Tonight I was doing a Horiz. Stabiliser/elevator inspection on a 747-400 (C-check). The aircraft is docked so it's readily accessible. It's relatively clean and I found some cool defects which mean that it will be a better plane when it flies away because of me.
I get paid (heaps more than a motor meachanic) well enough that I can drive a nice car and live in a nice place. There's other shifts that work when I'm not there so I don't have to think about it while I'm away (how many jobs have this?)
And I get cheap airfares which means I only pay 10% of the fare to anywhere in the world.
This profession may not be perfect but it's been good to me.
(I know I know...aerosexual..yeah yeah)
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(sorry Trey)