on the road also. That's why I'm going to quit the reserves and move to Memphis. I love flying for the AF, but I love my family more. Living in domicile will let me be home every night. I won't get myself into a situation where dad is always coming or going if I can help it. The best part is that my wife is on board with it!

 

[Falconjet]

That is a pretty smart move Duece.

FJ

 

[Los]

What is reserve time like if you live in the same city where you are based?

I am thinking about picking up with Eagle. I live in Miami and hope to get ATR (I like props).
Is there a chance of spending most nights at home with this setup?

 

[Going2Baja]

Great posts! Congrats on the new one Stearnst! My 2nd will be due just about three months after I get out of IEO. My wife is about to make the killer sacrafice. I'm off to class for close to two months, she works full time, will be taking care of our 2.5 yr old daughter and is in week 14 of being pregnant - not to mention the $40k cut in pay. Boy to I feel for her! But all we can do is look forward and know this will be better for the family down the road. The thought of commuting to MSP or DTW with NWA having such a crappy new set of workrules just wouldn't work for us.

As for keeping in touch while on the road I just got one of these MacBooks...it has a built in camera, no wondows to crash and it was under $1200. Looks like a great investment to keep in touch with the fam while on the road!

Baja.

 

[hopalong]

I've been away from work for the last couple weeks since my wife gave birth to our second child. There really is no better feeling in the world, than watching your child come into life, I can't believe how happy I've been. This is what it's all about!

http://www.geocities.com/rauul/IMG_0636.jpg

Congratulations! Enjoy every minute of it, even those 3 a.m. feedings. Life doesn't get any better than this. They grow way too fast.

 

[Papps]

Let me take a guess at your personal profile:
Male (or cross gender)
Big Video Gamer
Heavy Metal Rocker
Age; <25
Shunned by girls universally

Grow up and experience a little bit of life before you make those knuckle dragger statements...now back to your game of Tron.

Thats a freaken funny post.

 

[climbhappy]

I have been laid off for 6 months. i have really enjoyed the time off. i am getting ready to coach my son's b-ball team. if they call me back, i may have to decline. after doing the regional thing for 5 years, then getting to fly jets, i can say it has been fun. no regrets except what i did or didn't say in an interview or two. i am getting to fly some pistons again. they're actually pretty cool if you've been out of them for for a while.

my kids a re 10 and 13. for the next 7-8 years, i want to be around. i can always go fly somewhere when they're gone. I guess if i was at southwest, this wouldn't weigh in, but it is where i have ended up. in the end, it is tough right before you leave the house. i can remember getting edgy about 8 hours before i knew i had to hit the airport for that commute. once i was there it leveled out.