Ode to bliss (another rant)

[DAS at 10/250]

Ode to bliss (another rant)-edited

For those of you who have already read this post it is being pulled due to Gulfstream 200's post. The man was harsh and blunt, but also dead on the money.

Go fix your problem and stop whining like a F'n skirt - nobody gives a $hit.

Bad day. Bad post. Time to move on.

DAS

 

[cherokee]

Wow, quite bitter for a guy with only 1800 hrs. What do you expect for a piston twin capt position, $60k/yr +? Continue to build your hours and make contacts and you will do better than most financially. Just have a good attitude. Unless, that is, you really don't want a career in aviation.

Sitting here staring at the 19" blur that used to be my computer screen I am wondering why in the he!! I ever thought, "Wow! I think I'd like to become a pilot. Wouldn't it be cool to fly for a living?" Much like f@cking a fat chick for the first time we soon learn that our youthful indiscretions and not all that they appear to be. Much like we ponder the rest of the heard at the closing of our local bar and convince ourselves, through 3 a.m. beer goggles, that the 250 pounder we saw earlier might not now be that bad, I think we have fallen victim to the image and glamour of the airlines and corporate pilot, through the vision of crafty salesmen selling us the dream of being paid professionals.

Paid professional, what does that mean? How about the guys I used to chase skirt with in college. I wonder how they are doing? Lets see. Y2K colleg grads and my RX buddy just bought his own business. New truck. And new house, 3400 sq ft. Married, and happy. Vegas twice this year, pleasure, not business. What about my nurse buddy. New truck. Townhouse. Georgous wife. Just got back from Tahiti. And how about my vet bud. New house, on 640 acres. New truck. Good looking wife, and she has a new truck. Just bought 100 head of cows. Me? Dating, not married by choice, I think. Nasty a@@ apartment on the WRONG side of the tracks. 12 year old truck with 204K miles. A/C in and out. $72 in my pocket. Less in the bank. Turned down an airline job because I couldn't afford the $19.5K a year pay cut!

If only I could go back and tell my younger self to get a real career and tell my future self to shove this one straight up your a@@!

 

[ASH]

Ummm.yea...

 

[mar]

And who's holding the gun to your head?

So leave it. Somebody who likes to fly will surely take your spot.

No loss.

 

[TonyC]

How much do you want for the 19" monitor?



Does it come with the Avatar?

 

[DAS at 10/250]

Somebody who likes to fly will surely take your spot.

Not that I disagree, because you are correct. But when did this become a hobby instead of a paying career.

What do you expect for a piston twin capt position, $60k/yr +?

No. I expect what I make, high 30's. The same that I could make managing a McD's. Or I could have taken the job at ExpressJet and made the same amount flipping the burgers.

I am not going to rehash the agrument about being underpaid. Do I enjoy to fly? Probably not as much as most. Is it fun? Usually. Does it beat manual labor or burger flipping? Of course. Is it a job? Yes. Do I work for the wrong company? More than likely, time will tell.

I didn't grow up watching the sky and washing airplanes to bum a ride. My first non-airline ride was a PA28 at the age of 23. I am in this for the money and will probably be disappointed. But unlike most of America I take full responsibility. I made the decision to do this and I will live with it. Like it or not.

But, if you are reading this and are trying to make up your mind about going into aviaiton then think twice. Unless your goal is to play Yeager and wear Raybans then you might want to do something else.

 

[pilotman2105]

If the only reason that you're doing something is for the money, then you need a new set of priorities.

I agree with mar. Leave your job and I'll gladly take it.

 

[DAS at 10/250]

If the only reason that you're doing something is for the money, then you need a new set of priorities.

The only reason? No, it is not. A major one? Yes. Not too many people outside of artists choose a profession to be broke. One should expect to earn a descent living after years of hard work and education.

Leave your job and I'll gladly take it.

That sentiment is the problem with this industry.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

Lay off the booze and get out of the $hitty Piper Corporate pilot job (whatever that is?) and go get a better job.

There are plenty of good corp operators currently looking for pilots, they are stocked full of Vietnam era guys itching to retire...have you applied?, talked to Chief Pilots? Are you competitive? got a 4 yr degree?....think of what might be holding you back..

I hear ya, it aint all fun here...but you will be much happier at a better job....ya know....better job, more money, better house, maybe a wife and family...

Stop envying others. Ask your buddies how big the car payments are on those new trucks, 4000sq ft homes..

Go fix your problem and stop whining like a F'n skirt - nobody gives a $hit.



Dr. Phil

 

[cherokee]

G200, Looking at your signature made me wonder, has anyone heard from Casper lately. Has he landed that dream job with the type he bought and no experience.

 

[rumpletumbler]

Proctologists make more than pilots. Its not to late.

 

[FN FAL]

A smile is just a frown turned upside down!

 

[mattpilot]

FN FAL


Please, get a new avatar - that guy freaks me out every time


thanks

 

[Thedude]

Fn Fal,

I think its kinda fun you have the guy from "Falling Down" as an icon but your quote is from "Network" and if you haven't seen that movie it is defintly worth watching. Its a 70's commentary on corperate media kinda in the sam genre as "Eyes Wide Shut" but complete different.