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Old 14th May 2005, 06:08
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abracadabra
 
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I echo What to do?'s comments above. Working 9-5 (or longer), commuting monday-friday with everybody else, and having to take work home on nights and weekends is IMHO a major repetitive drag and one that you have a good shot at avoiding if you get yourself into an airline.

That said, and before everyone posts their rosters to prove that they work much harder, let me say that your perception of your quality of life as a pilot will hinge dramatically on where you are based, who you fly for, and where you are in your family life.

Some pilots really do have a crap deal and get worked to death, losing that love for flying, and wondering if it was worth dishing out all that dosh.

If you're young and not tied down I suspect you'll find the lifestyle and the flying are terrific. Then, by the time you have a family to come home to, hopefully you'll have the seniority to get your preferred base, fleet, and days off etc.!
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