The author of this article is a d**khead. he is pissed off that he doesnt make as much money as these people, and in some cases may have to work twice as hard to make 1/10th of the money others make, so he creates an article, where he can take out his case of the tall poppy syndrome on others. sometimes people go into jobs that make a lot of the money purely for the money, but a lot go in because the enjoy the job. making an excellent salary is a bonus! he doesnt have the first clue of a pilots job, and what is involved. if it is so easy and fully automated, lets see him get behind the controls of pretty much any aircraft and see how he goes. what a d**khead.