I’ve instructed 3,500hrs in Cessnas and Pipers, flown air taxi and air survey in Aztecs, Senecas, Doves and Navajos, did a three year stint on exec jets and then ten years on 737 Charter ops before joining BA.
So, I reckon I’ve cut my teeth.
Now I fly a lovely new BA 787 from the LHS and I do feel very privileged and lucky.
BA is still great compared to most other UK pilot jobs, but could be so much better for comparatively little extra investment and things have definitely gone downhill in the twenty years that I’ve been here.
I don’t have a lot to complain about but I would support others in BA who do.