Originally Posted by
mattyj
Holy crap have you guys not seen the wreckage at the top of the seniority lists? The multiple marriages, multiple children, multiple surgeries for back, knee or tumors who have spent years spending shed loads of money trying to get their medical back? The half conscious jet lagged nights of cheap wine on the other side of the world with all the other temptations..I reckon every other long haul captain I’ve flown with has very good reason to hang on as long as possible
Indeed!! Great memories. Wouldn’t change it if I could! May I please add industrial deafness to the list. Years and years of walking around APU’s and sitting in older aircraft type flight decks doesn’t do your hearing much good.