Beeech19 and cheklapsap,
Both of you seem to have the right idea. Most of these new up coming pilots will be old before their time if they just do all this long haul, heavy, wide body, ILS only, Autopilot, FMS keypad punching flying and don't get to enjoy the NDB, Bush flying, running the cows off the runway with a low bypass, looking at the direction of the anchored boats to find out the wind direction ( also the cows grazing in the fields direction) Stal airplane flying and the really good "HANDS ON" flying that molds you to hard core actual flying an airplane.
You know if I could make the money of a big 747,A-340, A-380,777 captain and fly float planes in Vancouver to get that money, I would be there in a heart beat. But the truth is you really have to work all the way up the ladder through the ranks to appreciate and find out that where you were, or you thought you were at the bottom of the ladder is actually the most fun you will have flying an airplane in your career.
My opinion.
HM
