Does anyone else thing flying is boring?

[SFR]

Airbus + USA Today= Easy money.....that's all I have to say about that!

Yeah, but you still have to be away from home a lot.

I like sitting at home while closing some REOs and they mail the commission to you... now THAT is easy money...

 

[Captain X]

d00d....nickelback is GAY!
Let me guess you a big Creed fan too?

Coldplay. You meant Coldplay.

 

[Turtle21]

Wow, I guess I won't see you complaining about pay then.


Amazing the responses I get on FI about this issue considering that most of you complain about the job and pay most of the time. So I throw a comment about boredom out there and BOOYAH, pay is great and time off is awesome, beats a desk job.... blah blah........very interesting.


OK, I will be back in a bit, I need to offer 10 people a titanium solution....

Ha! Imagine if you had asked if ALPA is sorta lame. You would be hearing all about the free knee pads, the great pensions, the rigs, and oh yeah, the glossy magazine.

 

[Turtle21]

I take it all back!! This job is great!!! I just finished a 3 day trip yesterday with an almost 48 hour layover. Banged a chick there at the hotel. Bid on a beach duplex and chowed at Crabby Bills....

Great layover!!!!

Dude, "chowed", "chick", and "crabs" are three words that should never be spoken together, not even within a single 48 hour period.

 

[mamba20]

Dude, I would take a lifetime of boring flights then returning home to what really counts (my family) over entertaining flying. Your an airline pilot, YOU SHOULD WANT IT TO BE BORING! Interesting can get people hurt.

 

[SFR]

Dude, I would take a lifetime of boring flights then returning home to what really counts (my family) over entertaining flying. Your an airline pilot, YOU SHOULD WANT IT TO BE BORING! Interesting can get people hurt.

You are missing the point. I think being an airline pilot is the most exciting flying that exists... the problem is that flying is boring. I don't think aerobatics or military flying is exciting either.

I am not talking about excitement = rise in adrenaline, I am talking about exciting being fulfilling... which a career in aviation is just not that fulfilling..

do you understand me now?


Merry Christmas.... remember, Jesus is the reason for the season

 

[acpilot]

You are missing the point. I think being an airline pilot is the most exciting flying that exists... the problem is that flying is boring. I don't think aerobatics or military flying is exciting either.

Unfortunately, much of airline "flying" isn't flying, it's riding. Give me a good Cessna 120/140 any day. A 1/2 hr practicing touch and go's on a dirt strip beats 2 hours of systems monitoring in a whizjet.

I am not talking about excitement = rise in adrenaline, I am talking about exciting being fulfilling... which a career in aviation is just not that fulfilling...

You're not the only one who feels that way.

 

[Vagas10]

I personally don’t find it boring, and it’s definitely not brainless. There are things to do even in cruise and takeoff departure approach and landing get really busy.

It only seems boring because the people sitting at the front of jets have all the training and experience needed to make it relatively easy to them. Take that away and it would be a harrowing experience that would end in disaster.
That defeats the purpose of airline flying though which is smooth and safe flights.

 

[Vagas10]

You guys all missed the point, I don't think flying a fighter jet is any more exciting than an airliner, in fact, I have never cared about military aviation, even as a kid.

Flying anything is basically boring. I am talking about jobs that accomplish something and actually make you think and actually pay good. I am not talking about 200k per year, I am talking about liquid, 500k+

It is funny how so many of you immediately talk about flying "something else" for fun..... typical pilots, always goes back to flying.....

Hate to break it to you, but if you have done it once you have done it 1000 times..

What’s the point of this post? We don’t agree with you. Move on.
Are you trying to convince other pilots to look for other jobs to try to justify you not liking it?

Flying isn’t for everyone that’s why there is a shortage of pilots. Go be happy doing something else.

 

[bafanguy]

I never thought flying was boring and I spent 35 years in airline flying.

I did find flying routine but my job was to make sure things were routine. If nothing happened, I'd done my job.

There's a big difference between boring and routine.

If you find flying boring I'm not sure what you expect from flying.

But I'd suggest you look at military flying where you can fly upside down, pull 6 Gs, blow up stuff on the ground or air wrestle with bad guys in other airplanes. That might be fun...for a while since I don't think they let you do that to age 65 nor could you or should you be able to do that to age 65.

If you're talking about a career producing an income to get you to the Eternal Dirt Nap without starving, perhaps you could do both the routine/boring and exciting stuff. Lots of people do.

 

[FlyBigE]

Professional flying can become routine. However, I personally do not find it boring and love the job even after two plus decades. Yes we all complain about mgmt, the cba being better, etc. You find that in any job. No job is ever perfect. I however wouldn't trade the job for anything else. I have yet to perform any two flights that were exactly the same. If you are bored then you're are doing something wrong. Heck my last flight had several reroutes, constantly updating fuel calculations, weather deviations, calling dispatch, changing alternates based on the updated fuel and weather. Also, depending on equipment and what part of the country/world you are flying in you need to be charting an looking at your Depress options should you need to come down in a hurry. Instantly heading down to 10,000 isn't always possible. There are more than enough items to be considered or monitored to keep on busy. The guy/gal in the seat next to you should be doing the exact same.

On the layovers if you are staying in your hotel room, that is on you. Go explore the local are and any place of interest that you want to go. On the min rest overnights at 10 hours you might stay in, hit the gym, and get room service so you are rested for the following day.

If you don't like the job, go get a job you do like and that makes you happy. Typically those who get into Aviation simply for the paycheck, its a cool job, etc don't last.

 

[FlyBigE]

Doesn't look too boring